How to Make Christmas Table Center Pieces Out of Christmas Decorations

Unused Christmas decorations can come in handy as makeshift centerpieces when you're in a pinch or have put off planning until the last minute. Repurpose Christmas decorations that didn't find their way to your tree or mantle into simple, inexpensive centerpieces for the holiday table. You don't need to be very crafty to make table centerpieces, but you should have a good eye for what looks good arranged together and what won't work. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Place the Christmas wreath on the table, in the middle.

2

Set the hurricane vase inside the inner ring of the wreath. Use a hurricane vase that is wide enough to almost completely fill the inside of the wreath.

3

Fill the vase with Christmas ball ornaments that are smaller, no larger than 2 inches wide. Be very careful that you don't crush the ornaments if they are made of glass.

4

Sprinkle the tinsel icicles over the tabletop lightly. When using tinsel, less is more. You don't want the table to be completely covered.

5

Set a candlestick with a tapered candle 6 inches away on each side of the wreath. Adjust the distance as needed depending on the size of your table. You may want to space the candles sticks farther away from the wreath if you have a long table. Use more than two candles if you'd like for a long table and have the candles trail down the middle of the length of the table. If you're decorating a round table, place four candlesticks around the wreath.