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Christmas Centerpieces

Crafting Your Own Centerpiece for Christmas

By , About.com Guide

Deck the halls, your tables, the fireplace with these very merry centerpieces. Some are edible, others purely decorative. But whichever you choose, they're guaranteed to add a personal touch to all the Christmas celebrations in your home.

Quick and Cheap Christmas and New Year's Centerpieces - I don't have a lot of time or money left in December to make expensive centerpieces or Christmas decorations. But with a little creativity, and lots of items already around my home, I can come up with many pretty ways to dress up my table. Here I show you ideas you can easily copy for your table.

Fast and Easy Christmas Centerpieces - Detailed instructions with photos for a good variety of Christmas centerpieces, from Coral Nafie, About Guide to Interior Decorating.

Edible Christmas Tree Centerpiece - Here's a centerpiece idea sure to get your guests attention, from Diana Rattray, About Guide to Southern Cuisine. Hint: It's made from shrimp and cherry tomatoes.

Atlantic Spice Company - Several interesting centerpiece and wreath projects using spices.

Christmas Basket - A very simple example for creating a decorative, fragrant Christmas centerpiece basket.

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