With Thanksgiving only a few short weeks away, I am having fun playing with my grandmother's dough bowl and creating possible centerpieces for our holiday table! And with my emphasis on calm, soothing colors this year, I decided to try filling it with natural elements in shades of creamy whites and green.
I used three basic layers to create this year's look.- Start with a bed of greens such as kale. Yep...kale straight from the grocery store! I love the darker shade of green and all the ruffly texture that it adds!
- Layer in white pumpkins and gourds in several shades of green. I am loving all the lumps and bumps on this pale green gourd!
- Top it all off by sprinkling in a handful of pretty acorns. It sounds like a recipe for a salad, doesn't it? ;-)
I found some great gourds in shades of green this year! I love this cute little guy! It sort of looks like a mini watermelon...round like the ones from the market in France.
And how about this one in shades of pale green! Its unusual shape was new to me...unique and very different!
Miss Kitty couldn't resist a little photo bombing with her tail!
And here's another look at the final result! I am loving the serenity of this one! And with a house full of three busy grandsons and my crazy new life, I'll take all the serenity I can get! ;-)
Here's last year's fall dough bowl, created using a little different twist on my three-step process. You can get all the details HERE. And stay tuned because I have more ideas for your Thanksgiving table!
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The pumpkins are so cute ♥
ReplyDeleteI'm loving my gourds this year, also! Mine have yellow, orange, green & white with long curly stems. Love your breadbowl!
ReplyDeleteSeeing your title made me laugh. Several years ago I filled a dough bowl with fall elements similar to yours, heavy with pine cones also. The difference is I used mine as a centerpiece on an "outside" table. Can you guess what happened? The next morning my bowl was almost empty. Some creatures had a smorgasbord!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your dough bowl tutorial. But I did get a laugh to see Miss Kitty's tail as part of a lovely photo.
ReplyDeleteI love your simple and elegant presentation. Now, I just need a dough bowl! My heart still pines for my grandmother's.
ReplyDeleteLove your simple beautiful dough bowl and the information and tips God bless
ReplyDeleteI love your dough bowl arrangements
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