Brighten up your table this holiday season with a festive Christmas centerpiece. If you're feeling crafty, you can make one yourself out of natural materials and common household items. Centerpieces can also be purchased from craft supply stories and floral boutiques. Check out the links on this page to find out more about Christmas centerpieces.
Ideas for Homemade Christmas Centerpieces
Red and white amaryllis flowers in white vases wrapped in red ribbon make a festive centerpiece.Martha Stewart: Holiday Christmas Centerpieces
Cover a rustic, wooden toolbox in green or red fabric and then fill it with tall pillar candles, holly sprigs and evergreen branches for a beautiful and simple effect.Better Homes and Gardens: Simple Christmas Centerpieces
Arrange pillar candles of various heights on a large plate. Add a few evergreen branches and holly sprigs and then sprinkle with artificial snow to create a scenic winter forest centerpiece.About.com: Candle Forest Centerpiece
In a silver bowl or bucket, add silver beads, silver Christmas balls and a pillar candle for a simple, but elegant centerpiece.Better Homes and Gardens: Simple Christmas Centerpieces
Fresh fruit can also be used in Christmas centerpieces for a beautiful effect. Gather pears, apples, oranges, lemons or any other kind of fruit you have handy and arrange in a beautiful bowl for a fresh and festive holiday centerpiece.
How to Make a Christmas Topiary Trio
This informative video shows you everything you will need to put together a gorgeous Christmas topiary trio for your holiday centerpiece.
How to Make a Christmas Wreath
Learn how to make fun and easy arts & crafts for Christmas. Keltie Colleen guides you through the steps of making a Christmas wreath. This video is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos available for free at the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make Reindeer Antlers For Your Dog
At Christmas why should your Dog miss out on all the fun? This fun Mahalo how-to discusses how to make reindeer antlers for your dog. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Decorate a Christmas Tree
Learn how to make fun and easy Christmas arts & crafts. This video will guide you through the steps of Decorating a Christmas Tree. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How to Make a Christmas Bow
Learn how to make fun and easy Christmas arts & crafts. This video will guide you through the steps of making a Christmas bow. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
How To Gift Wrap an Odd-Shaped Present
Crafter Keltie Colleen presents a tutorial on how to wrap an odd-shaped present. She discusses the supplies needed and demonstrates the step-by-step wrapping process. This crafting guide is part of a larger series of Christmas tutorials offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
How to Make a Christmas Card
Crafter Keltie Colleen presents a tutorial on how to make a Christmas card. She discusses the supplies needed and the simple steps needed to create a homemade card. This crafting guide is part of a larger series of Christmas tutorials offered on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
How to Make Christmas Tree Ornaments
Learn to make Christmas ornaments in this Mahalo tutorial led by Keltie Colleen. Ms Colleen demonstrates making globe ornaments for the Christmas tree using Styrofoam balls, pipe cleaners, stickers, and rhinestones. To secure the stickers on the ornament, use a glue gun. The pipe cleaners form the ornament hanger. This is part of a wider series of Christmas related videos, which are published on the Mahalo.com channel of YouTube.
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Fast Facts
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Christmas Day is December 25
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Christmas 2010 is on a Saturday
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Common decorations include natural materials like evergreen branches, pine cones, poinsettias, berries and nuts
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Gingerbread houses are beautiful and tasty centerpiece decorations
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Small, battery operate strands of lights can be used to light up holiday centerpieces
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Christmas balls are often used in decorative centerpieces
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A dish filled with colored water, cranberries and floating candles is a simple, but elegant centerpiece
