Handmade Holidays. . .Easy Centerpiece Idea

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Last week my friend Sandy and I went to a holiday shop-hop in Grand Rapids.  A floral shop had really beautiful centerpieces on display.  My Mom had a party last weekend and I decided to recreate what I saw for her.  I don't know why I am calling these centerpieces - I guess I don't know what else to call them - but they would look great anywhere, not just in the center of a table.

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Supplies:

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- Tall glass containers.  The two large containers I used here are actually apothecary jars (without the lids) that I usually have on my mantle. 

- fresh berries.  We used rose hips but I think any fresh berry would work just fine.

- floating candles

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These are so easy to put together - just trim the branches and place in your container, add water, and add floating candles.

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The water sort of magnifies the berries and intensifies the red color.  Think of all the other things you could put in the jars.  I think pine branches would look really pretty.

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We also added fresh cranberries around a candle.

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These were a hit at my Mom's party - everyone commented on them and loved how they looked.

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I am off to Chicago to spend the weekend with my sister (if the road's aren't too bad.  I am writing the post on Wednesday night and right now they are predicting quite a few inches of snow for Friday.  Fingers crossed because my sister and I have a really fun weekend planned!).

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