No-Fuss Holiday Buffet

With this so-easy holiday party plan, you can set a stunning table while investing very little time and money.

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Festive Holiday Buffet

Easy Buffet Party Tips

Make a Cheese Platter

Make a Cheese Tray

Display the Sweets

Holiday Buffet Food Ideas

Tabletop Snowflakes

Straw Stars

Glitter Vase

Make a Glittered Vase

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Festive Holiday Buffet

Make planning a festive get-together simple with this foolproof plan from lifestyle expert Eddie Ross. His ideas for party flourishes include decorative vases, handmade crafts, no-fuss foods, and more.

For a simple party buffet, serve foods that taste great at room temperature, such as herbed popcorn, nuts, fruits and veggies, and a cheese sampler.

Easy Buffet Party Tips

Watch how to set a gorgeous holiday table with products you already have at home.

Make a Cheese Platter

A tray of cheeses is always a crowd-pleaser. Include a hard cheese, such as Gruyere; a soft cheese, such as Camembert; and a blue cheese so there's something for everyone. Serve with fruit, crackers, and/or bread.

Try Our Crowd-Pleasing Charcuterie Recipes

Make a Cheese Tray

Watch our tips for creating the perfect cheese tray for your party.

Display the Sweets

Store-bought treats look extra special nestled in a bed of coconut and displayed on stacked cake stands.

Try Our Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes

Holiday Buffet Food Ideas

Watch these party food shortcut ideas for delicious, no-stress appetizers.

Tabletop Snowflakes

Snowflakes made from paper napkins are cheap and chic table decor. Use our pattern to simply trace and cut.

Get the Snowflake Pattern

Straw Stars

Create these festive stars using paper straws to decorate your table, tree, or gifts. Cut the top one-third off of six paper straws to create six short pieces and six long pieces. Bend the long pieces in half, forming V shapes. Hot-glue a short piece in the center of each V, forming W shapes. Lay the straws in a circle, folded ends together, to form a star. Cut two circles from cardstock and glue together. Hot-glue the circles to the center of the star. If desired, add a ribbon hanging loop.

Get Our Festive Holiday Drink Recipes

Glitter Vase

Transform a simple glass vase into a glitzy centerpiece. Dilute glue with water and brush onto the outside of a vase. Add clear glitter all over; let dry. Brush on more glue to the lower half of the vase, add medium blue glitter, and let dry. Repeat with dark blue glitter at the bottom of the vase. Seal with a coat of aerosol hair spray.

Make a Glittered Vase

Watch as we show you step-by-step how to make a sparkling vase centerpiece.

No-Fuss Holiday Buffet

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