*Enhance individual place
settings with a guest gift or two.
*Fill old jam jars with white
mints, cover with muslin and
tie with red−and−white string.
*Place pine sprigs in old−style
milk or juice bottles tied with
ribbon and patterned name tags.
*Use paper cones to house tiny
treasures and hang from the tree- write the name of each guest
on a cone for a take−home gift.
*Pile colour−coordinated fruit
and vegetables on a cake stand
for the table top – machine−stitch
a red cotton border around a
sheet of baking paper to place
underneath, if you like.
SET A FESTIVE TABLE
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