Holiday Party Decor

Turning your home into a holiday haven is simple—get started with these creative ideas.

• Use any combination of the following colours: red, silver, blue, white and green
• Decorate table and sideboard with ornaments, pinecones, snowmen, toy soldiers and gingerbread houses
• Hang garland made from cutouts of old holiday cards
• For proper seating, make place mats using snowflakes
• Make candy centrepieces by filling glass jars with coarse sugar and sliding assorted candies onto a wooden skewer. Insert the skewers into the sugar
• Use faux snow for a tablecloth or buffet display
• Colourful wrapping paper makes for a pretty buffet backboard
• Tiered cake plates and silver platters can be used for serving
• Wrap stock boxes and tie them with ribbon for a pretty table display