I hope you are having a Jolly December!
We had a very Merry time at our annual family Christmas Eve
I “passed the torch” to DD this year
and she and her husband hosted our gathering
in their beautiful new home
We decided we wanted to keep it very simple this year
We ordered ham and cheese biscuits from a local bakery,
bought Pastry Pups from Trader Joe’s,
HHjr grilled Teriyaki Tenderloin
and I made a kid friendly appetizer wreath
Appetizer wreaths not only look very festive,
you can tailor them to your own taste
Parsley is the base of the wreath with salami roses tucked in
Salami roses are super easy to make and add a great wow factor
You can see two ways to make them here and here
Pretty red strawberries
Cherry tomatoes and rosemary
I made this wreath kid friendly
with cheese cubes and strawberries
Parmesan Crisps from Trader Joe’s fill the center
Serve with toothpicks for stabbing berries, tomatoes and cheese
I found these pretty paper plates and napkins at Swoozies
They were perfect with DD’s red and green holiday color scheme
and the gold accents in her house
Plus easy clean up!
Pretty Christmas cookies from a bakery were dessert
Every year I give the children some kind of goodie bags
Two families were missing this year,
spending Christmas with their other families,
so we only had 6 of the 11 grandchildren
They each got a bag of faux snowballs
and a pair of Christmas glasses
They had a ball having snowball fights out in the yard
and wearing their crazy glasses!
The guy in the festive Santa suit in the middle
is a close family friend…
He really surprised us when he arrived in this outfit!
Of course I had to give him a pair of glasses too!
I am looking forward to creating more seasonal and themed
edible wreaths throughout the year,
such a festive and easy appetizer!
You can also make a festive decorative
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Tasty Tuesday Oh My Heartsie Girl Turn About Tuesday
Full Plate Thursday Centerpiece Wednesday Creative Crafts