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Hosting A Small Get Together For The Holidays

Hosting a small get together for the holiday this year? It can still be beautiful, budget friendly and fun! Whether it’s setting a beautiful table, holiday floral arranging or centerpiece ideas…we have you covered with a few tips in this post!

hosting small holiday get together

As far back as I can remember I tried to make my every day surroundings beautiful. This quote is a life long credo and it sure spreads joy to those who come around! “I’m going to make everything around me beautiful and that will be my life” Elsie de Wolfe. I truly believe this that creating special out of the every day is worth doing! As for a holiday meal, even if it’s just the two of you it can be a lovely ritual. A treat!

table for two french canister

If you’re hosting a small get together that involves just the immediate family it will be remembered. It’s these moments that are special and some of what I recall looking back in time.

Hosting A Small Get Together

Say It With Flowers

Utilize flowers of the season, whether gathered & foraged from your surroundings or purchased. I always start with florals and if I can’t make it in time to have fresh there is always faux! For this dinner for four (which ended up actually being just 3 of us) it was peach garden roses. My absolute favorite source for roses is Grace Rose Farm! My recommended bouquet for the holiday is this one – The Rosey Posey Bouquet. I have received roses from them many times and sent them out as gifts to my daughter in San Francisco. Speaking of gifts…they have an incredible gift set and you just might want to treat yourself (I have one, will be showing it soon)! Find that GIFT SET HERE.

hosting small get together

These garden roses were such a treat and have that old fashioned feminine scent! I added some to a dough bowl and scattered a few more on the table on both sides of the bowl. With flowers like these I don’t feel that you need much else to make it lovely!

hosting small get together

Mix real and faux! On the backs of the dining chairs I added faux boxwood wreaths for the holiday season only. Each wreath has been revived with one of the real garden roses.

hosting small get together

These roses were definitely the stand out in hosting a small get together and my family loved the scent!

These are very similar to the boxwood wreaths that I have – FAUX BOXWOOD WREATH and this is similar to the ribbon CHAMPAGNE GOLD RIBBONI used this spray on the wreaths – FAUX SNOW. Pick up a can…you’ll use it on lots of things!

On The Table

Since we would be dining into the evening I added some light to the table. Whether hosting a small get together or a large gathering the glow of candles give intimacy to the setting. I opted for totally faux here and have listed everything at the bottom of this post!

hosting small get together

I have been making these pink pinecones for years and on of my most popular posts ever shows you how! – MY SECRET METHOD FOR PAINTING PINK PINE CONES.  If you’re having guests then these make a sweet little gift for them to take home! Under each pine cone is a vintage napkin that has faded to perfection. One of the things that I love to collect and it makes the meal special!

pink pine cone hosting a small get together

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The wine and water goblets are acrylic, as well as the Christmas ornaments that are randomly scattered on the table. Juxtaposing inexpensive and budget friendly pieces such as those alongside higher end dinnerware makes for an easy way to entertain.

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Enjoy your holiday entertaining and take pleasure in the gathering, no matter the size this year!

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8 Comments

  1. dear Janet ~ I sincerely enjoy your most delightfully precious holiday decor~ all in the sweetest pastels ~ they are a gift for the heart! Your wonderful photography complete with sparkles always brings true joy! 🙂 This is the most prettiest & cheerful decor~ it is so dear! Wishing you 🙂 & family & precious puppies a delightful joyful holiday season! 🙂 xo~ Pam Joy 🙂

    1. You truly made my morning reading this Pam…and I’m wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season right back! xo

  2. Love ur blog today… I think you could use that year round.. not just at Xmas!!! So pretty … so delicate & sooo special looking.. Beautiful for sure!!! Loveeee ur post today !

    1. Debbie…you definitely could, sans the ornaments on the table! Happy, warm holidays to you!

  3. The pink pine cones and gorgeous wreaths behind the chairs are perfect!

    1. Thank you Alma and Happy Holidays!

    1. How kind of you Shelley…happy holidays!