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Holiday hosting? It's easier than you think. Provided you person the close tools, of course. And by tools, we mean the essentials: Hand-beaded placemats. Proper napkins successful jewel tones. A cocktail successful your hand, to marque definite the evening goes disconnected without a hitch.

But to help america get into the highest of vacation hosting spirits, we called successful a pro. She's sharp, she's bright, and she's bubblier than freshly popped champagne — She's Joanna Buchanan, the artist, designer, and hostess extraordinaire.

In our exclusive video, Joanna takes america done a fewer of her must-haves for laying the cleanable tablescape this season. Just 1 watch, and you'll beryllium volunteering to big friends and household successful nary time. 

Below, you tin store a fewer of Joanna's most-loved products arsenic seen successful the video. (And, okay, 1 that we couldn't defy tossing in.) Happy holidays, and blessed hosting!