| so many various Christmas decorations, it is | | | | In my sister-in-law's dining room, I was surprised |
| difficult to describe them all. In describing part of | | | | and pleased to see how Christmassy it looked, |
| the living room, I felt a big WOW as I continued | | | | too. There were chair covers in red, green and |
| through the other rooms. In Christmas Ideas That | | | | white satin and a big flower arrangement on the |
| Will Wow You Part 2, I will continue describe | | | | table covered with a Christmas tablecloth. |
| some of the very special simple decorations that | | | | Christmas dishes, napkins, candles and place mats |
| I observed on my visit through a Christmas | | | | were set at each chair. It was beautiful. These |
| wonderland. | | | | are items that most families have and use, but |
| Simple little ideas can yield big "Wows" when used | | | | most don't think of using the place settings on a |
| effectively. Christmas glass balls, small gold and | | | | decorated table as decorations. |
| silver beaded chains, glass bowls and jars, bells, | | | | The glass French doors in the living room opened |
| red velvet are all things that can be easily used to | | | | to the back deck where there was a large |
| dress up an area of decoration. Fireplaces are a | | | | blowup animated snow globe. Looking through all |
| typical place to use to display Christmas stockings, | | | | the beautiful Christmas decorations and feeling the |
| movable, animated animals or Mr. and Mrs. Claus. | | | | festive spirit, I looked outside through the doors |
| Use tinsel around the bases and lay glass | | | | and saw it snowing! With all the trees bare in the |
| ornaments, silk poinsettia flowers and weave | | | | background, the foreground "appeared" to be |
| around the area some gold beads. Take the red | | | | getting snow because the large animated snow |
| velvet and add some bells to put on you doors. If | | | | globe was working. There was a big snowman |
| there are no young children or animals, you could | | | | and a Christmas tree with a large gold star on the |
| even place a bowl of candy or add candy canes | | | | top in this blowup animated snow globe and snow |
| to each of your decorated areas. | | | | was blowing all around the inside. |
| Without much effort you can make a great table | | | | With winter scenery, the animated snow blowing |
| centerpiece using a glass hurricane lamp and a | | | | in the globe with the snowman, the bright yellow |
| pillar candle. Find a small, smooth, tree branch with | | | | star on the top of the tree beckons my attention. |
| a good number of "finger branches". The total size | | | | I had already begun to feel the spirit of the |
| of the branch must be a little smaller than the | | | | holidays and with all the "wow" of the splendid |
| largest hole of the hurricane. When you have the | | | | decorations, I find myself believing it really is |
| branch inside of the hurricane with the candle, you | | | | snowing. It takes so little money to decorate |
| can decorate it. Using miniature ornaments, plastic | | | | many different areas of your home for the |
| red berries or anything small and Christmassy to | | | | holiday. Use things that you have and some |
| decorate the "finger branches" on the tips of the | | | | imagination to make your own "Winter |
| larger branch inside the hurricane. Make it a | | | | Wonderland". It will make all the difference in your |
| miniature Christmas tree with a few balls and gold | | | | holiday mood and spirit and it will WOW you and |
| beaded stings. Let your imagination go to work | | | | your friends, and make you feel so accomplished |
| and try different combinations of decorations. | | | | and cheerful. Have a Merry Christmas. |