Candy cane colours for the holidays

Invitations
Introduce the tone of your party with an easy-to-make invitation to candyland. Follow up with a menu in the same vein. A simple carafe holds red cranberry juice. Invitation, ribbon, Masterstroke; glasses, decanter, bowl, plates, tablecloth, all Arthur Quentin.

Party hats
Baby Justin's first Christmas party is a visual feast. He's cozy in a cableknit sweater knit by Gran, with striped comfy trousers and tone-on-tone red hat.

Red accents
Touches of red in accent decorations are an inexpensive way to create focus and drama. Vintage floral cushions are a soft backdrop for the harder lines of candy cane stripes and touches of rickrack. Massed red carnations take on the look of giant blooms. Wreath, Vie de Campagne; tablecloth, tureen, flour shaker, tin mould, Pastis jug, creamer, red glasses, cake plates, glass jar, measuring glass, dishes, cutlery, vases, all Arthur Quentin; lidded pitcher, Moutarde; miniature tree, cake plate, Seasons of Cannon Falls; candy cane pillar candles, Concord Candles.

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