Winter Centerpieces

With all of the Christmas decorations put away in my home, (well almost all), everything looks so bare and empty. So I have been trying to think of ideas to use for a centerpiece on my bare tables. When I google ‘winter centerpieces’ all I have found are Christmas decorations or extreme wedding table centerpieces. I even looked at the florist department at the market today- no flowers, no anything!I thought I had one good idea- forcing Spring branches indoors. But after googling that subject, I found it is still too early for that here in the Northeast.  A few of the early bloomers I love is Forsythia, Magnolia, Flowering quince, Pussy willows, Flowering dogwood, Lilacs and of course Cherry blossom branches!2090801_Forci031

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There are no buds on our trees yet and normally will not be until late February- early March. I am definitely going to be on top of this project and will let you know all about it in a month or so!One idea I have been seeing a lot of is cotton stems used in containers:cotton stemsviaI really like the look! They are referred to as a farmhouse accessory, but who says I can’t use in my home too? :)cotton

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I found a place in Maine that sells real birch branches you could fill a vase with:branches

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I really could not find many ideas online. Like I mentioned above, everything looked too Christmassy or very over–the-top wedding centerpieces. I like simple. So I went out into my backyard and cut off a few evergreen branches and played around with as a centerpiece:cotton bwinter3winter2My empty, boring dining table was next:winter 4I brought in my light colored dishes for a nod to Spring, ( I can dream).winter birdwinter bird2I will admit that I am having so much fun using my new photo lens I received for Christmas! Takes great pictures.And that is about how far I got decorating this weekend. The playoff games were on you know! Do you decorate for the winter season after Christmas? Love to hear about your ideas!Have a great week everyone.Kelly