DIY IDEA 1: PLACE CARDS
Small sprigs of fir or cypress (one per guest)
Green floral wire
Black craft paper
Scissors Hole punch
White permanent marker or crayon
Black twine
1. Shape the fir or cypress sprigs, one per guest, into small rings about 5-7.5cm. Hold these together with a little wire.
2. Cut the craft paper into 5cm circles. Use a hole punch to make a hole in each of the circles, about 5mm from the edge.
3. Write the guest names onto the paper circles with permanent marker or crayon and attach the circles to the twig rings with twine.
4. Arrange the place cards on your festively set table.
This sweet idea (and image, below) is from Advent by Laura Fleiter and Kerstin Niehoff, photography by Kerstin Niehoff (Murdoch Books), $24.99.
“PICK A FLORAL PALETTE THAT BEST COMPLEMENTS YOUR DECOR, SUCH AS ELEGANT WHITES AND GREENS TO KEEP IT NEUTRAL. PARE THE PALETTE BACK WITH DEEP DARK JEWELLED TONES” ~ CHRISTELLE SCIFO, FLORIST AND FOUNDER OF FLEURETTE
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