How to decorate a formal table with tablescape.

When you are hosting a formal dinner party or event, the table is an important aspect of your decor. Rather than simply placing your plates, cutlery and a centerpiece onto the table, take a bit more care with the design. Formal tablescapes can be simple and elegant or glittering. Choose a formal tablescape that coordinates with the type of occasion for which you are throwing the party.

1. Red, Silver and Gold Tablescape

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     Choose a long, rectangular table for this simple tablescape. Cover the table in a red tablecloth and place a gold runner all the way down its center.
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     Place a silver charger at each place setting and top it with your china. Choose a simple white china, possibly with a silver border going around its edge. Place a gold napkin at the center of the plate to tie in with the gold runner.
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     Place red flowers in crystal vases and place them all the way down the table on top of the runner. Place the vases close to each other and be sure to select flowers that are cut low enough so that your guests can see each other over them.
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     Place tea candles in silver cups and place them around the vases on the runner.

   Crystal and White Tablescape

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     Choose a round table for this elegant tablescape. Place a white tablecloth on top of the table.
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     Add clear chargers at each place setting. Place simple white china on top of the chargers and add crystal glasses to each place setting as well.
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     Place a white napkin at each place setting, along with silver cutlery.
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     Place a crystal vase at the center of the table and fill the vase with white flowers. Choose elegant-looking flowers, such as simple roses or calla lilies.

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Celebration cookies and bonbons.

Recently a fad of giving cupcakes instead of mithai for announcement and celebrations started making rounds. We saw cute boxes with even cuter cupcakes.

Everyone has started following this trend making laddoos  a talk of yesterday. You are outdated, or more eloquently put a dinosaur, if you give them no matter how pretty the box. But the question on everyone’s mind. everyone who wants to do things differently, is what next.

I bring to you What Next!

Simple cookie boxes.









Elegant bonbon boxes.





The bonbon buffet.

LOST - just another Cinderella story.

If LOST was not a mind boggler and instead a tissue snatcher. This is how it would have turned out to be. Another Cinderella story.

Colourful party mobiles.

Materials:

Vellum paper, 56 sheets of paper,
a sewing machine, 
fishing weights (not pictured),
an exacto knife and straight edge (or a stack cutter,)
artist tape (for hanging)

 Cut the sheets of vellum into one inch strips. You can do this with an exacto knife or have it cut all at one time with a stack cutter. (If you decide to go the stack color route organizing the paper in the order you want it to hang in will save you some time.)Measure the height of the space where the mobiles will hang to figure out how long you want them. Keep in mind you'll want to keep the eyesight of the guests clear of any obstruction. Once you know the length of the mobiles, layout the different colors in the order you want. Repeat until it is close to the length of mobile you want. Then put it into a stack and it is ready to sew.

Leave a 12" tail of thread at the beginning and start to sew down the middle of the first strip. (I found it is easiest to put a piece of tape on the sewing machine at the end of the strip as a guide to mark where the vellum should be sewn.) Continue feeding each addition strip into the sewing machine.

Hang the mobiles at varying heights over the center of the table with artist tape.

If left by itself the bottom paper will curl up, add a simple fishing weight at the bottom to prevent this from happening and to add a nice polish to the project.

Use your imagination - or any color palette - to go with your event theme.

 

Wacky Alice in Wonderland DIY party.

Alright, let's fall down the rabbit hole and see how we can create our own little party without going overboard with our budget. Frankly, I'd prefer you go overboard, it will help my business. But in the instance that you can't here's is what I researched you can do. Think crazy. Mad. Hatter like. Thin of things you would not usually do. Put the chairs on the table! I'm kidding. Don't do that. Unless you want to.

When planning thing wonderland. Think colour. Think patterns. Think, not to think too much.

DIY Decor:

This bright and cheery tabletop would work perfectly for both small and large gatherings. It would be a great theme for any type of event from a wedding, birthday party or bridal shower. With multiple mixes of patterns and colors, the tea party can be both a casual or formal event depending on the food served. Creative details such as the stacked teacup centerpiece and monogrammed tea bags displaying each guest’s initials, provide the perfect, customized finishing touch!

Table:

Start by draping the table with a bold and bright floral table linen. For multiple tables, use the same patterned linen on each table or feel free to mix in other patterned linens to create an eclectic garden feel. Next, use colorful patterned kitchen aprons and tie them around each chair to create customized chair covers!

Centerpieces:

For the main centerpiece, take vintage teacups in any size, shape or pattern and simply glue them on top each other using a glue gun. You can make the centerpiece as tall or short as you would like, just make sure it’s sturdy, so that it does not topple over! To top off the teacup centerpiece add a ball of pretty pink garden roses and a single white butterfly.

On each side of the teacup centerpiece add small glass bud vases with seasonal garden flowers. To add an extra eclectic flair, find ceramic pots with a floral design and top them off with basic moss balls, which can be reused for future parties. Moss balls will save you time since you won’t to arrange flowers! The moss balls also serve as décor in your home after the event!

Table Settings:

Any vintage patterned dinnerware will suffice! It does not need to match the table linens or the aprons perfectly. Look at our table! We used over four different patterns but opted to keep the colors of the dinnerware and centerpieces in the same pink palette. Feel free to use anything from your grandmother’s old china, patterned melamine plates or even floral paper plates. It all depends on the time and the mood of the event.

Each guest received their own hot pink galvanized watering at their place setting, filled with ice and small bright blue bottles of champagne. This allowed guests to keep their champagne chilled on the hot summer day and also served as a party favor!

Paper Candy:

Personalized monogrammed tea bags with each guest’s initials on them were strategically placed at each setting in the teacups. This is a creative way to add a customized touch to the event while doubling as a place card. We also added a whimsical “Alice in Wonderland” flair to the table by placing playful blue and white menus to the side of each plate. Please see our paper candy section to purchase semi-custom menus and monograms similar to these

For this whimsical table we wanted to mesh the feeling of a sophisticated High Tea with a play off of the psychedelic era of Alice in Wonderland. By slyly incorporating the Cheshire Cat’s tail and blending ultra feminine and groovy fonts we married the two together to form a scrumptious blend of wonder!

For an extra special and personalized place card we made custom monogrammed tea bag tags for each of the guests! They were definitely impressed.

Untraditional wedding favours.

I remember a time when the tents were multicoloured and the wedding favours came in little plastic bags with 2 dates, 2 white popcorn looking sweets, shahi supari and perhaps a candy if you're lucky. Those were days when weddings were not a preview of a bollywood latka jhatkas. Good old mein ne tumhari ghangar se days.

Today, the tents are more muted, dances well choreographed (God forbid somebody messes up) and wedding favours a way to say 'we've got style'. so the question really is how do you stand out when everyone is pulling the same stunt?

Here are a few ideas:

Take little bottles or glass jars and fill them up with chocolate balls/candies/m&m's with a little thank you note. It will not only standout in idea but also personalize the token.

Sometimes it about the shape and not the content. Seeing something unexpected always gets people excited and talking - not to mention copying. Be the inspiration.

Get out of the cloth and into the box. Yes, this is one instance where thinking inside the box can actually lead to being different.

Or you could be complete different and trendsetting. You've heard of juice bars at wedding, right? Set up your own wedding favour bar! Yes, I said wedding favour bar. Sure the idea sounds a bit out there but it will make the boring tradition of handing out little net bags interactive and fun! Put an assortment of candies and a server of the side with empty pouches.





These are a few ideas, but there are many more that can set you apart and give your special day a special ending. After all, small things make a big difference.