A WandafulThing 12 Days of Christmas 2017 – Day 5

A WandafulThing 12 Days of Christmas 2017

Welcome to Day 5 of my 12 Days of Christmas 2017. I’m honored to say that I’ve had loyal readers who have been with me since the beginning and look forward to what theme and ideas I come up with year to year.

Day 5 is an interesting and unique twist on a hostess gift. I always make a point to bring a gift to the host/hostess when I am invited into their home. I also try to be creative with my gift and/or presentation of the gift. I found this gorgeous Mont Royale Cardinal Collection vintage crystal ice bucket at Salvation Army (under $5.00), value $50-85 (win win).

A small poinsettia is also a nice hostess gift. I don’t usually like the plain green pot they come in, so I wrapped it in a piece of decomesh (yes I love the stuff because it is so versatile) and I used the ice bucket as the way to present it. I think it looks great and it’s actually two gifts in one.

It’s been a great deal of fun preparing for this event, and I can’t wait to show you what the next Wandaful Thing is – be sure to come back for Day 6.

Here is a recap from days 1-5 along with links to all the Wandaful Things I created last year (2016).

2017

Day 1 – “Be Jolly” serving tray

Day 2 – Wine Box

Day 3- Hostess Gifts

Day 4 – Shine A Light

2016

Day 1 – Hershey Kiss Christmas Cookies

Day 2 – Peppermint Sugar Scrub

Day 3 – Cork Reindeer

Day 4 – Salted Caramel Pretzel Pecan Bon-Bon

Day 5 – O Christmas Tree Wall Hanging