Thursday, December 30, 2010

Frugal New Year's Eve

 

Frugal New Year's Eve glam

New Year's Eve party on a budget
Is it impossible to throw a glam New Year's Eve party at home without breaking the bank?

Repurpose those ornaments

Christmas ornaments
All the Christmas decorations are taken down and stowed except for anything silver and gold. Those ornaments are piled into big glass bowls and augmented by bags of fresh cranberries for drama. More glass bowls are filled with silver and gold noisemakers.

Ice-cold style

How to make ice luminarias
If you can freeze water, making ice luminarias should be a breeze.

A toast for the new year

How to make a New Year's toast
A Champagne station also makes a big splash. The centerpiece? An ice display -- using the same premise for the luminarias -- but on a larger scale. Use oval tubs and cooking pots to make the walls, add decorations and distilled water. Then set the ice display inside the bottom of a large garbage can, covered with an old tablecloth, to catch drips.

Fruit decorating ideas

Fruit decorating ideas
Ever thought about using grapes as décor? Try playing off "12 grapes on a skewer," a Spanish custom that calls for eating a dozen grapes at midnight, with each one signifying a month of the year. Don't want to eat your decorations? Do this instead. Thread 12 grapes onto each skewer, then arrange them into glass cylinder vases. At midnight, guests are invited to choose a skewer to drop into their Champagne glass and make a wish.

A buffet party with style

Buffet party ideas
Turn your home into a hotel buffet.
 
To keep from being trapped in the kitchen, press fondue pots into service for warm dips. Heat bricks up in the oven, wrap them in towels and place them in the bottoms of bread and roll baskets. For extra fanciness, make your own food labels, so that your guests will know what they're eating.

A perfect holiday menu

New Year's food ideas
Who says you can't indulge on a budget? Your guests can dine on roast pork loin, fingerling potatoes and more.

Bargain party tips

Bargain party tips
Keep it casual --it's less fuss and expense for decorations and new clothes.

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