Tablescape on a Budget

A couple of weeks ago- we had a Ladies' Night Out at my church. Each community group was in charge of providing a "Holiday Table" for the night. And guess who was nominated by my class? I knew I had to come up with something practical (and on a budget). I decided to take advantage of the magnolia tree in my front yard.

Each tablescape was uniquely different. Several tables were set up as if for a sit down dinner. But I wanted to set one up as if I was serving food at a party (since my house isn't large enough to host a sit down dinner).

Disclaimer: Please excuse the quality of the photos. And please excuse the band equipment in the background. My table was set up in the front of the fellowship hall--- and was pushed up against the stage.

A few details:
I covered the round table in burlap and attached magnolia branches using safety pins around the perimeter.
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I made 'magnolia trees' for the center using styrofoam cones and pinning on magnolia leaves with straight pins. At first- I misted the trees with a metallic spray paint. But wasn't happy with the result so I redid them and left them natural.

I wanted to keep everything simple--- so I used my pottery from Mississippi (McCarty) and kept to the brown and white scheme.

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An upclose detail- moss covered wreaths attached with a pretty ribbon. I took small grapevine wreaths and hotglued moss onto them and attached them with a ribbon to a class canister. All supplies were from Hobby Lobby except candles and canisters were from The Dollar Tree.

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And that's it. A simple, budget-friendly tablescape for the holidays. Just thought I would share in case anyone was needing any ideas of how to decorate on a budget for the holidays.

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*And a special thank you to my sweet friend, Sidney, for posting my Christmas cards on her blog yesterday. If you haven't already checked out her blog- head on over. It's so great!