| You could create a natural-looking Australian | | | | silver rim to complete your festive table. |
| bush table setting by choosing items in a | | | | With your table organised you will have a |
| muted colour palette of creams, with accents | | | | very Happy Christmas. |
| of brown, khaki, and soft green. The key to | | | | |
| making this arrangement interesting is to mix | | | | Interior Christmas Decorating |
| fluid organic shapes, such as handmade | | | | |
| ceramic pieces with items from nature, such | | | | Think about the early days of January and the |
| as shells, branches of Eucalyptus, pebbles | | | | sales to purchase your Christmas ornaments. |
| and coral. Continue the theme throughout your | | | | In the first week of January, Christmas |
| house with Eucalypt branches scattered about | | | | merchandise is discounted due to the New |
| and brown paper-wrapped presents. | | | | Year's discount sales. Most stores want to |
| | | | sell all their Christmas items in order to |
| HINT: Eucalyptus adds a wonderful earthy | | | | replace its stock so that they can restock |
| aroma to the house. Why not think of buying a | | | | with 'new' next season. This is the best time |
| reasonable sized Eucalyptus tree in a tub and | | | | buy special Christmas decorations at |
| decorate it with gorgeous Aussie Christmas | | | | discounted prices. You will find that many |
| decorations; not only is it unique but you | | | | stores discounts can be up to 75% or more, so |
| can decorate it with all sorts of little soft | | | | take the advantage. |
| life like Native Bush animals purchased | | | | |
| online in bulk. | | | | Gather all your family, including aunty, |
| | | | uncle, and cousins, because this is the best |
| Have you ever thought about having a | | | | way to decorate your home for Christmas. |
| 'metallic' Christmas theme? You could use | | | | Everybody from the 'littlies' to |
| silver wire, spray paint twigs and pine cones | | | | great-grandmother, love to help with the |
| silver, buy metallic material. Then just mix | | | | interior Christmas decorating. So many online |
| and match with your decorations. You know | | | | sites sell gorgeous interior Christmas |
| finding everything you need for your | | | | decorating paraphernalia, buying online, and |
| Christmas table setting is as simple as | | | | having everything delivered before you get |
| booting up your computer. You will be able to | | | | the family together for the decorating party. |
| find the lot online at two reliable and | | | | This will most likely be one of the |
| accessible online sites. The au and are two | | | | highlights of your family's holiday |
| of the best online sites to browse. With just | | | | festivities. When it has been finished and |
| register, login and start searching. You'll | | | | the final bit of tinsel wound around the |
| be amazed at the hundreds of free online ads, | | | | computer you will really see that your home |
| which are displayed, and you will find | | | | will be so full of warmth, atmosphere, and |
| absolutely all you want for your table. | | | | amusement. |
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| Buy a metallic silver Christmas tree and | | | | When you go online to buy some of the |
| decorate it with silver, clear, and glittered | | | | fabulous stuff for interior decorating don't |
| baubles, setting the mood for a modern | | | | forget to buy plain and coloured paper as |
| Christmas. Use silver ribbon bows, silver | | | | well. You could make use of all the ideas |
| tinsel, and transparent ribbon. Use metallic | | | | each person has about Christmas decorating |
| 'lame' fabric as a table runner and light | | | | and set them tasks to make their own |
| grey napkins. Thread small silver bells on to | | | | favourite decorations. While you are all |
| fine wire and make napkin rings that look and | | | | cutting, gluing, sipping hot Toddys, steaming |
| sound wonderful and add a touch of Christmas | | | | hot marshmallow chocolate and eating |
| cheer. Little silver metal boxes can be used | | | | butterscotch biscuits, perhaps you can play |
| to for small trinkets and left beside each | | | | Christmas carols and have the family join in. |
| guest's plate. Silver name cardholders add a | | | | |
| personal touch and complement the Silver Star | | | | I know many of you might be saying, 'well I |
| garlands decorating each plate. | | | | know my family would think I was crazy and |
| | | | would never do that', but really, we have |
| For a centrepiece employ a tall glass vase | | | | done it for so many years and you would be |
| with scrunched foil inside, then pop in a few | | | | surprised how quickly everyone gets into the |
| stems of Poinsettia; and it is gorgeous. | | | | mood and ends up rolling on the floor in |
| Serve champagne in tall crystal flutes with a | | | | laughter and having loads of fun. |