{"id":5505,"date":"2017-12-01T07:03:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T12:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawdust2stitches.com\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2017-12-04T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T00:41:30","slug":"christmas-ornament-tabelscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawdust2stitches.com\/christmas-ornament-tabelscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Ornament Tabelscape"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post was sponsored by JOANN\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One of my all time favorite parts of the Holidays is dressing the table for the festivities!\u00a0 This year I teamed up with the great folks over at JOANN to create a tablescape that adds to the ambiance of the holidays! If you haven’t seen my\u00a0 Christmas theme yet you might want to check it out here<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 I wanted to continue my theme of naturals,\u00a0 greens, and light colors… I don’t want to brag or anything but I think I nailed it!\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So let me walk you though how I developed the foundation for my tablescape.\u00a0 \u00a0I wanted to carry the use of grapevine from my tree to my table, and this is how I did it!\u00a0 I purchased some grapevine garland from JOANN,\u00a0 I was able to stretch it out and loosen it up to create a nice slow looping motion.\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In order to make the grapevine stay in the shape I wanted it to, I used a long strip of wood and a staple gun!\u00a0 I simply tacked the grapevine to the wood to act as a stabilizer.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

I repeated the process down the length of the table.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a>Next up I added\u00a0 a simple Pine Garland from JOANN.\u00a0 It was very realistic and had pine cones, and with the holiday sales they were running I was able to pick it up for $12! Nice. \"\"\u00a0Next\u00a0 I needed to add some filler.\u00a0 I wasn’t entirely certain what I was going to use as a filler, but then as I was browsing JOANN it hit me… or rather I nearly\u00a0 ran it over.\u00a0 They had a huge display of clear ornaments!\u00a0 There was something about them… I like the way they reflected light, and the simplicity of them. So I grabbed an assortment of sizes and prayed my idea would work!\u00a0 Before checking our\u00a0 I grabbed a handful of miniature Christmas light strands to play around with and then headed home to experiment.<\/p>\n

*Spoiler Alert* It all pans out!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"Well those little stands of light I grabbed as an impulse buy were my saving grace. I threw a few strand in a handful of their large craft bulbs and had a CLEAR<\/em> winner. (See what I did there?)\"\"\u00a0I ended up adding a touch of gold spray paint to the ornament caps.\u00a0 You can pick up the spray paint at JOANN and it took all of 5 minutes to do. So if you want to change up your color scheme a bit, this is a great way to do it!<\/p>\n

Lastly,\u00a0 I added a small piece of ribbon to the tops of the ornaments. It just looked like it was missing something, and apparently that “something”was a simple white satin ribbon. AGAIN,\u00a0 changing out this simple ribbon could be a great way to coordinate with your other home decor. So just mull that option over.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

I also added a simple runner made from ticking available at JOANN fabric section. It tied in the rest of my chargers and flatware perfectly.\u00a0\u00a0\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I wanted to carry the centerpiece into my\u00a0 individual place settings as well, so I fastened a small clear ornament\u00a0 to a white satin ribbon, and used it in lieu of a napkin ring.\u00a0 I then snipped a small clipping from my pine garland runner and tucked it in the ribbon.\u00a0 These little touches cost about $5 TOTAL\u00a0 to add flare to every place setting! Not too shabby!\u00a0\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

That just about does it! Hopefully I have sparked an idea or two!? All I know is that I now want to use lights in large clear bulbs EVERYWHERE!\u00a0 I just love the look!\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In order to make life less complicated here are links to most of the items I used for this tablescape:<\/p>\n