How to Make 3 Christmas Centerpieces Using a Dough Bowl

Christmas is a time for decorating the home and entertaining. A perfect centerpiece is a must for the table. A dough bowl is a great way to start a centerpiece any time of the year! Here’s how to make 3 Christmas Centerpieces Using a Dough Bowl.

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Earlier this year, I shared ways to style a dough bowl for Easter/Spring here and for Thanksgiving/Fall here.

Start with your Favorite Dough Bowl

The dough bowl I used in the photos was purchased at Hobby Lobby and is currently unavailable online. Here are some of my other favorites that I found! Tap on any of the photos to shop.

How to Make 3 Christmas Centerpieces Using a Dough Bowl

1. Make a Snowy Village

To create this look, first add some snow to your dough bowl.

Arrange your little houses, light them up and enjoy! (I have collected these particular houses over the years from the Target Dollar Spot.) Sometimes houses like these light up themselves. When they don’t, I use battery operated tea lights and put them inside.

2. Line Up Trees is Rustic Bags

I had purchased these trees at the Target Dollar Spot years ago and decided to give them a new look. I created them simply with brown paper lunch bags.

To create these bags, first figure out what size you need to cut it down to by eyeballing it next to your tree. Take into account rollling down the top. (Another technique would be to roll down the bag all the way instead of first cutting it to size.)

After cutting the first one, stack the rest and cut them equally together to make sure they’re the same size.

If you like the bag looking smooth, you can roll down the top edge now. I liked a more weathered rustic look, so I took each freshly cut bag, opened it and crinkled it into a ball.

When you open it back up, it has a great look! Then you can carefully fold over the top, and it’s ready to be used with the trees. Line them up in the dough bowl.

Then for a little extra fun and sparkle, you can add lights! A perk to having these little bags for the trees is that they’re great for hiding a battery pack for the lights.

3. Add Candles, Greenery and Pinecones

To create this look, you start with a piece of styrofoam. You can find the detailed instructions for this part here.

Then just cover up the styrofoam with greenery and pinecones!

The candles I used here are real, but battery operasted flameless candles would work great, too!

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