Thanks for the tips everyone

Peanutter, I wish I lived closer to IKEA!! I bet they'd have loads of great stuff. Next time I'm nearby I might pick up stuff for table settings, that doesn't have to be strictly Christmas.

Thanks for the hints BG. We already decided on a red & gold theme, as it matches our house and it seems pretty easy to get stuff in those colours. I have a good idea of how I want things to be - we'll have two tables outside and I've got in my mind how they'll look, and how the room with the tree will be. I can't wait!

I remembered this morning that I have a $30 voucher for Target from Nana from this Christmas, so went there first. So disappointing! They were packing away all their Christmas gear, and the stuff they had out wasn't very discounted. Still managed to spend my $30 though So then I took off to where the Kmart is, and popped into the Go Lo & Cheap As Chips that are there. I wound up with a huge pile of stuff that all goes together, and will look great when I can set it all up next year!

I'm going to start decorating as soon as my birthday's over (26/11) so if there's anything I think is missing I have plenty of time to go get it Can't wait for next year already!