Let’s talk about one of my favorite topics… arrangements. And my most, most favorite of my favorite arrangements are Christmas ones! Today let’s talk about using what you have to create a Christmas arrangement in less than 20 minutes!
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I love arrangements because they are mini focal points and just one in a room creates instant beauty.
You have got to love something that creates instant beauty.
Just remember these three easy steps and you can create Christmas arrangement beauty all over your home!
FIND SOMETHING TO PUT YOUR ARRANGEMENT IN
An arrangement will look best if you put it in something. It give it a boundary. And our eyes love boundaries!
Here are some popular items to use…
- basket (often my favorite)
- bowl
- tray
- crate
- box
Here’s a little peek at a Christmas table I just set. We were having terrific thunderstorms so the room was dark. I was playing around trying to get a lot of candle glow with my camera.
The arrangement is a basket that goes down the center of the table. The basket really adds texture to the table.
Here are some pretty things to put an arrangement in…
USE THE RULE OF THREE
Arrangements aren’t hard. They are prettiest if kept simple.
My best “use what you have” Christmas arrangement advice is to use three different things in an arrangement.
In the arrangement above I used greens, votives, and ornaments. This Christmas arrangement took only minutes to put together.
It’s simple and pretty and festive. This is my favorite Christmas arrangement this year.
Here are a few items that would work together in a Christmas arrangement. Choose 3…
- greens, real or faux
- ornaments
- berries
- wood bead garland
- candles
- fairy lights
- little trees
- pomegranates
- pears
- pinecones
- snowflakes or stars
- leaves, stick and twigs, and fluff
ADD A HINT OF THE CHRISTMAS SEASON
I love the idea of using natural items that can be found in nature this time of year to add to a Christmas arrangement.
I stay away from Christmas items that are very overtly Christmassy or cutsie. They tend to overpower an arrangement.
The arrangement above took literally minutes to style! I found the gold bowl at Target. Oops! Yes, I did buy it this year.
Here are the three items I chose to go in the bowl to make the arrangement…
- a candle
- a garland of pinecones and pine needles
- a few citron green velvet leaves
All of these items together give a nod to the Christmas season.
I put the candle in the bowl and wrapped a bit of the garland around it and added a few extra velvet leaves. Done!
So super easy!
I’m using this easy Christmas arrangement as the centerpiece on my dining area table. You can see the table in the background of the image below.
This image is part of my Christmas tour that you can see tomorrow!
Creating a “use what you have” Christmas arrangement is easy using these three steps!
This is one of my favorite Christmas arrangements. It’s just a bowl and in it are pinecones, deer sheds, and snow. So so easy!
But there is just something about it’s simplicity I LOVE!
Just think of all the beautiful arrangements you can make with things you already have!
YOU MIGHT LIKE THESE ITEMS TO GO WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
Always like to use what you have to create something new.I love beautiful ribbon and add it to everything,keeping it simple.
Your arrangement of pinecones, deer sheds and snow looks like something you came upon while out on a hike and then effortlessly scooped them up and set them in a bowl. So lovely! The more natural a vignette the better in my book.
I’ve learned from seeing your examples how important it is to select a container that blends into the vignette so it doesn’t upstage the main players .
BTW, did you receive the emailed photo of my rusty container filled with leaves, pinecones and berries?
What do you use for snow in your table arrangements?
Jan, this is THE BEST faux snow. I’ve tried many brands and this is the best hands down. Here it is:https://rstyle.me/+f9Ge5ZiGA78HJrHaSdUzLg
Wonderful Decorations !!! Nice Blog to Get New Ideas for Decorate this Christmas !! Thank You For Sharing !!!
So nice to hear from you Veenas! Merry Christmas.
Yvonne, I have been searching for a metal tray in the same color and with handles, just like the one you used! May I ask where you purchased yours?
Merry Christmas!
Julie
Hi Julie, I found this tray locally. Sorry, I do not have a source! However, I will hopefully be working with a wonderful local shop to bring you their products.
I enjoyed this post and you do provide a wonderful and easy formula to create your Christmas vignettes. I love the fresh greenery, but how long do they stay nice? Do you find misting them will prolong there beauty?
Hi Anita, I love fresh greens too! If I use fresh I know that once a week I have to clean up and replace the greens with new fresh ones. When I create a small arrangement it’s not that hard. Hope this is helpful.
I hope you will be working with Cocalico Creek?! LOVE that shop SO MUCH! Was this where you purchased the tray? Thank you for teaching us how create a loving home to celebrate our Savior’s birth, especially this year.
Blessed Christmas to you and your family!
Yes, I did find it at Cocalico Home. I hope to have a collaboration with them this upcoming year. And yes, I LOVE their things!
Hi Yvonne, I am very fond of your idea of “white Christmas” this year! I ordered already some of those small white christmastrees and will buy a few of those small white houses. In my stock I do have several silver deers and Father Christmas. That will look phantasmic with faux snow and greeneries from outside.
Thank you for your inspirations!
Ooooooh! A white Christmas is so perfect! Enjoy decorating!
This is one of the things you do I love the most. I get so many applicable ideas that I can use even in a one-bedroom apartment. Thanks!
Teddee, I hope you create beautiful Christmas arrangements for your lovely apartment!
I love the arrangement on the table with the greens – white candles and silver ornaments. So simple and yet so beautiful.
Thanks, Linda! Christmas decor does not have to be hard, right?
Although I am not ready for this yet, because of what comes with it, the ‘S’ word. However, These are simple, thanks to your designers eye, and yet very elegant. I will be making at least one of these this
X-mas.
Hi Ivory! I hope this will help you decorate your home!
Yvonne, always love your eye toward simplicity. Its always calming to my soul! Would you list some places to get good quality greenery? Yours always looks so real!
Hi Joie, Thank you. I’ll have a source for all kinds of greens soon.
You have become my very favorite blogger! Love all your ideas and they are simple but elegant. I also like that anyone can do it! Your home design are outstanding, elegant, decorative and not over the top! Keep them coming!!!
Oh my what a comment to wake up to! Thank you so much. Yes, I will keep all the decorating posts coming!
Love your arrangements. Gorgeous! Where did you find your citron items? Love that color!
Also love the Christmas dishes on your table????
I have been decorating with this color for a couple years. When I see something this color I pick it up.