Set out the red or green cups on a flat surface.

If desired, use a small cookie cutter to press cheddar slices into star shapes.

Place two crackers upright inside each cup against the side.

Add a small handful of grapes to the bottom of each cup.

Thread mozzarella pearls onto one holiday pick and place inside each cup.

Add cheddar cubes or a cheddar star to each cup.

Fold salami slices into small ribbons and thread several onto a holiday pick; place inside.

Loosely fold prosciutto and tuck it beside the grapes.

Thread one green olive and one Kalamata olive onto a holiday pick and add to each cup.

Nestle blackberries and cherry tomatoes around the meat and cheese.

Slide one breadstick vertically into each cup.

Spoon a small dollop of fig jam or honey into each cup.

Fill open spaces with mixed nuts.

Tuck a fresh rosemary sprig upright in each cup for a Christmas tree effect.