New Year's Flowers, Decorations and Gifts

As the excitement builds for the coming of the New Year, you may be hosting your own New Year’s Eve party. Welcoming the New Year with family and friends is always a joyous occasion, and you will want the venue to look just right. Whether you are holding the party in your own home, or at a hired venue, discover the best flower decoration ideas for New Year’s Eve and make your bash the one to remember.

The Florist’s Pick for the New Year

Each month of the year has been assigned with its very own flower. January’s flower is the carnation, and so it is the best bloom to use as the focal point of your party. New Year is usually associated with all things sparkly. So you can team silver bows with white carnations for a classy party look. Arrange white carnations in tall and short clear vases, and use them as table centrepieces. For a truly festive look, arrange carnations in wreaths using green foam or bound twigs. You can then hang these wreaths on every door, in addition, to use them as table centrepieces that can lie around small plates of nibbles and candles. As carnations are relatively cheap, you can have huge bouquets of these flowers delivered, ready for you to arrange them in any way you like.

Lily Flower Arrangements

Bursting with sheer joy and celebration, the lily flower is the perfect pick for New Year’s festivities. Lilies deserve to take centre stage so gather huge bunches in vases to place on side tables and dining tables. Lilies are extremely fragrant, which can be sublime, but be careful not to place them too near food as you don’t want their scent overpowering the aroma of the food. If you are planning to have your flowers delivered by an online florist, ensure you opt for same day or next day flower delivery, so your blooms remain as fresh as possible throughout your celebrations.

Individual Table Settings

After the expense of Christmas, you may not be able to offer to your guests New Year’s gifts. However, you can save money by using flowers as decor and as gifts. Individual posies used to hold place names can be also used as small favours that your guests can take away. These thoughtful little gestures will be appreciated by guests, and will also give an elegant ambience to your dinner party. A single red or white rose, accompanied by a few twigs wrapped in twine makes for rustic favour that is in keeping with the winter season.

Creative Recycling and Flowers

Throughout the year, save old jam jars or other small glass jars. These can then be used as vases for individual place settings or table centrepieces. After removing the labels from the jars, tie red, gold, or silver ribbons around the centre. Choose recycle ribbons that have been used to wrap gifts or cut strips of used wrapping paper into ribbons. Fill the jars with water a third of the way up, and place your chosen flowers into the jars. Ensure you remove leaves that may be submerged in the water as these can tend to decay faster in water.

Save Your Christmas Flowers

The days between Christmas and New Year are fleeting, but your festive flowers from Christmas Day may not last until January. However, there is still a way you can save money, and use the flowers that adorned your Christmas dinner table. Dried flowers on small pieces of the card make for beautiful place settings. Press single heads of your favourite winter flower onto pieces of white card, and place them in between the pages of a heavy book like a telephone book. Leave them for a few days before taking them out to write your guests’ names beside the flowers. Make sure the flowers you use are clean and dry.