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Christmas Decorating: a Cornucopia of Creative Ideas for the Holiday Season!

Christmas Decorating with Chocolate!

Ah…chocolate! That dark, rich and velvety smooth holiday indulgence…but decorating with chocolate! Absolutely! In the “Designing with Chocolate” segment, you will see how one chocolate-loving designer thrws calorie-counting out the window and indulges in her favorite holiday pastime – all things chocolate. She even decorates with chocolate and she is eager to share her passion. Attach a mixture of dark chocolate, milk chocolate and white chocolate truffles to a Styrofoam cone covered with decorative gold foil. Place the chocolate-covered cone on a cake pedestal platter and line the base with small ornaments. The chocolate-covered cone creates a striking topiary that tempts the passerby with it’s heavenly chocolatearoma. As the chocolates are picked off, the lovely gold foil is revealed. Another chocolate decorating tip is to drizzle melted chocolate on tall tapered candles. When cooled, the chocolate creates a “netting” effect. As the candles melts down, it releases the wonderful aroma of chocolate. See these demonstrations and more on “Christmas Decorating: The Art of Holiday Design”.

Christmas decorating ideas for the fireplace!

Why just put candles on your mantle when you can make your fireplace a Christmas decorating showpiece. In this Christmas decorating and holiday entertaining video, you'll see how designers come up with their spectacular Christmas decorating ideas. As they brainstorm, you'll see one great idea after another get "sketched out" right on your video screen. Get inspired to spice up your Christmas decorating with Christmas topiaries, unique garlands and other decorative elements. See how designers use all kinds of design elements to add pizzazz to their Christmas decorating! Visit our Christmas Tree Decorating page for more spectacular Christmas decorating ideas.

Holiday "vignettes":

The Christmas decorations are on the tree and the fireplace; we've hung our Christmas wreaths. Is our Christmas decorating complete? The design pros say: "Not yet! Don't forget the holiday vignettes". This is the creative way designers display holiday collectibles. Learn all about "vignettes" and how designers use these holiday displays to give a room that finishing touch. It's what separates designer Christmas decorating from the ho-hum. In "Christmas Decorating: The Art of Holiday Design", floral designers and holiday stylists share their tricks-of-the-trade and designer secrets to inspire you to decorate your home for the holidays with style. Visit our Holiday Floral Design page for more Christmas decorating ideas.