This is the enhanced version. I uploaded it to instagram. I started off with an old wooden box/crate that I bought at the local antique mall a few years ago. When we bought our tree, we had them trim off the bottom branches and we kept them. Since the boughs were pretty wide, I took a pair of pliers and snipped off the "arms" (for lack of a better word) from the main branch. Once I had cut enough, I simply layered them in the sections. After I decided it was fluffy enough, I tossed in the pine cones.
Now, let me tell you: it is very hard to find pine cones up here in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin! The silver ones I've had for about 5 years. I collected them when my husband and I were living in Georgia. It makes sense: pine trees abound in the south. All I had to do was walk out the back door of our townhome and pick them up. They needed a Christmas-y flair so I spray painted them a metallic silver. Back then, I was averse to gold lol. (Since then, it has been growing on me). The red pinecones do have some glitter on them, and those I bought at Robinson Floral two years ago when we bought our tree. If I want pinecones, I have to BUY them! How crazy! But, up here, you just can't get them for free outside.
The centerpiece needed more glimmer, sparkle, and shine so I threw in some smaller glass ball ornaments. In keeping with the color scheme, I chose silver and red. And I love that the red has a pink-y, maroon-ish color to it, so the red is not matchy-matchy.
I have added two artificial candy canes to it since I took this picture. I want to add one of those velvet red bows to the front, but the one I have is too big of a scale, so I eighty-sixed it.
I normally only use that rustic wooden box/crate for fall when it's on the front porch filled with mini pumpkins and gourds. I also wanted to nestle in some small mason jars (with a tea light in each one) like I had seen on Pinterest, but there just wasn't enough room. And I still love how this turned out!
This is how I normally do this arrangement, but wanted to do something a little different. It's normally on the coffee table, but I can't seem to ever keep the coffee table tidy, hahaha.
This picture is from 2010. I thought I had a more recent picture, but alas, I guess not. As you can see, I usually use a long shallow wooden oval platter with fake greenery and silver pinecones sprinkled with silver acorns. Other years, I've nestled faux magnolia leaves underneath the pine sprays. Here is my inspiration for this piece: Low Glow Centerpiece. I couldn't find silk magnolia leaves at the Hobby Lobby in south Georgia, so I bought the pine boughs and used those instead.
Hope this sparks your creative neuron and you can create a beautiful Christmas centerpiece!
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