Time Proven Holiday Tricks #1

I have been decorating for the holidays 

with joy and abundance for many, 

( oh dear, many many ) years.

I have also worked as many years with clients

 to make their homes festive, whatever their style is.

One of my standby tricks when I am decorating tables

 is to always do displays in a container,

 a box, a basket, a trough,

anything that fits the table size

 and mood of the room.

At a moments notice, you can remove the display and

 make room to set the table for an impromptu

 dinner or extra guests etc. 

If you also set the table with a cloth

 and then a guest, or klutzy me, spills food or drink 

on the cloth, the cloth can be easily removed,

 laundered and put back.

If you do standard tabletop displays

 and you need more room or  

there is an accident, you need to remove each thing,

set it aside  and so on.

My way?

Whisk the container off and store

 temporarily in the garage or on a coffee table, 

or even on top of the washer.

This exact thing occurred yesterday when 

an impromptu gathering of crafting friends

 started to gather at my home, 

and as the dining table grew more crowded,

 we simply removed the display in the second photo, 

threw a drop cloth over the table

 and they painted, stitched,

  beaded and glued away.

You also can easily remove to

 set the table for a formal dinner, and then post dinner,

return the table to your regular holiday display

We had a blast yesterday.

The first pal came at 9:00 am Sat

and I said goodnight to the last gal 

( who happened to be the same pal lol)

at 12:45 am Sunday.

My heart is full of glad tidings

 and friendship for these women.

What a great bunch of great friends.

Tanya from Bead and Needle (link)

referred to my home as a Christmas Palooza to our 

mutual friend Carole at Maynard Greenhouse.(link)

Like Scarlett had Tara, I now have

 my oldgreymare estate. 

Christmas Palooza 

It fits me.

Check Tanya's site for 

the tin type pendants

Tanya was/is making.

We all went bonkers for them.

You local gals, Tanya will be at Doodlebug in

Boulder City on the 3rd.

Carole is going to tease us daily

 with wonderful photos from 

her Holiday shop in CT, 

so check them out each day and if you are

 within driving distance,

 please go visit her fabulous shop.

 I will be so jealous.

Z