Glimmering gold lends a festive touch to any party's decor. At our cocktail party, golden garlands decked the walls, adding twinkly glamour to a spread of big-batch cocktails and festive finger foods.

If a full set of 22-karat embellished china isn't in your budget, a single Glitz dinner plate ($117, dbohome.com) can be used as a platter for small bites.

Martha Stewart Collection gold serve-ware (starting at $32, macys.com) adds extra glitz to an appetizer spread. 

Stemless barware, such as this gold-flecked Aliseo flute ($95, tableartonline.com), sets a relaxed and cozy tone ...

... and Coro glassware ($48 for 4, serenaandlily.com), sets a celebratory mood but is sturdier than stemmed varieties.

This golden cheese knife set ($198, anthropologie.com) includes four models, arming you for everything from gooey Camembert to hard, aged Gouda.

Midas-worthy Dorit wood candleholders ($75 each, pelledesigns.com) and tapers ($17.75 per pair, creativecandles.com) cast a lovely glow even before you light them.

Decorating for the holidays doesn't get easier than stringing up gold paper garlands ($35, alderandcoshop.com) in unexpected spots.

The Farmstead's Meat Club winter collection (from $275, farmsteadinc.com) includes truffled foie gras mousse, whole-grain mustard, goose rillettes, country pate, and candied nuts.

Serve it with deliciously crunchy Jan's Farmhouse crisps ($8, formaggiokitchen.com), and you have hors d'oeuvres covered.

A box of sweet and savory French Broad salted honey caramels (from $12, frenchbroadchocolates.com) makes a great thanks-for-having-me present.

Serve citrusy Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco ($18, wine.com) straight up or in a cocktail.

Katz Organic December's New Oil ($24, katzandco.com) is a deliciously bright and grassy olive oil.