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Floral designer finds fun
and easy9 ways to set
Fresh greens
ten Pas suggests beginning with a festive wreath when
decorating your home, which can be purchased at a floral
shop or made at home with a variety of greens. (Bonnie Gropp
photo)
Lighting the way
a festive table for Christmas
By Bonnie Gropp
Citizen editor
Decorating for the seasons is a
matter of course for floral designer
Aggie ten Pas.
And part of Christmas is finding
easy, fun ways to set a festive table.
For those who like transforming
the simple into the unique, ten Pas
suggests using toilet paper rolls as
napkin holders.
Take decorated cord rope,
available at any hobby store or
department, and glue it around the
roll. Then in the centre of the top,
fasten little cones, greens or small
ornaments.
Slid the napkin through and place
on the plate for a fun holiday look.
Another quick, but decorative
touch for you table is a simple
grouping of three pointsettias in the
centre.
Place evergreen boughs as a
runner down the centre of the table.
Then using an odd number of wine
glasses run them along the greenery.
Put a tea light in each glass.
“Good use of candles makes
anything look festive,” said ten Pas.
Another favourite touch is pine
cones.
“You can do wonders with pine
cones,” she said.
For example, place a taper candle
amidst the greens, add two pines
cones on either side then embellish
with some personal touches such as
ornaments or pointsettias.
Christmas dishes are a must, said
ten Pas who owns four sets of
different dishes. But they needn’t be
ones you can’t use at either times of
the year.
“Plain white is striking with gold
or red charger plates.”
Simple touches add Christmas
colour to a table.
For example green and red foil
wrapped chocolate at every place
setting is not only festive to look at,
but a treat for each guest.
Using tree ornaments to tie
around napkins is also a simple way
to decorate your holiday table.
FRESH GREEN WREATH
1. Begin with a wreath, which can
be purchased at your florist, or if
you’re more adventurous, create
your own using a variey of greens.
2. Purchase a bow from your craft
store or florist made of outdoor
ribbon. Or purchase the ribbon and
make your own. Place it on the side,
top or bottom, depending on the
look you like.
3. Dress up the wreath with
ornaments, little birds, cones,
anything that you like. Many of
these items can be purchased
inexpensively.
4. Use an odd number in your
groupings and play with it to see
what you like before affixing
anything permanently.
5. There are a variety of ways you
can dress up a wreath, from flowers,
to stringing a ribbon through. The
important thing is to not overdo.
“Simple is usually nicer,” says ten
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“Good use of candles makes anything look festive,” ten
Pas said. She suggests placing evergreen bough as a
runner down the centre of the table and adding pine
cones, ribbons, boughs and candles. (Bonnie Gropp photo)
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