Mercury Glass Spheres

I love spheres.  In fact you might say I'm obsessed with them.  

Imagine how thrilled I was when I found some huge mercury glass spheres on clearance at 

Pottery Barn last December.  I bought three and have been hoarding them all year.  I knew that they'd fit perfectly in my dough bowl on my dining room table.

I lined the bowl with some cedar that I had clipped from my yard.  I hate those ugly cedar trees, but I must admit that their branches come in handy during the holidays.  They last a surprisingly long time indoors and make fabulous fresh wreaths.  I hate to admit it, but they last longer than my favorite, magnolia.

Mercury Glass Spheres in My Dough Bowl

Here's another view.  I love how the branches hugged the spheres. Notice the marks on the dough bowl that show it was shaped by hand.

Another View of the Dough Bowl and Spheres

I always use my cow hide rug as a table cover.  To sparkle it up, I added a sequined table runner.

Cow Hide Table Cover Layered with Sequin Runner

As I was taking the photos, we had a burst of sunshine.  It made the spheres sparkle even more.

A Ray of Sunshine on My Dough Bowl and Spheres

A Closer Look at the Sparkle

The spheres created quite a lovely pattern on the opposite wall too.

Reflections on the Wall from the Mercury Glass Spheres

My Dining Room

I am so glad I have the dough bowl.  I use it all the time for seasonal change ups.  Do you have a special find that you re-style over and over?



Of course I have some other ideas for you in case you don't happen to have three huge spheres that you've hoarded for a year or an equally huge dough bowl.

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A wonderful urn will work with some ornaments.

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What about a compote with pine cones from your yard and apples?

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What about lining the vessel with feathers?

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This container is filled with mini ornaments, but you could also use strands of garland.
The addition of the belt is so clever.

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I could see these as a centerpiece or on your mantel.

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You could use a tray as your container.

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Happy Decorating

Kathy


I've written about my dough bowl before here.

I've written about spheres before here, here, here, and here.

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