I am all about the unusual centerpiece as you
can tell from this post and this post. I'm also about the centerpiece that does
double duty, as I'm about to show you today. If you want to make a centerpiece
intriguing and the talk of your guests, make it more than a centerpiece; consider making it the attendance prize or party gift for one lucky guest.
When I was growing up my mother used to play a lot of bridge, and host a lot of
bridge parties. Sometimes the winner took home only a little change in an
envelope, other times the winner took home some pretty nice gifts. Whether you
play bridge or canasta or bunco or, as my grandmother did way back in her day,
pinochle, make your party gift the center of attention as a part of your lovely
dinner table.
My centerpiece here actually has a theme, but yours doesn't necessarily have to. The theme of mine, as you can tell, is Colonial Williamsburg. I
grabbed one of my favorite little baskets that I use to hold kindling
by the fireplace, and put it together with a Williamsburg cookbook, a jar of
soup made from a recipe in the cookbook, two more recipes printed on lovely
little tea towels, as well as a favorite teapot. The teapot is extra special
because it has two different sides reflecting two different people, a man and a
woman. It's one of my favorite teapots in my collection, not just because it
makes the perfect amount of tea for me in the afternoon, but also because it
always gives me a smile whenever I use it.
I'm not saying that I am giving this particular centerpiece away, no, I can't get rid of any
of these treasured things, but it does serve to give you an idea as to how to
make a centerpiece for your table not just for pleasant viewing, but to use as
a gift. If you want to have your guests talking about your lovely table, entice
them with an exciting giveaway.
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