Christmas theme ideas

Great Christmas decorating ideas -- from the most traditional to the contemporary to fabulous retro motifs

Cold weather getting you down -- hold a Christmas fiesta party!
Serve lime margaritas, strawberry daiquiris and hot weather food like chips and salsa, marinated veggies and jerk chicken skewers
Decorate tables with bananas, pineapples, gold balloons, gold poppers and gold and purple confetti
Hand out glow necklaces, gold maracas and party poppers as guests arrive

Spray-snow and electric 'candles' burning in the windows
Make small paper cones from stiff wrapping paper, punch two holes opposite each other at open cone end. Tie a piece of ribbon through and fill with festive jelly bellys, silver dragees or chocolate coins. Hang them on a small tree near the door so guests can take one as they leave
String cards on ribbon or twine and hang across fireplace

Snowflake Fold blue patterned origami paper into quarters, cut into snowflake pattern, unfold and place in small vellum envelope. Punch hole in corner, fasten to gift ribbon and write message in silver pen.
Gift tag Using brown wrapping paper, cut out leaf shapes using pinking shears, punch hole in one end, fasten a small swatch of evergreen branch/holly berries/small tree decoration and fasten to gift with tartan ribbon.
Stocking Cut small stocking shape (3") out of burlap/felt/other thick material, glue decorative ribbon around the upper edge and write on stocking using permanent marker. If you're feeling really creative, stitch your message with embroidery thread.
Clothes pin Attach cards to package ribbon using clothespins that have been covered in brightly coloured paper shapes (stars, stockings, woolly hats, trees, etc). Get creative and add ribbon, glitter, photocopy transfers and confetti.