DIY Dessert Buffets for Christmas Parties and Weddings
Dessert is most everyone's favorite part of the meal anyway -- creating a gorgeous table to show off your favorite holiday dessert recipes will only add to the festivities.
Sadly, we have evolved into a casual society -- paper plates, plastic forks, paper napkins; line 'em up and serve'em. Taking a little extra time to display your desserts in an eye pleasing manner will be appreciated by your guests. With Christmas table decoration ideas and items you already have, you can create a memorable dessert table. Items such as garland, tiered stands, holiday signs, ornaments, candles, small themed trees, and Christmas centerpieces make the task easier than you think!
Hang on tight to your sleigh as we fly by a few fun Christmas Dessert Buffet ideas:
Christmas Elegance
Merry Retro Christmas or Merry Vintage Christmas (whichever you prefer)
It's a Candy Christmas
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Contents at a Glance
Gather Your Elegant Decor for an Elegant Christmas Dessert Buffet
An elegant Christmas party usually uses a base color of black or winter white. Then you add rich reds and greens and accent with gold and/or silver.
Alternately, use whatever color scheme you come up with that's different but still rich and elegant -- red and purple, all gold, gold and silver, wines and winter whites, etc... Decor could include beaded trees, silver/gold servingware, fancy ornaments, crystal or acrylic garland and candles.
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An Elegant Christmas
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White base tablecloth with a black lace overlay. Featured decor includes beaded trees, gold and copper garland, sleighs, top hat and martini glass.
Buffet Decor Suggestions
Below are some ideas of Christmas decor you can use to spice up your buffet. Don't forget to add vertical height to your buffet with trees!
More Christmas Decor and Decorating Buffet Ideas
Do you want step by step directions, more pictures, ideas and suggestions? Check out these resources.
Gather Your Retro/Vintage Decor for this Theme
Decor items to use for a retro or vintage style dessert buffet include retro signs, sleighs, platters, trees, cards and gift wrap. Gather them together and let's start building!
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Merry Retro/Vintage Christmas
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The decor for this buffet includes vintage metal signs of different shapes and sizes, lighted evergreen garland, retro style gift box, airplane, Santa and sleigh.
Vintage/Retro Decor
"Risers"
Use a hat box, a jewelry box, a pot or a pan.
Use a large bowl or phone book or a number 10 can.
Just remember to vary the heights!
Ready Made Risers for your Food - Buffet Tables
Acrylic risers are perfect for displaying food (not just jewelry). I have used them for years. You can use them on top of the tablecloth and decorate around them or cover them with fabric or tablecloths. Since acrylic is a non-porous surface, you can place food directly on them. Very versatile!
Dessert Buffets
Christmas Decorations to Make
Christmas centerpieces for tables, mantels or anywhere in the home as well as ideas for decorating with small themed Christmas trees is some what you will find in these articles.
Gather Your Supplies for a Candy Christmas
For this style dessert buffet, gather any ornaments, garland, dishes, fabrics and, of course, candy that you want to use. Also grab items for risers and any tiered stands you can find. We are gonna create some peaks and valleys and then fill them with candy theme decor and make your dessrts look fantastic!
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It's a Candy Christmas Photos
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The decor used for this buffet includes wrapped candy garland, lighted evergreen garland, red, green and candy cane fabrics, ornaments, a sleigh and candy Christmas trees.
Candy Christmas Decor
Holiday Tiered Stands
Add some festive holiday spirit to your dessert buffet with one of these holiday inspired tiered stands.
Other Themes you Might Use
Christmas and the Holiday Season gives us a wonderful excuse for decorating in our favorite style or highlighting our hobby or collection. Take advantage of it!
Below are articles about certain themes -- Retro, "Paris", Golf and Beatles. Check them out!
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More Themed and Fun Buffet Decorating
Christmas Table Top Decor
Do you have a favorite way to display your desserts?
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KathyMcGraw
Dec 22, 2011 @ 1:22 am | delete
- You are so right about people not taking the time anymore, but like you said it is very much appreciated by others. Your desert table made me hungry, but it also made me think of things I can do to brighten up the holiday meal :)
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miaponzo
Dec 12, 2011 @ 12:42 pm | delete
- Amazing dessert decorating ideas!!! Blessed!
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WriterJanis
Nov 20, 2011 @ 3:40 am | delete
- I love your ideas!
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dustytoes
Dec 31, 2010 @ 5:32 am | delete
- I hope that next year I am more organized and remember to promote your wonderful holiday and party ideas. This lens is so inviting.
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CeruttiTesi
Dec 29, 2010 @ 3:08 pm | delete
- Very romantic! Thank you!
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