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Tag : Table Skirts


Lush and Lavish
What You Need:
" 1 white tablecloth
" 3 yards of tone-on-tone print fabric, such as damask (ours is aremnant)
" 3 yards of ribbon in a color to complement your flowers
" 8 cordial cups, goblets, or stemmed dessert cups (ours arethrift-shop silver cordials)
For centerpiece: Cut flowers short, leaving only an inch or so ofstem. Fill cups with water. Rest a single big bloom in each cup,adding one leaf to each cup as needed for a touch of green. (Ifyour blooms are not fully open, use warm water and assemble yourcenterpiece a few hours early or even the night before party time.)
For table: Cover table with white tablecloth. Fold fabric edgesunder along the long edges of the table and let it hang down oneach end to match the length of the tablecloth. Use an iron topress the folded sides of the fabric flat. Make sure fabric endsare hanging neatly and any rough edges or strings are trimmed.Secure a band of ribbon around each napkin using a quick stitchwith needle and thread or even a discreet piece of double-sidedtape. To create a more eclectic style, try using serving disheswith a sculptural, modern shape in the same color palette as yourdinnerware.
Au Naturel
What You Need:
" 1 white tablecloth
" Neutral place mats (anything with a natural, warm palette willwork well)
" Colorful cloth napkins (ours are from Crate and Barrel)
" 4 clear Old Fashioned glasses Raffia (available at craft stores)
For centerpiece: Divide flowers into four equal bunches. Cut eachbunch at the length to make a short bouquet in your glasses. Placeeach cut bunch into an old fashioned glass; the stems should befairly tightly packed and standing upright. Knot a piece of raffiaaround each glass.
For table: Knot raffia around each napkin, letting ends trail. Tuckone flower stem under raffia atop each napkin. Add a couple ofsmall silver accents (salt-and-pepper shakers, small silvertchotchkes) to the table to set off the earthy vibe.
Fresh and Green
This table gets its oomph from simple flowers and foliage (spirea,ferns and hosta leaves) and a modern floral runner. Black accentsbring it all together. Also try this tablescape with hydrangeas.
What You Need:
" 2{ 1/2} to 3 yards of floral fabric
" 4 yards of black ribbon
" Low vase, bowl or cachepot
" Floral frog (a basic floral supply item)
Cut long stems of greenery and flowers and tuck ends into frog setinto vase/bowl/cachepot. Pull some stems up in the center forheight, let rest spill over the sides of the container
Fold floral fabric lengthwise so that it takes the shape of a widerunner. You should have at least 12 to 18 inches of fabric hangingat each end of table. Fold ends of fabric neatly and trim any roughedges or strings. Use iron to press folded sides of runner intoneat, flat edges. (After the party, you can reuse fabric again as arunner, or give it new life in a sewing project.)
Knot a band of ribbon around napkins, and tuck a green leaf intoeach.
Gather hanging ends of "runner" into neat folds and tie with apiece of ribbon about 6 to 8 inches from the end.