Holiday Tips and Tricks
The holidays are meant to be a special time for family and fun. These days there is too much stress and focus on the perfect day. We have composed a list of Clever Tips and tricks because we believe it doesn’t have to be a stressful time.
Lighting
You don’t need an abundance of decorations to create a beautiful space. This step by step guide creates a wonderful ambience without the need for excessive decorations, saving you time for the more important things.
Step 1. Attach two wire plant hanging baskets together to make a sphere, you can use cable or kitchen ties if you don’t have any wire on hand. You can get the hanging baskets from any hardware store.
Step 2. Wrap the sphere with your desired lights. Place a cable tie or wire every 30cm or so, just to make sure it is secure. You can use battery operated lights also, just be sure if you are using them outdoors that they are outdoor safe, we don’t want any holiday accidents!
Step 3. Hang them up!! You can use the same chain and hook that came with the hanging baskets, attach the hooks where the end of the lights come out if you are using corded lights. This way you are able to run the cords along the chain for a more discrete effect.
And that’s it, you’re done!
Tabletop Decor
Finding Australian Christmas decorations can be rather difficult, however, we have found some simple and beautiful ideas for the table
Simple gum nuts and red berries seen on flickr make for a lovey Aussie-style Christmas decoration.
Eucalyptus is not only natural and native but it is beautiful and can help transform any table into an enchanting setting with just a few added items, simple yet elegant.
This simple setting uses the leaves and seeds, add some glasses and candles for a natural finish and turn any table into an enchanting experience. Add any wild flowers you have for an added touch.
Left over foliage or flowers, why not try this easy and simple decoration to add to your natural theme.
Using any left over foliage, plain white pillar candles and some ribbon you can create these beautiful candle decorations that can fill any left over space, adding to the effect and saving time on further decorating.
Easy Nibbles
Christmas means summer time and a time no one wants to be stuck by a hot stove or oven more than necessary, keep your guests at ease with these quick and easy nibble ideas to help lower the stress of cooking time whilst keeping everyone happy.
Loaded Cheese Board
This is a quick and easy thing to put together which requires little to no skills and can easily be prepared in advance ready for when your hungry guests arrive.
This Board is a combination of bread sticks, a selection of deli meats, fresh figs, fresh fruits (grapes, pomegranate and pear), a mixture of olives, marinated sun dried tomatoes, a selection of nuts, different crackers and crisps, dried apricots, mini pickles and of course don’t forget the cheese.
It is a simple and easy thing to throw together using local ingredients or what ever you have on hand, why not try a vegetarian version and add in different dips.
We hope that these tips and tricks will help add to a wonderful holiday season. Here at Clever Dick we are open over the this holiday season so we have you covered for any repairs or maintenance issues that may arise, answering to call outs no job to small or to big. Call us on 1800 CLEVER (253 837)