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Christmas Table Setting 2014

by vickybarone
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Happy Monday, everyone! We are so excited to share our Christmas table this morning. This year we used red and teal details to create a modern and bright table that really pops! Keep reading for more details:

Christmas Table Setting 2014 | Vicky BaroneIn lieu of napkin rings, we chose a silky red ribbon to hold the silverware tight, similar to what we did for last year’s Thanksgiving table.

Christmas Table Setting 2014 | Vicky BaroneEach setting comes with a candy cane place card holder and a white cranberry mimosa as well!

You can find the metallic place mats at Pier 1, the teal chargers at the dollar store, and the border napkins from Crate and Barrel.

What details are you including in your Christmas table this year? We’d love to see!

 

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DIY Clothespin Reindeer

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

Today we have an oldie, but a goodie: Clothespin Reindeer! These little guys are super easy to make, and with them you can be as creative as you’d like! We gave ours Christmas wreaths to go around their necks, but the possibilities for Santa’s reindeer are endless.

DIY Clothespin Reindeer | Vicky Barone

Materials: old fashioned clothes pins (three per reindeer), acrylic paint, red and brown pom poms, googly eyes, and hot glue.
For the wreaths: green pipe cleaner, red beads.*

Directions:
1. Paint the three clothespins with brown acrylic paint and let dry. Paint the tips of two of the clothespins with black acrylic paint to create the hooves. Let dry.*
2. Use a hot glue gun to assemble the body of the reindeer. Glue two clothespins together, both facing the same way. Glue the third clothespin upside down to make the head.
3. Glue a pom pom and two googly eyes to the upside down clothespin to create the face.
4. To make the wreath: cut a piece of pipe cleaner about four or five inches long. Thread four red beads onto the pipe cleaner, spread evenly apart. Turn the pipe cleaner into a circle and twist the ends together to fasten. Put the wreath around the reindeer’s necks.*

*optional

If you’d like to make these cuties into ornaments, tie or glue a ribbon around their bodies and hang them on your tree.

Check out the rest of the Christmas projects we’ve been sharing this season right here!

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Candy Cane Place Card Holders

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

Today we’re sharing a detail from this year’s Christmas table! These candy cane place card holders are super easy to make (and you might even have all of the materials on hand!).

DIY Candy Cane Place Card Holder | Vicky Barone

Materials: three candy canes, a hot glue gun, ribbon, and a name card.

Directions:
1. Run hot glue from the base of a candy cane about 3/4 of the way up.
2. Immediately press another candy cane back to back with the first one and hold together until glue cools.
3. Run another line of hot glue in the crease between the two candy canes glued together and press the third candy cane into the glue.
(The three candy canes should be attached in a triangle formation so that they sit up as shown in the pictures.)
4. Wrap a ribbon around the middle of the candy cane tripod and tie it into a pretty bow.
5. Print or hand write name cards and set them on two of the three candy canes like an easel.

DIY Candy Cane Place Card Holder | Vicky Barone

These also make great party favors your guests can enjoy after dinner! Looking for a fun new way to show off all those Christmas cards you’re getting? Line a bunch of these up for a sweet display!

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DIY Cork Reindeer Ornaments

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

Over the weekend, my boys and I made these cute little reindeer ornaments out of corks! These are a great rainy day activity to do with little ones that they’ll love to see up on the tree.

DIY Cork Reindeer Ornaments | Vicky Barone

Materials: corks, mini red pom poms, googly eyes, tacky glue, a sharp knife, pipe cleaners, ribbon, and straight pins.

Directions:
1. Glue eyes and nose to cork.
2. Cut a pipe cleaner in half. Make a “t” with the two halves and twist the horizontal piece around the vertical piece to create an antler. Repeat this with a second pipe cleaner and you will have two antlers.
3. Use a knife to cut a slit into the top of the cork. Be careful! I placed the cork on its end on a table, which allowed me to get enough force to create a slit deep enough.
4. Push the two antlers into the slit.
5. Cut a length of ribbon and make it into a loop. Use a straight pin to attach it to the top of the cork.

And that’s it! Easy, last minute ornaments your kids will love.

P.S. I bought a package of corks from Michael’s, but I encourage the drinking of your favorite bottle of wine first 🙂 Enjoy!

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White Cranberry Mimosas

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

Looking for a quick and impressive cocktail for a holiday party this year? These white cranberry mimosas are real head-turners and SO delicious. White Cranberry Mimosas | Vicky Barone

Ingredients:
Prosecco
White Cranberry Juice (We used Apple with White Cranberry juice!)
Frozen cranberries

Pour an ounce of juice in a champagne glass and top with prosecco. Stick a few cranberries on a cocktail pick and rest them on the rim of the glass.

White Cranberry Mimosas | Vicky BaroneEt voila! Holiday mimosas to celebrate the season. Enjoy!

 

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Reindeer Cupcakes

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

If you think we’re obsessed with putting candy eyes on treats….you are correct. How cute are these reindeer cupcakes? They are super easy to assemble and are a definite crowd pleaser!

Reindeer Cupcakes | Vicky BaroneIngredients: chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting, Nilla wafers, red and brown m&ms, pretzels, and candy eyes.

Directions:
1. Bake cupcakes and let cool completely.
2. Frost a cupcake with chocolate frosting and immediately press in two pretzels and a Nilla wafer while the frosting is sticky.
3. Add a dot of frosting to an m&m and stick it to the top middle of the Nilla wafer.
4. Add a dot of frosting to the backs of two candy eyes and stick them to the bases of the pretzels.

That’s it! So easy, so cute, and SO delicious.

Reindeer Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

Reindeer Cupcakes | Vicky Barone

 

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Holiday Gift Guide for Men 2014

by vickybarone
written by vickybarone

1. Mantry | 2. Christmas Sweater
3. Shadow Box Bottle Opener | 4. Beard Care Kit | 5. BBQ Spices
6. Star Wars Cupcake Stencils | 7. 7 Wonders Board Game

We’re back with another gift guide! This time for the gentlemen in your life, who always seem to be the hardest people to shop for! Is it the same for you? Click the links above to see seven of our favorite gift ideas this Holiday season. More gift guides are coming soon, so stay tuned!

*This post contains affiliate links from The Mantry Company whose products I have purchased and enjoy. I was not compensated and all opinions are my own.

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