If you haven’t noticed, I have a lot of fun making beautiful centerpieces that makes our guests feel special. I tend to use any combination of linens, candles, fruits, flowers, nuts, and forage of greens, pinecones and wildflowers. The other common characteristic of my centerpieces is that they take just 10 minutes to create. This recipe for Christmas flowers is simple – a little candlelight, greens and the fruit of your choice.
For me, Christmas flowers begin with beautiful greens. Fortunately, they’re abundant this time of year. I’ll often forage from our own backyard. Look for spruces, evergreens, cedars, pines, boxwoods and holly bushes. You can also source from your local nurseries, grocery stores, hardware stores and scour Lowe’s free branch bins {cut from Christmas trees}.
To create your own Christmas flowers you’ll need:
candles {tapers or pillars}
greens {I used red cedar}
fruit {I used aged pomegranates left over from early November, but I love using apples, clementines, oranges, it’s completely up to you!}
The recipe:
- Arrange your candles in the center of your table.
- Add green stems, branching out from the candles in all directions. I usually place 2-3 stems together as if they are “growing” from the same place and make it more narrow at the two ends of the table.
- Add your fruit in blank spaces, concealing where stems meet.
See? It’s so easy!
I love how loose centerpieces like this frame each place setting as well.
My friends have created some beautiful 10 minute Christmas ideas as well that I know you’ll enjoy! Follow along here:
10 Minute Christmas Decorating
A huge thanks to our host Laura of Finding Home Farms for always being gracious and organizing us!
You can find more of my flower recipes here and connect with me here. Happy Holidays!
Beautiful table! I love your candle holders – so simple and elegant. Where did you buy them?
Thanks!
Thank you, Sarah! They’re vintage, but you can often find them in thrift and antique stores, Craigslist and Etsy. Just search “brass candlesticks” “vintage brass candlesticks/holders” and “mid century modern candlesticks”
This is beautiful and so simple! Where can I get those candleholders? They are beautiful!
Thank you, Indiana! They’re vintage, but you can often find them in thrift and antique stores, Craigslist and Etsy. Just search “brass candlesticks” “vintage brass candlesticks/holders” and “mid century modern candlesticks”
As always, beautifully elegant and yet so doable for all. Thanks Julie!
Thanks, Laura! This coming from a woman of elegance and grace. Thanks for hosting, friend!
I love, love, LOVE your beautiful Christmas flowers recipe! How simple and stylish. Bravo!
Thank you, friend! Have a great week!
I’ve been following along on your RH dining room table. Is this your tresle table? I thought I read you got a new one. Any information I could get would help me in my decision in choosing a table. Thank you
This is the new trestle table in the photos.
Love those brass candlesticks Julie! Perfectly simple as always! -Chloe
Thank you, Chloe!
So simple yet so beautiful. You always set such beautiful table settings.
Can I ask about the chandelier? Love it! Where did you find???
Of course! It’s from Northeast Lantern. I love all of their beautiful natural copper and brass fixtures and have several throughout our home.
I love the way it looks as a Christmas decoration! I will definitely try it one day. The problem is that usually table is too full of food and it’s literally hard to decorate it anyhow 😀
xoxo
Ana