I have always loved the simplicity of hurricane vases. They are so versatile and make lovely additions to coffee tables, mantles, and kitchen tables.
Since my home is decorated in coastal decor, I keep a hurricane vase on my coffee table filled with some sand with a candle placed in the middle of it. Lighting this candle around dinnertime gives our home an inviting warmth and serenity and beckons us to relax, breathe, and begin the quiet transition to our evening.
I also believe in taking the time to set a pretty dinner table. It communicates love and care to my family and causes us to sit and savor our meal. Using a hurricane vase can be a simple daily centerpiece that can be changed seasonally or according to the "theme" of your meal.
A good friend of mine just became a Southern Living At Home consultant and I went to her first show on Friday night. She gave out a wonderful sheet of creative seasonal uses for Hurricane vases. I just had to share some of these ideas with you so that you can enjoy this easy and inexpensive decoration in many different ways.
GENERAL:
- Filled with lemons or limes
- Fish Bowl
- Coffee beans with a candle
- Layered fruit salad
- Chill a bottle of wine
- Rose petals and a candle
- Colored Pasta
- Different colored hot peppers
- Bath salts with a scoop
- Nuts
- Gourds/mini pumpkins
- Pine cones
- Popcorn
- Candy corn with a candle
- Cranberries
- Glass Ball ornaments
- Sprigs of evergreen and a candle
- Holly berries
- Heart candy with a candle
- Mini chocolate chips and a candle
- Red/White peppermints
- Hershey kisses
- Jelly beans and a candle
- Moss with easter eggs/flowers
- Decorative easter eggs
- Golf balls/tees
- Mini football ice cubes
- Tennis balls
- Mini baseballs/bat
- Baby blocks
- Safety pins
Aren't these great ideas? And these are just the beginning of all the fun things you can fill your vases with. They can be bought inexpensively at Michael's or A.C. Moore and you will be able to use them no matter your personal style of decorating.
Enjoy lighting up your home in a new way today!
6 comments:
Oh, those are very good ideas.
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beautiful ideas. . .so glad I found your blog again, friend.
i can vouch for the coffee beans with the candle. i keep my hemingway SLAH hurricane on my mantle and my fav filler is coffee beans with a candle. as the candle burns and warms, the aroma of the beans comes out. LOVE it! right now it has a layer of loose tea (that was old) and a layer of dry split peas over that with a big white candle plopped in the middle.
Wonderful ideas, Aimee! Thanks for sharing. I have one,but I haven't had it out for a while. I think I'll need to try and get a bit more creative with it... it's in my linen closet right now!
hello! I found you through a hurricane vase search....I LOVE your blog! What a peaceful place to land!
Thanks for the ideas. My dear friend gave me one for my birthday and I've never known what to do with it!
You are a great writer!
I love the simplicity of your hurricane candle holder. Your readers might want to checkout some additional decorating ideas with candle holders at http://www.accessorycandles.com
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