Thanks to the different sizes and various colors - from red to pink, from white to salmon - the Poinsettias are well suited to be transformed into decorative elements of great effect.
During the holidays the table is decorated and cared for as never before in the rest of the year and fresh flowers are "food for the soul", so it is good to never miss them on Christmas tables.
Poinsettias are well suited to decorate the dining room, creating beautiful plays of color thanks to the variety of shapes and their versatility.
Whether they are floral centerpieces or pretty place cards, poinsettias are perfectly suited to the trendy 'green style'.
Especially in shades of pink or white, they blend perfectly with more decisive shades of the table, with simple but elegant cutlery and furnishings.
Why not add a handmade paper decoration?
It will give a modern and playful touch to the party table.
Here are ideas from Stars for Europe with many quick and easy ideas to create, for a truly original Christmas.
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advice of the chefs between tradition and reinterpretation to be inspired in these days of celebration
Making decorative paper trees is really quick and easy:
an original idea to do even with children!
Tools: sturdy paper of various colors in solid colors or with decorations, ruler, scissors and a pencil.
And now here's how to do it: 1. Draw two isosceles triangles on the paper with the help of the ruler and the pencil.
The first triangle must have a base of 12 cm and a height of 22 cm, while the second a base of 12 cm and a height of 16 cm;
2. Cut out the two figures with scissors, draw two vertical center lines in both triangles.
The first - the largest one - must have a line of 14 cm from the bottom, the
second of 2.5 cm from the top;
3. Carefully push the triangles into each other vertically, so that the bottom sides are the same height.
'Stella Placeholder'
For an even more elegant table, why not create refined personalized cutlery holders?
The red poinsettias are perfect in combination with less bright colors and add that extra touch.
The advice is to combine them with branches, berries and moss, to warm the table and create atmosphere.
Making this delicate cutlery holder is really very simple.
All you need is some cut poinsettia flowers, decorative elements such as twigs or berries and some floral ribbon.
Here's how to do it: cut the stem of the poinsettia and immerse it immediately in hot water at about 60 ° for a few seconds, immediately after in cold water - this will prevent the milky sap from escaping.
Wrap the ends of the stem with floral tape of the chosen color and add decorative elements.
Creative touch Poinsettias
and simple containers can quickly turn into magnificent Christmas decorations thanks to creativity and rolls of
washi tape
(what are they? A wonderful new way to decorate the house. Born in Japan, they are decorative adhesive tapes also called masking tapes or deco tape made with washi paper, that is the very durable and resistant Japanese handmade paper obtained from the processing of the fibers of some types of plants and always used also to give life for example to lanterns or origami).
Here's how to make these original decorations.
Needed: White poinsettias - not too big -, cylindrical ceramic containers, colored washi tape rolls.
The procedure is really quick and simple: 1. Decide the writing to compose on the vases.
To create, for example, the word 'XMAS', just compose each of the four letters on the vases, alternating perhaps the washi tape patterns;
2. Add a strip of masking tape around the bottom of the jar;
3. Place the poinsettias inside the jars and arrange them in order to recreate the writing.
Finished!