Christmas Dough Bowl: 7 Easy Tips 

Christmas Dough Bowl: 7 Easy Tips For Creating A Holiday Centerpiece

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The most important part of this centerpiece is the base. If you start with a good base, the rest is quite easy to put together.

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Once the first candle was in place, it was easy to eyeball where the other three candles went.

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Now, the fun begins as we add Christmas greenery and embellishments! Here is one box of bits and pieces of greens.

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I was inspired to use fairy lights in this centerpiece by how the stars at night peek out, twinkling brightly, between the birch and evergreen branches .

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I added more greens around the base of the centerpiece, sticking them into the dry foam to secure them.

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The next step was to add greens to fill in the center dough bowl. Many of my small greens had pinecones attached to them. This was a bonus.

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When I liked the way the greens looked, I added pine cones and moss to fill in the gaps and create a balanced look.

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I hope you will pull out your dough bowl or tray, basket, or bowl and create a unique Christmas centerpiece for your home.

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