This is the easiest but most effective party centrepiece I have ever done! I made a wedding wish tree and place card tree for my sister's and best friend's wedding a couple of years ago but after a lot of hunting in the garage I realised I may have chucked out the twisted willow!

Off I went to the local garden centre and bought a huge piece almost 6 feet wide!

I cut off a small knobbly branch at the bottom and sat it in one of my big vases and ta da! I hung some chocolate medals off the branches and some paper fan decorations in the Olympic colours!

It really has the wow factor with minimal effort required!

Perfect for small boy's Olympic party tomorrow and I can reuse the willow for Christmas, Easter and other birthdays!

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A beautiful meal in pictures.

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I was like an elf in Santa's work shop last night! I made up 22 beautiful (if I do say so myself) favours for the wedding rehearsal meal, ahead of my brother's big day next Friday! I made them from squares of muslin fabric, little gardening fibre pots and stuffed them with a red, white an blue lollypop, a few Werthers Original sweets to suck on, while we wait for the arrival of the Bride and a packet of tissues in case anyone gets emotional during the ceremony!

I used an elastic band to hold the muslin in place, wrapped red, blue and white twine round it and attached a little paper label, adored with a bow in various patriotic patterns! My miniature stamp set was just right for the lettering!

A perfect little package for the big day!

I have got all sorts of bits to pack in the suitcase for the rehearsal meal, which I will share in another post! It is all a vintage British and American theme!

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The Bride and Groom get an extra present in theirs! Personalised wedding shoe stickers from Nutmeg at notonthehighstreet!