Holiday Cheer
Decorate a mantel, side table or any flat surface in your home with cute DIY decorations and greenery from Hy-Vee Floral.
Swap out traditional evergreens and deck the halls with a sprawling eucalyptus garland. To help it look fresh, keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat vents and fireplaces.
eucalyptus garland
Bring a starry holiday night indoors and use fishing line or string to hang purchased or DIY paper stars. Choose white, gold or silver paper to add elegance.
paper stars
Cut house shapes out of ½-in.-thick foam core. Cover with brown kraft paper and use glue to secure. Draw house details on paper with pencil. Cover pencil design with white dimensional paint and let dry. Glue a small block of foam core on the back of each house to help them stand up.
Craft Paper gingerbread village
Quick & Easy
Give your holiday decor charm and personality with these simple DIY projects.
Pour dark green acrylic paint onto a paper plate. Dip a Christmas tree-shape cookie cutter into the paint, then stamp onto the towel. Repeat to create a pattern. Use a paintbrush to fill in some trees with paint, and a pencil end to make ornaments.
Tree Tea Towels
Arrange trimmed evergreen branches and clusters of juniper berries in small white vases from Hy-Vee. Display around the table at each place setting.
Individual Centerpieces
Display a fresh evergreen bouquet from Hy-Vee for a variety of greenery. Add in extra leaves such as magnolia and balsam for even more shape and color.
Evergreen Bouquet
Use twine to tie a single rosemary sprig in a circle around a cloth napkin. Include at each place setting to add fresh fragrance to the table.
Wreath Napkin Rings
Give your holiday decor charm and personality with these simple DIY projects.
Quick & Easy
Floral
Contact the Hy-Vee Floral Department to order these (and more) beautiful bouquets and centerpieces for your holiday table.
Buy the freshest greenery and garlands possible, and store them in a cool place until you’re ready to use them. Keep them out of sunlight and away from heat sources. To extend the life of the greenery, spritz with water every 2 to 3 days. When greenery or wreaths start to get dry, they also can be submerged in cool water to revive them a bit.”
Pro tip:
Make it last
—Lori McKenna
Hy-Vee Floral Manager
Ankeny, IA
Stay-Fresh Holiday Decor
Follow these care tips to help holiday centerpieces last longer.
• For bouquets, cut stems at a 45-degree angle to absorb more water. Recut the stems every five days.
• Make sure stem ends are completely covered by water, and replace the water every other day.
• Mix cut-flower food into the water for nourishment.
Winter’s Wonder
A combination of white lilies, pine cones and small and large roses is even more beautiful than freshly fallen snow.
Holly Jolly
Red hypericum berries and alstroemeria lilies add seasonal color to a centerpiece with evergreen stems and white snapdragons.
Celebrate
Make it a white Christmas with a stunning arrangement of lilies, hydrangea, roses and snapdragons.
Alpine Snow
Succulents, evergreen sprigs, white roses and snapdragons are accented with gray and white buffalo check ribbon.
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