My swinging from the chandeliers and dancing on top of bars type of New Year’s Eve celebrations ended a little over 12 years ago after the birth of my first born. Funny how parenting has a way of reshuffling your life deck! However, I cherish my quieter (well, as quiet as a house full of super excited, sugar high kids will allow) New Year’s Eves, and typically host two celebrations during the day; the kid one at 9pm when the ball drops in Times Square EST, and the real one with my hubby at midnight PST.

This year I am going to set a table for two for our New Year’s Eve celebration using a clock inspired coffee table I have in my house. I made this piece using an old thrifted end table and used clock I found at Thrift Town. I literally glued the pieces together and created a fun piece for my living room. This is going to make a great foundation piece in which to build my table setting.

If you don’t have a “clock table” you can also use a collection of clocks to form a centerpiece around your dining room table or spread them out along a buffet or mantle. Here’s some great inspiration shots I found on Pinterest, most all can be easily recreated using thrifted items:

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/40391727879948011/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/492018328011926800/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/360217670167158045/

To check out more thrifty New Year’s Eve decor ideas, click on the link below for my Thrifty Thursday NYE segment I did on Good Day Sacramento:

http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/8108050-thrifty-thursday-nye-party-ideas-part-1/

Don’t break the bank when it comes to party attire either! Check out these great dresses we found for pennies on the dollar!

http://gooddaysacramento.cbslocal.com/video/8108074-thrifty-thursday-nye-party-ideas/

Happy thrifting and I wish you a happy, healthy, and safe New Year’s Eve and 2014!

Gina Doglione-Nielsen is featured every week on Good Day Sacramento’s Thrifty Thursdays, and owns GNJ Consulting which handles Public, Social, and Media Relations for Thrift Town Stores. Gina lives in Northern California with her amazing husband Josh, and is constantly on the go with three “very active” and “strong personality” bambinos; aka Team Nielsen, and loves every minute of it.