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Preparing for the holidays
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Decorating your home for the holidays can be fun and exciting. And you don't have to spend a fortune to put on a festive holiday display. If you need inspiration, you've come to the right place. We've included Christmas, Kwanzaa and Hanukkah décor to help brighten your holidays. For a fun addition to your holiday display, try these decorative metal deer. They're allowed to roam indoors ($35 each) at Pier 1 Imports. Complete your holiday dinner table with a white cloth napkin trimmed in red ($3.95), napkin ring ($2.95) and peppermint lollipop ($8.95), all from Pier 1 Imports. For a traditional table setting, try this gold dessert plate ($7), green plaid dinner napkin ($7) and napkin ring ($5) all from Dillard's. Mixed blue Hanukkah lilies and linen white poppies in a bright white ceramic vase, creates a fun and funky Hanukkah centerpiece ($50) at popflowershop.com. Keep the home fires burning and smelling sweet in this antique-finish carrier containing red and green cinnamon-scented starter cones, a bundle of fatwood and small pine cones ($49.95) at RedEnvelope.com/style. Add soft lighting to any room with geometric Olivia Star Mood lamps, crafted of seeded glass panels framed in bronze metal. They can be used as a table lamp or hung to create a dramatic style ($79 to $99) at Pottery Barn. Serve your holiday cookies from this hand-painted Santa cookie jar ($12.99) at TJ Maxx. Whether you're hosting a party or accenting the décor in your bathroom, this small snowflake candle will add a glow to any room ($4.95) at The Bug Store, 4474 Shaw Boulevard. For contemporary styling, try this sequined wreath made of wire. You can bend the wire to create your own look ($40) at Down by the Station, 150 West Argonne Drive in Kirkwood. Transparent fused glass menorah designed by Tamara Baskin ($160) at the United Hebrew Congregation Gift Shop, 13788 Conway Road. "New Year in Jerusalem" spinning dreidel by artist Gary Rosenthal, features panels of fused art glass, copper, brass and gold ($90) from The Source Unlimited, 11044 Olive Boulevard. The celebration of Kwanzaa lasts seven days, and each day is dedicated to one of the seven principles. Each day, one candle ($9.95 each) is lighted on a kinara ($99.95 handmade in Africa), representing each principle. An art box is also featured in this photo ($29.95), all from Afro World Hair and Fashion, 7276 Natural Bridge Road. Wreaths made of glass ornaments are a glamorous take on the holidays offering a warm and bright welcome to your home ($34.99) at HomeGoods. The kids will be the first to snatch a cookie from Santa's plate ($7.99) at HomeGoods. Complete your festive holiday table with this modern holiday landscape ($150) at Botanicals Design Studio, 3014 South Grand Boulevard.
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