Decorating for Christmas has always been an enjoyable time of the year. Although unpacking old decorations can bring back wonderful memories, every once in a while I want to spice things up a bit. There are several Christmas wine related items out there that can take decorating your home to the next level. Unused Christmas wine stoppers can line your counter tops, holiday napkins can sit on the table and be more accessible, and those elegant wine bags that you received as a gift with your bottle of wine can be used as potpourri bags.
With such a large variety of holiday wine stoppers out there, you can tailor chose them to fit your style. Just pick 3 or 5, odd numbers make for better visual appeal, and arrange them to sit in a pattern of your choice in your kitchen or bar area. To make this decoration area even more Christmas themed, grab an inexpensive holiday wine bag and place it over a bottle, empty or full, and set it up behind the wine stoppers. Get creative and mix in some of your old decorations to make your own holiday scene. You can even add holiday glasses to the mix. Like hand painted holiday wine glasses are also a great way to decorate. You can place them next to your wine stoppers on the counter top or in your cabinet with glass doors, so that they are visible. With a large variety of styles available you can do all one style or five different styles. When each guest is poured a glass it is easily identifiable; no more confusion on whose wine glass was left next to the casserole Christmas Eve during dinner preparation.
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And what about those wine bags that you get as gifts? Re-use them as decorations around your home. The paper wine bags can be candy cane holders; just hang candy canes along the edge and put a few on the inside at the bottom to weigh it down. For the sheer, shapeless bags fill them with holiday scented potpourri. Not only will they be beautifully displayed, it will make any room smell great. Another type of wine bag that can serve two purposes, is the large velvet bags. Hang them from cabinets and fill them with your plastic grocery bags so that you have easy access and a stylish way to store them. With so many low cost, trendy wine bags available you should find multiple uses for them besides wine gift bags.
Christmas ornaments are always hung from your tree. Have you thought about using them in alternative ways? Smaller, flatter ones can be hung from any bottle; olive oil, wine, or liquor. This way you can add holiday spirit to your spirits. Another great alternative to hanging ornaments from the tree is to buy some suction cups with hooks, and hang your ornaments from your window or on cabinets at work. Anywhere a suction cup can grab hold, you can put an ornament.
There are many other uses for your wine accessories, just be creative! Ditch the traditional ways of decorating and try something new this season. You will dazzle your family and friends with imaginative alternatives for those unused holiday wine accessories.
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David Scott is the owner of WineChristmas.com, a branch of Su Vino Winery. Wine Christmas carries Lolita Christmas Glasses, Wine Glass Ornaments, Wine Gift Bags and several other wine related Christmas items.