A Bowl full of Ornaments Makes a Great Holiday Centerpiece

Looking for a great centerpiece where each guest gets a favor? A simple and perfect idea is a bowl full of ornaments!

Collect a mix of seasonal ornaments in your choice of color and pile them generously into the bowl. For interest, use an assortment of shiny and matte ornaments in a range of sizes. Here's what you'll need:

• Semi Large Clear Pedestal centerpiece bowl or just a pretty bowl
• Variety of holiday ornaments
• Real or artificial evergreen sprigs
• Optional: tiny vases to use as a pedestal if you want the bowl to be elevated.
• You can use semi-expensive ornaments (i.e., Waterford) or go to a Department store and find pretty balls
• Let each guest take an ornament or two home as a favor
  
  

Perfect Favors and Decorations for a Winter Wedding

Winter Wedding? Then you probably want a blue white theme and perhaps some snow or cold related favors and decor. Here are some adorably unique items from My Wedding Favors to help set the mood and table:

Miniature Wedding Snow Globe Favors (Set of 6)
These new Signature Snow Globes are an adorable addition to any
winter wedding or event! It is a time honored tradition to collect these beautiful globes for cherished memories of people places and events. Handcrafted the Mr. and Mrs. Snowman will be enjoyed by all both young and old. These vintage globes are sold in sets of six (6). Please enter the number os sets below. Each snowglobe measures 2"" in width and 2 1/2"" in height.

Mini Felt Winter Mittens (Set of 6)
These mini felt winter mittens are hand stiched in blue with a tiny
silver ""jingle bell"". Measures 2 3/8"" x 3"" H. Set of 6 includes 3 left hand and 3 right hand mittens.

Designer Winter Wonderland Place Cards (Set of 20)
A beautiful addition to a beautiful winter wedding or holiday event! These romantic place cards are white on one side with silver snowflakes and blue on the other with white snowflakes. The 3"" x 6"" place cards are shipped flat and can be folded for a classic tent style! This is the final touch of elegance for your winter celebration! Place cards are sold in sets of 20.

Snowflake Winter Wonder Guest Book and Pen Set

Every detail on this snowflake guest book and pen set is a
beautiful reflection of the wonders of winter. From the touchable embossed velvet to the exclusive snowflake that features a glacier blue square cut stone, this set is truly one of a kind. The guest book accomodates 530 names and measures 9 1/2"" x 6 1/2"".

Beautiful, Affordable Beach Garden Centerpiece

Looking for a VERY unique centerpiece for your beach themed wedding? This is it. AND, it's affordable. What better centerpiece than shells and candles. I love this! And, it makes a nice gift for some lucky guest at your table!

Beaches Candle & Rock Garden ONLY $24.99! A sophisticated centerpiece for a dinner or buffet table. The antique bronze finish wrought iron tray has a champagne bubble glass tray. The included pearlized candles coordinate with the seashells and sand.

Silk Flowers as Table Centerpieces

A beautiful alternative to using "real" flowers, are silk flowers. They make great centerpieces that last! No muss, no fuss, no mess : ) And, most Silk Flower companies offer single flowers where you can make your own bouquet or centerpieces. Here are a few that I like:

Simple:

Floating Rose
This perfectly outstretched silk rose gently floats atop hardened acrylic water. A rich scarlet red hue, this silk arrangement is a tasteful accent for entertaining, from weddings to weekends. But don''t be surprised if your guests can''t resist touching the authentic looking petals!

Autumn Hydrangea Centerpiece

A bounty of silk hydrangea, wild grasses, seed sprays and fern fronds erupt from our ceramic planter in all the rustic hues of autumn. These replica silk-dried flowers provide a festive centerpiece for fall holidays and gatherings. And one more reason to give thanks... they don''t shed or discolor like their natural counterparts.

Something a little different:

Calla Lily Trio
Not the conventional floral type? This provocative trio of calla lilies is the artful evolution of traditional design. Each burgundy wine flute is fashioned with deft detail. Each silk stem is sculpted with geometric elegance. And the finished piece makes a sonorous statement of contemporary style.

Everyone loves tulips....

Trilogy of Tulips
Soft hues and bold design artfully combine in this poignant piece. Sculpted silk tulips gently cascade in quiet colors of nectarine, pale yellow and white. With textured leaves and contrasting shoots of miniature buds, this fan arrangement makes any interior au courant. Perfect for the non-traditionalist.

Last Minute Halloween Table Centerpieces & Decoration Ideas

Martha Stewart has some great Halloween Items on sale right now. This Pumpkin centerpiece would be great for your event or your coffee table!
Treat your favorite goblins to a sweet bouquet. Or dress up your home in the most festive flowers of the season. Martha Stewart Flowers has two of their best Halloween flower varieties on sale! The Halloween Gourd Bouquet and the Spider Wreath are 25% off until October 30, 2007.

Pumpkin Centerpiece
This unique arrangement will coax smiles from your friends and family. Set in a specially carved gourd, gerbera daisies in five different varieties bloom in a brilliant autumnal display of mixed oranges, yellows, and burgundy. Harvested fresh from Santa Barbara, California, these flowers are sure to charm, and will add vibrant warmth to any celebration. Gourd measures 7" H. Under $40.00!

And if you need a decoration for your table or door --- this spider wreath is great. You could set it on a table and place a clear bowl with either candies or perhaps water and floating candles, better yet place a spooky candle in the middle!

Spider Wreath
The perfect Halloween wreath, both spooky and sweet, is adorned with creepy-crawly spiders. A suitably eerie treasure to welcome trick or treaters, and to decorate your home for Halloween gatherings. Made from Winterbud Twigs and Grey Beard Moss, both from Southwest Oregon. Hang indoors or in a covered outdoor area. Handled with care, it can be enjoyed for many years. This wreath measures 18”. Under $45.00

Last Minute Halloween Table Centerpieces

Illuminations... the place to get great table centerpieces for your event. Look now ... everything for Halloween is on sale!

Halloween Table Centerpieces and Fall Table Centerpieces

Looking for a great fall or Halloween themed table centerpiece for your celebration? Can't go wrong with the candles, candle holders and bowls at Illuminations. They offer wonderful candle holders, bowls, candles and wrought iron pieces that will blow your mind. The quality is wonderful and so are the prices. They are great go look at - and make a nice centerpiece gift for someone at the table! Fortunately, they also offer non-generic holiday candles and pieces as well. Worth checking them out!