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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Surprise!

This past weekend I made a quick trip to Northern Virginia.  My three sisters and I had a little cake-and-champagne reception for my parents' Diamond Anniversary.  We were joined by cousins and old friends, and I think a good time was had by all.  I was in charge of table decorations.  The theme was obvious: diamonds.  I half-filled straight-sided clear glass vases of various sizes with clear diamond-esque vase-filler jewels, and tucked little LED lights down into the fill so there was plenty of sparkle.  Around the base of the vases I arranged nosegays of daisies--mom's favorite--and glass "diamonds" of various sizes, also accented by white lights the size of a grain of rice.  Very pretty, elegant, and easy.  Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post later this week.

The concept will work well at C hristmas time, if I mix the vase-filler jewels with tiny ornaments, or pinecones, or greenery, or snowflakes.  Perfect for a buffet table, or perhaps as an arrangement in my bay window.

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