Centerpieces

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Staff Christmas Party!! What a great way to give away colorful fun! 😎 I helped decorate the tables at our staff Christmas party, and I was allowed to put a crochet piece or two, or three 🤩 on each table. If this snazzy stack looks familiar (remember, that back-loop-only trick?! so easy, so snazzy), it is because it first appeared here: Comfy Cozy. Now, as a centerpiece, this trio of cuddle bundles is even snazzier.

Every fun table at this event had a unique look, and the whole place sparkled with festive flavor. Ten tables in all, twenty crochet pieces arranged in their centers. I had way to much fun posing these pieces. 😍


Every one of these pretty pieces has recently appeared in a post on this blog, and it looks like there's been a lot of parties going on!  😎  Party 1 (for those pinky-peach party lovers) and  Party 2  (for those purple lovin' lovers). Oh, and there was a previous party of inspiration for these pieces: Office Party. Plus, there was more colorful fun here and there and everywhere:  Blue Christmas, Hippie Chicks, Comfy Cozy. 


I was absolutely delighted to see people touching these scarves, looking closely at some, and wondering what it was in the center of each table. One lady actually took a scarf off the center, wrapped it around her shoulders, and played costume dress-up for a minute. 😍 Exactly what it was there for! To have fun. She folded it back up, and returned it to the center. I was too busy at the end of the party to notice what happened to that piece, but I hope she got it. 😎


During the party, there were drinks and appetizers, plus a trivia game for entertainment. The official prizes for the winners of the trivia game were gift cards, provided by admin. The unofficial prize on every table was a crochet piece, if you wanted to take one. Every single piece disappeared into the happy hands of one of my colleagues. I was so delighted with this give-away! I'm still smiling from it. 😍

A week or so before the party, I assembled everything for an inventory, and took a few photos (to share with my co-decorating colleague). I have to chuckle at how cute these pieces look, all lined up on the couch, like kids ready for mischief: Cute on the Couch.


Too much ruffle? Never!
Too fluffy? Impossible.
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So much texture, so little time.
😁


Too much fringe? No such thing.
Fringe too fluffy? Also no such thing.
😍


I thought this big piece (below), which is basically a poncho (kinda like Poncho Tequila 😎), was too bulky for anyone to love it as much as I do. Ah, but it found a good home. I saw a colleague take it like the cuddly beast it is. Deserving of so much love.😍


Here's the video where I'm walking around just admiring all this colorful fun, and shamelessly showing off these crochet pieces like the precious babes that they are: Christmas Party Centerpieces



Christmas Cheer + Creative Crochet = Colorful Fun

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