Simple DIY Christmas Centerpiece

Oh, all you good bloggers with your finished Christmas tablescapes and fancy decorated trees.

I’m still trying to get the cranberry sauce stain out of my tablecloth from Thanksgiving.

{especially since I was the one who accidentally dropped it there, oops!}

Sheesh, can’t take me anywhere.

Anyhow, here’s a quick centerpiece I whipped up to join in the festivities.  The rest of the table won’t be set until December 24th or so, but this festive tableau will make it appear that there’s some Chrismas spirit in our dining room in the meantime.  Plus, my kiddos love looking at those little deer!

It was as easy as arranging some bottlebrush trees (under a dollar a pack at JoAnn Fabric last month) and two pinecone deer.  The deer are ornaments (again, purchased on sale at JoAnn) with the hangers gently removed.  Er, actually, I just pulled those suckers off and hoped for no residual damage.  I noticed Martha Stewart had a similar line of animals made from natural elements, or of course you could easily make your own.  Obviously, I took the lazy easy route.

The long bowl (or whatever the fancy name for it is, any ideas?) was a recent score from the Crate and Barrel outlet.  After arranging the items inside, I applied a little dab of hot glue to the bottom of each piece to help them stay in place.

“Help, we look weird standing in a bowl and our feet are cold!”

Never fear, I have some filling (oh-so-handsomely stored in a Walmart bag) for just this purpose.

Ah, that’s better.

Nestled next to the bowl are two pinecone candle holders snagged at a thrift store a few years ago.  They are resting on top of some vintage linens that managed to escape my cranberry sauce slinging.

The centerpiece is ready; as it gets closer to Christmas I’ll change the linens, add some fresh greenery under and around the centerpiece, and of course set the table.

Probably.  🙂