Saturday, December 21, 2013

Festive Table Decorations...

Hi folks...here we go folks...the final Christmas Countdown...I can't help thinking it's snuck up on us all once again...hopefully you are all up to speed with your Christmas card sending and parcel wrapping and your thoughts have now turned to the Christmas Menu and decorating your festive table.  Seeing as it's my turn to post over on the Craftwork Cards blog today...I thought I'd make a table centrepiece and just to mix things up a bit go for a non traditional "woodland" theme with the gorgeous Paper Floristry Blush Rose Paper Pad...24 beautiful 8" x 8" papers (6 designs-4 of each) and 138 Die Cut Flowers...(oops...the pad is currently out of stock and not available to buy on the website but will be back again in the New Year)...


I covered a piece of chipboard with paper from the Blush Rose Paper Pad and cut a hole in the centre of corrugated card to hold the tealight holder which by the way is one I saved from one of my favourite M&S puddings....Raspberry Panacotta decorated with 2 strips of double sided tape and glittered with the most sparkliest of glitters...Platinum Stickles Dry Fine Glitter and I don't have to tell you that there was more glitter on me than on the project but hey there's nothing quite like a bit of Christmas face sparkle to spark a conversation when you head for the shops....
and then set to work glittering and layering die cut flowers...adding leaf spray die cuts from Sizzix...cones from the forest...lots of glittery sparkle and of course a sprinkling of Chunky White Frantage Embossing Powder and why not make place name cards to match...
and if I get a wiggle on I may just have time to add matching napkin rings and even some home made crackers whilst I get busy busy in the kitchen with the Christmas Menu Cookathon.
I'm all of a flutter...so excited I could crush a grape...it's the Strictly Final tonight so I'll be locking the door...not answering the bell and taking the phone off the hook....snuggled up on the sofa with a cheeky red and no doubt scaring the living daylights out of my Furry Partner if my favourite couple lift the glitter ball trophy.
See you all tomorrow
Hugs Kath xxx