Hosting a Christmas party and need a quick center piece? This is for you!
I already had a huge hurricane with a candle as a center piece for our dining table.
I bought both at Ikea last Spring when we hosted Easter dinner for a few of our friends here in Dayton. The glass hurricane is called Blomster and it’s $14.99. I love the etched glass detailing. For Easter, I tossed a bag full of those cheapy plastic colorful eggs in without the candle and thought it was playful and cute.
Then, when the Easter festivities had ended, I knew our cork collection and a large pillar candle would be great and neutral for summer and fall (we worked hard to earn every one of those corks, btw! haha). **Note, we never actually light the candle, and I wouldn’t recommend it without some extra precautions.
So, when I found these awesome plastic ball ornaments in the dollar section at Target, I knew they would be the perfect way to add some holiday cheer to our dining table (which we usually use as a dropping off point for all kinds of things from mail to purses. We usually eat dinner in front of the TV like normal people…haha).
First, I took out the candle and dumped all the corks into a gallon ziplock for safe keeping (these will be used again…like I said, lots of hard work (and drinking) went into these!).
Then, I put the candle back in.
And put all of the ornaments in the hurricane.
Ta da! Instant holiday cheer!
And from the top…
I love the little pops of glitter…
This would also look cute with a holiday colored candle. Or if you want to go sans candle, you can just buy more ornaments and fill this baby up!
I realize that this isn’t ground breaking, but I figured I’d share anyway. Happy holidays!
