Thank You for visiting a Party City StoreSkip to main content Food and Wine » Entertaining » Fun and easy desert-Mex party Red and fuchsia are a bold new take on a ng way. Photo By: Jason Kisner ©2013, DIY Network/Scripps Networks, LLC. Photo By: Jeff Romaniuk ’s Design Happens to throw a holiday party and share the results with our readers. Find step-by-step instructions and tips for everything from our table to table setting to fully stocked bar. Browse this gallery to see the projects and catch up on all the Made + Remade posts here. We held our celebration at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens here in the hometown of HGTV and DIY. The historic stone building, complete with grand fireplace, was the perfect backdrop for our rustic chic party theme. We added color and sparkle through our projects, recipes and holiday spirits. The fireplace is flanked by built-in wooden bookcases that were blank and dark before we styled them. Learn how to style your bookshelves from Design Happens.

We hung both traditional, store-bought stockings with funky handmade ones on our mantel. See how to make your own funky Christmas stockings on Made + Remade. We wanted a focal point above the fireplace mantel, and a bright, glowing handmade star was the perfect choice. Learn to make a light-up holiday star for your mantel from Marianne on HGTV's Crafternoon. Check out this subtle trick: To brighten up the dark shelves, we backed them with paper. See how to wrap bookshelves with festive paper on Design Happens. Christmas trees of various styles and materials add height and interest on the mantel. See how to make the felt ombre trees at home. Rather than light a fire in the fireplace, we wrapped logs with Christmas lights for a subtle, safe glow. See how you can create a festive and glowing fireplace without the fire on Made + Remade. What's a holiday party without gifts? Marianne cleverly wrapped ours with inexpensive paper and tape. Learn how to use Kraft paper to make gift wrap three ways on HGTV's Crafternoon.

To allow more seating at our holiday table, Dan designed and built benches for the side seating. Get his woodworking plans for building these farmhouse benches on Made + Remade.christmas home decorating ideas pictures We mixed china and chargers with handmade elements on our table, including hand-printed napkins and place card holders made of dogwood branches and wire. creative christmas decorations ideasLearn to make your own block-printed napkins and rustic place card holders on Made + Remade.home decor trends 2014 uk To brighten up the table, Marianne created this clever centerpiece with succulents, ferns and cockscomb planted in a coppery gutter. simple cheap diy christmas decorations

See how you can design a holiday centerpiece in a gutter on HGTV's Crafternoon. Small candles create ambience on our table. Camille shows you how to add a subtle glow with these easy DIY mercury glass votives on Design Happens.decorating my home for the holidays This was a project we all had our hearts set on ... a hanging branch chandelier with hanging blooms! decorating my home for the holidaysSee how to design a hanging branch chandelier for your own holiday table. A small corner of the large room served as a cozy seating spot for our holiday event. For a new twist on the specimen art trend, Deanne and Farima mounted glittered pine cones to wooden plaques. Learn to make pine cone plaques on Made + Remade. Books wrapped in various shades of leather add a subtle, masculine touch on a side table.

Make leather-wrapped books to dress up your space. We didn't just set out beer and wine for our bar, we dolled up and decorated! Get ideas for styling your holiday bar on Design Happens. A magnolia garland tops off our holiday bar, while childhood holiday pictures serve as fun conversation starters. Learn how to design a magnolia garland from Virginia on Made + Remade. You can easily make plain cocktails feel special with simple garnishes. Get garnish ideas on Design Happens. Make sure your guests don't go thirsty. Get tips for stocking a bar for your holiday party from Hannah on Made + Remade. Choose a signature cocktail for your next party to set the tone and the color palette. For our signature cocktail, Briana chose a pleasant evening shim cocktail that was complemented by sugared cranberries, served on an antiqued mirror tray. Our food table was loaded with fabulous recipes and colorful, creative tips. But what's underneath is also a great ideas. Learn about what may be the best tablecloth ever on Made + Remade.

Savory soup warms and delights every guest, whether it's a formal cocktail party or casual open house. Get the recipe for Farima's sweet potato pear soup shooters on Design Happens. Much like fresh flowers, fresh fruit adds color and life to a table. We piled grapes, pears and pomegranates on a tiered stand on our food table. These pretty decorations are totally edible. Much like your fun cousin, a cheese plate is always a hit at parties. Learn how to make the perfect cheese plate and cranberry-walnut relish for your next party. Galettes are like more-forgiving pies. For our party, Liz made a few savory galettes. See her inspiration for this recipe on Design Happens. To dress up the wall behind our dessert table so yummy dishes like Virginia's cream puff tree would pop, Kelly made a fabric strip backdrop. Get her tips for making a fabric strip backdrop on Made + Remade. Here's a new twist on classic holiday dishes: pumpkin pie dip (yes, dip!) served with gingersnaps.