New Year’s Eve Decorations to Welcome your Guests & the New Year!

Entry #863, December 27, 2011

The clock is ticking down to the last few days of 2011 and holiday partying is always a cherished tradition with family and friends. If you are planning on entertaining, or you just want your home to look festive for ringing in the New Year – look at these Martha Stewart New Year’s ideas for your home decor.

Shimmering New Year’s Streamers

New Year’s sparkling streamers

Leftover holiday paper gets a fresh start when used to make decorations for a New Year’s party. We used metallic paper to make streamers of shimmering circles that descend from above like the Times Square ball.

For a final bit of recycling, we grabbed small tart tins from the kitchen and used the shiny containers to hold tea lights.

Circle Streamers How-To

1. Spray pieces of card stock with spray adhesive on both sides; cover with wrapping paper.

2. Cut out graduated circles from wrapped card stock using an adjustable circle cutter (ours were 2 to 6 inches in diameter).

3. Punch a hole at the top and bottom of circles, except smallest one. For smallest circle, make a hole at top edge only. Connect circles using jump rings, placing largest circle at top and smallest at bottom. Repeat process to make more streamers. Use monofilament and a thumbtack to hang each streamer from ceiling.

Countdown Decor

What a festive mantle display!

Make sure all eyes are on the time with this festive mantel display.

Tinsel New Year’s Number Banner

What a whimsical decorative idea!

For a touch of drama (and whimsy), hang this banner made from leftover holiday tinsel. To make it, choose the numbers you need from our template and print onto card stock.

Don’t pack up the Christmas decorations before you ring in the New Year. Sparkly tinsel garlands make flashy party decor.

Here’s how to turn the countdown into a glittery affair.

Sparkling Centerpiece

“Champagne bubbles” centerpiece

Ball-shaped ornaments displayed in glass flutes mimic the rising bubbles in a glass of Champagne.

A New Year’s Eve celebration wouldn’t be complete without a glass of Champagne, so bubbly is a perfect theme for end-of-the-year festivities. Ball-shaped ornaments displayed in glass flutes mimic the rising bubbles. (We mixed vintage balls with clear ones.) Gather flutes in varying styles, and cluster them on a cake stand to craft a truly effervescent centerpiece.

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