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