Add sparkle to your foyer with a candlelit greeting. Set a tray of pillar candles on a chair seat, tuck in sprigs of flocked greenery, and complete the look with a small wreath encrusted with faux crystals at the chair back.

 

The bounty of the sea inspired this coffee-table arrangement. Shells hold votives on a lightly flocked wreath accented with starfish and coral. To turn the display into a striking centerpiece, add an ornament-filled hurricane or a pillar candle to the center.

 

To bring holiday cheer outdoors, fill window boxes with cedar and boxwood boughs, green hypericum berries, and sprigs of baby's breath stuck into a dry block of floral foam. Protected from direct sun and weather extremes, cut greens can survive throughout the season.

 

A dozen votives sparkle when placed en masse on a silver tray. This idea makes an easy last-minute centerpiece. To remove spent candles from their holders, freeze them upside down overnight.