12 Days of Christmas Ideas 2014 – Day 12
Yes, this is our 12th day of Christmas ideas – and I feel we’ve saved the best until last. Last Christmas I got talking to a lovely lady who was struggling with how to set her outdoor table, with an umbrella, for Christmas dinner. While we came up with a few ideas at the time, I continued to think about it throughout the year – which has lead me to today’s idea.
Many times I have gone to set a table that has an umbrella and ended up getting frustrated because the pole just got in the way. So the whole point with this table setting was to create a purpose built centrepiece that would embrace the umbrella pole.
I had seen in my local Spotlight store that they had floral foam rings that were in a plastic ring container – I believe they made for wreaths but I figured why not just arrange the flowers to look more like a centrepiece. I went to see the lovely ladies at Bethany Gardens Florists and together we put together this beautiful White & Gold arrangement. The next key element to this table design was the table runner. I came across this beautiful Christmas ribbon and instantly fell in love with it. I wanted it to be a feature on the table, so I set about weaving it together to make the runner. When making a table runner like this the key is to make sure that you have an odd number of ribbon lengths running in each direction – this means you have a perfect centre square that you can cut and fold back to make a very tidy umbrella hole. Once all the weaving had been done I stitched around the edge in a gold metallic thread to hold it all together.
With those two key elements in place I set about adding the final details. The gold charger plates and white linen napkins tied in nicely which the centrepiece and table runner. These were hired from Covers Decoration Hire.
Lastly I added the place cards holders which I found at The Warehouse and the gold sugar rimmed wine glasses. Overall I think all the elements came together nicely creating a rustic, yet elegant Christmas Table setting. I hope this inspires you for your Christmas table.
