Decorations 2019 Winter-Spring
You’re having a party, time to decorate.
ArteeVita
This is the Esty.com store for Karen Sabatello’s Arte & Vita (Art & Life) business. Karen is a self taught artist who has been enthralled by decorative painting since childhood. She says that giving something old new life gives them even more character. She’s been painting for over 25 years, focusing on topics that reflect her interests and passions. Her hand painted vases are among the most beautiful we have seen. She is also happy to personalize her art.
The row above showcases some of Karen’s floral work. The hurricane candle holders on the left and right are 6” tall. The cylinder vases in the center are 8-.5” x 3.5”. While most of the vases have floral themes, the candle holders have a variety of themes. Find these and other beautiful hand painted vases and hurricane candle holders at AV VASE.
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn does an amazing job with paisley, showcasing Anton tableware. The top row features Anton’s Natural paisley napkins and table runner. The lower row features two other Anton paisley patterns, Blue on the left and Warm Multi on the right (also available as a table runners). Table runners are 108” x 18”; both table runners and napkins (20” square) are cotton and linen and . These are perfect for “in-between” seasons. Find these items and more tableware in Pottery Barn stores or online at PB TABLE.
Christmas Tree Shops and & That! Stores
Christmas Tree Shops operates over 70 locations, including a few named “& That.” The stores are mostly in the northeast or southeast, but their website, christmastreeshops.com, makes their offerings available to everyone. They have a broad selection of home decor and entertaining items, at amazingly low prices. They’re definitely worth a visit, however you do it. In their stores, this retailer sells most everything individually. On line décor items are also sold individually unless otherwise noted.
These stores have most every type of tableware pattern needed. The table cloths above are both easy care (spills tend to bead and are easily cleaned with a bit of soap and water). The solid Highbridge on the right also comes in white and black and is available in most standard sizes. The solid Floral Damask is also available in pink, yellow and blue, but only in 60” x 84”.
The table runners in the top row above are 72” x 13” and made of polyester. On the right in the bottom row is a solid color Button table runner is also available in gray, navy, red, orange and beige and made of polyester. The Elephant runner is in the middle is made of cotton. The Burgundy Damask Chenille runner on the right is made of polyester. All three are 72” x 13”.
Find this tableware and more in Christmas Tree Shops and & That! Stores or online at CTS TABLE.
Decorating with Lights
In this section we feature traditional and new ways that lighting that can reinforce the party theme, enhance the party’s ambience, or set the whole tone of your party, making it more romantic or fun . Candles are perennial favorites because colors can change with the seasons, or lovely neutral colors work year round, and they can be displayed in a variety of interesting ways. Candle holders can be decorations in their own right. Party lights have also been popular. Now technology has brought us micro string lights, “flameless” candles, floating tea candles and submersible lighting at prices that are affordable. And with minimal effort, you can incorporate lighting into your party decorations.
Most companies selling the new lighting forms are focusing their photography on the lights themselves, rather than showing how they can be used. See our DECORATING WITH LIGHTS board on Pinterest® for some examples of how string lights and the various new kinds of “candles” can be used alone and in combination with traditional decorative lighting.
Create your own amazing new party lighting.
ArteeVita
The only thing that could make Karen’s hand painted vases and wine bottles more beautiful is to light them. Above are some of Karen’s lighted, hand painted, vases and bottles with a floral theme.
Besides floral, Karen also likes to paint animals, especially cats. All the lighted wine bottles in the top row above feature cats. The bottles in the middle row includes a dog and a duck. The bottom row features black cats, on the left hand painted on a 6” hurricane candle holder, and on the right in a hand painted lighted 8” bubble bowl.
Lighted wine bottles are 1.5 L, so the details are very clear. Find these and many more hand painted, lighted items online at AV LIGHT.
Party Barn
Pottery Barn has an except selection of Mercury votive candle holder sets. In the top row above, from left to right are Silver, Gold and White. In the bottom row are Antiqued Mercury, Copper on the left and Gold on the right (also available in Pink). All are sold in sets of 6.
The two rows of pillar candles above are PB’s Premium Flicker Flameless Candles. They have a 100% paraffin wax exterior and plastic LED center and faux flame. They are battery powered (2 C or D batteries per candle), have on-off switches and will stay lit for about 500 hours. Most are available in 4 sizes: 3” x 3.5”, 3” x 6”, 4” x 4.5” and 4” x 8”. They are available in several colors and outer textures. The top row shows red pillars on the left and etched stripe white on the right. The bottom row exteriors are more exotic, with their Birch & Stick pattern on the left and Fern pattern on the right. Their primary appeal is that they look like regular candles because of their wax exterior, and they last multiple times longer than regular candles, with very low operating cost.
See these lighting items and more in Pottery Barn stores and online at PB LIGHT.
Pier 1
Pier I has a nice selection of candle holders. On the left in the top row above are the Landen II Black Metal Lanterns (9.5” to 31.75” tall). Landen lanterns are also available in white. They can be grouped as photographed, or used individually. On the right is a Faux Magnolia Centerpiece candle holder. It can also be used to accent a side table. Candles are not included.
On the left above is a set of Fern string lights, and on the bottom the set is Forsythias. Both have 20 LEDs and are battery operated, for indoor use only. These are beautiful by themselves on side tables.
For these and more lighting items, see Pier 1 stores or online at P1 LIGHT.
