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Poinsettia table decorations. Floral festive tables for every taste

Eating and drinking together with family and friends is the most important thing for many people during Advent and Christmas. The table becomes the centre of the action. Here you eat, drink, talk and laugh. A beautiful centrepiece creates a cosy atmosphere that encourages you to linger. In autumn and winter poinsettias, with their magnificent bracts in a variety of colours, are perfect for decorating an elegant festive occasion, as well as a casual breakfast or the coffee table. The experts at Stars for Europe (SfE) share table decorations featuring poinsettias for every occasion and taste.

Colourful vintage table

Upbeat mood guaranteed with this vibrant, vintage, Scandic-style table. The informal combination of poinsettias in pots and as cut flowers; crabapples and pine greenery teamed with playful accessories; retro tableware and candles all creates a cheerful mix of colours and styles.

Perfect for a relaxed Christmas brunch! A cut poinsettia creates a floral welcome at each place. The beautiful bracts will stay fresher for longer in a flower tube filled with water.

Relaxed tablescape in pastel and blue

This informal table display (left ) in delicate pastels and bright blue also shows that you don’t necessarily need an elegant tablecloth and fine china to create an inviting table design. The branch hanging low from the ceiling and trimmed with retro decorations, comfy cushions, bubble candle holders and gorgeous poinsettias in pots and little vases, all give this Christmas breakfast or coffee table a relaxed feel and encourage a positive mood.

Right:  During Advent, a floral arrangement makes a fantastic centrepiece. This design, made of fresh, cut poinsettias, dried grasses and foliage, and dyed hydrangeas creates an upbeat, vintage feel. You can make it yourself with a floral foam ring for dried flowers. The cut poinsettias have been placed in test tubes filled with water.

Contemporary country house festive tablescape

For this modern, rustic table setting, poinsettias in bright, warm colours form an attractive contrast to the dominant blue tones in the room.

The baubles hanging from the chandelier above the table echo the colour scheme of the table display and underline the overall coordinated feel.

In the centre of the table, square glasses filled with vibrant mini poinsettias and blue floating candles draw the eye.

The root balls of the mini plants have been wrapped in moss before being placed in the containers. This not only looks more aesthetically pleasing, but the moss also acts as a water reservoir.

Left:  A gift decorated with a cut poinsettia makes a lovely touch that is sure to delight guests. The bright red bracts form a charming contrast to the blue and white place setting and the simply wrapped gift.

Natural table centrepieces in warm, earthy tones

Warm mineral shades give a feeling of cosiness. Combined with natural materials, they create an inviting atmosphere that makes guests feel right at home.

Cut poinsettias provide colourful accents. They take centre stage in the following ideas for festive table decorations.

Wax and pine needle vase project

These creative arrangements on the left feature cut poinsettias, bromeliads (Bromelia Red Paloma), silver dollar eucalyptus (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) and conebush (Leucadendron salignun ) in DIY vases made from wax and Austrian pine needles (Pinus nigra). In addition to these floral materials, you will need leaf shine spray, paper cups in two different sizes, casting wax and sand for this imaginative table decoration.

Here’s how it’s done: First spray one of the smaller cups with leaf shine as a release agent. Next melt the casting wax according to the instructions and pour a little into the larger cup, enough to cover the base to a depth of about 5mm. Leave to set. Then pour some sand into the smaller cup to weigh it down and place it inside the larger cup on top of the hardened wax base.

Now fill the space between the two cups with more wax and insert pine needles all round. Allow the wax to set before removing the cups.

Finally insert more needles in a criss-cross pattern into the existing needle trellis, fill the wax vase with water and place the cut poinsettias in it, together with the rest of the florals.

Crockery candle holder project

What would a Christmas table be without candlelight and floral decorations? These DIY arrangements combine both. You can create these magical table designs in just a few steps. You’ll need small bowls, clear double-sided tape, stemmed glasses, a hot glue gun and glue sticks, wool and tealights.

You will also need the following florals for the arrangements: poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima), silver dollar eucalyptus (Eucalyptus polyanthemos), crabapple (Malus floribunda), dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo), Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) and rosehips (Rosa multiflora).

Here’s how to make it: Start by sticking the double-sided tape to the outer rim of the bowl. Then attach a stemmed glass to the inside of the bowl with hot glue. Once the glue has set, wrap the wool around the bowl over and over again, next to the stem of the glass in the centre.

This will become a framework for inserting the plant materials. The sticky tape makes sure nothing slips. Finally, fill the bowl with water and insert the florals between the strings

Poinsettia bouquet

This opulent poinsettia arrangement makes a fantastic centrepiece on a Christmas coffee table, its brilliance making any more decoration redundant.

The glorious design combines red and pink cut poinsettias (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with bouvardia (Bouvardia cultivar),

scarlet plume (Euphorbia fulgens), nerines (Nerine bowdenii), Virginian roses (Rosa virginiana) and branches of silver dollar eucalyptus (Eucalyptus polyanthemos), red winterberry (Ilex verticillata), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) and dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo).

Poinsettias as cut flowers

Poinsettias are great as cut flowers with their large mock blooms and long vase life. In a container of fresh water or soaked floral foam, cut poinsettia stems will keep for around two weeks. Immediately after cutting, immerse the cut ends in hot water (around 60°C) for a few seconds and then plunge immediately into cold water.

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