100Candles.com
100 Candles sells only online. This enables them to have a huge inventory covering most every type of candle imaginable. They are located in Bell Gardens, CA (Los Angeles area). If you want to know just how much they love the candle business, take a look at their Facebook page or the Gallery on their own site.
100 Candles has an amazing assortment of pillar candles: round, square, short, tall, marbled, frosted, chunky, 1 wick, 3 wicks and more. They also have a good selection of pillar candle holders.
Floating candles add their own kind of ambience as decorations. Here you can find plain, lots of colors, flowers, frogs, fish and more. You can also find the new floating flameless candles (on the right above) that do or don’t flicker, and in lots of colors. Either a real or artificial flower adds a lovely finishing touch to the display.
Flameless candles are becoming better developed and available in more sizes. Above on the left are tea candles in a number of colors (votives are available in the same colors). In the center are transparent luminaries with colored votive candles providing the color. On the right is a centerpiece created using orange tea lights and light bases.
On the left above is a string of green Fairy Lights. Fairy Lights come in lots of colors, a few string lengths and some are submersible. In the middle, light bases are set in glass holders. On the right you can see how it all fits together. Glass candle holders are used, all with artificial flowers and basic white floating candles on the top, some with light bases in the bottom or submersible string lights woven through the flowers.
Find these candles and lights and many, many more online at 100 CANDLES.
Crafted Candles
Located in the St. Louis metropolitan area, Crafted Candles has a good assortment of candles, from regular tapers to sophisticated pillars and floating candles, with a full selection of sizes and colors. They have an amazing variety of seasonal and holiday candles in various formats too. Their candles are not inexpensive, but they are very good quality. They sell online only.
Among their seventeen colors, Crafted Candles has pretty much any color votive candle you need. They burn about 10 hours and are sold by the box of 35. Their offering of floating candles in flower (center) and butterfly (right) patterns is amazing. All these floaters are made with food-grade wax, so they’re even safe for use in punch bowls or on food trays. These floating candles are sold individually and in sets of 3 mixed patterns. They offer a selection of 45 flower floaters ($2.50 to $6.00 for individual candles and $8.00 for sets of 3. Most individual candles are 2.5” to 3.5” diameter. Most candles under 3” burn 3-4 hours, and over 3” burn 4-6 hours. Choose from 5 individual butterfly candles and 2 sets of 3. Sizes range from about 2” to about 7”. The 2” butterflies burn about 4 hours, and the larger burn about 12-15 hours. The smaller candles cost between $1.50 to $2.50 each. The two larger candles are actually pool candles, and cost $8.00 or $10.00. Prices are included here because they are so very competitive. Find these and more candles online at CRAFTED CANDLES.
Save On Crafts
This family owned business began in 2005 when Rob Latham, who had been working for a well known home décor company realized the extent to which an online business could out perform even traditional big box retailers, and still provide better quality products and working environment. He started in a small warehouse with a single office and selling only online. By 2008 the company hit critical mass, and the beginning of high annual growth. Profits since have been reinvested in the company, staff, three warehouses and offering a wider selection of high quality products (60% made in the USA). The company’s Mission Statement sums this business up beautifully: We exist to serve by providing our customers with unlimited high quality décor options, at unbeatable everyday prices with unbelievably quick shipping and amazing service. With over 19.000 5 star reviews, you can be pretty sure they live up to that statement.
The row above features holders for floating candles. On the left is a clear glass bowl, the most familiar vehicle for floating candles. It is available here in 8” and 10” diameters. In the middle are square candle holders in three heights, shown with regular pillar candles, but more impressive with floating candles. These are hand blown. They can be purchased individually or in sets of 3. The set shown includes 4” x 4” candles in 6”, 8” and 12” heights (this set sells for $16.99). On the right is a set of 3 cylinder glass candle holders set atop an octagonal table mirror. The holders accommodate 3” diameter candles and those shown range from 7.6” to 10.5” high. The table mirror shown is 8” diameter. This 4 piece set sells for $12.99, or you can have a 10” mirror for $1 more or a 12” mirror for $2 more. The mirrors really highlight whatever arrangement you have in the holders.
Save On Crafts offers an extensive selection of candle holders that can be used for floating candles at amazingly low prices. This includes individual cylinder holders (3.25” x 6” to 4” x 17”) and square holders (4” x 6” to 4” x 12”) for $2.99 to $11.99 each. Set prices are slightly less. Dish garden bowls (6” to 10”) are $3.99 to $9.99 and floating candle bowls (8” and 10”) are $6.99 to $10.99. Table mirrors (round, octagonal or square) are available in sizes from 5” to 16”, at $2.99 to $9.99 each. At these prices, you can have shimmering lighting in every party room.
Lighted branches can brighten even the dullest corners, but it requires a bit of work and patience to create them yourself. Shown above on the left is a set of 2 pussy willow branches with 48 LED bulbs. The branches are 35” tall and about 8” wide. They’re priced at $19.99 and are plug in, so they last a long time. On the right are crystal beaded LED lighted branches. There are six branches, and LED lights are warm white. These are battery operated (3 batteries needed), ideal for dark areas with no electric outlets. The set is priced at $20.99. Basically, you unpack these, activate the lighting, find a good place for them and you’re ready to entertain.
Find these and many other really affordable ways to decorate with lighting online at SOC LIGHTS.