Woman Uses Candy To Create The Sweetest Christmas Centerpiece On A Budget

Between gifts, food, and decorations, the holiday season can get out of hand quickly. Luckily, most of these things can be done on the cheap if you don't mind a little DIY action. For example, Instagram user @ashleymariesavage crafted a gorgeous holiday centerpiece DIY that'll make your dining table more elegant on a budget. And lucky for you, it's pretty simple to recreate. All you need for this project is a large fish bowl style glass bowl, a smaller vertical vase that can fit inside the first bowl, a ton of peppermint candies, and some branches or faux foliage of your choice.

The best part about this DIY is that it's affordable, especially if you already own the glassware or can find it at your local thrift store. In addition to being a beautiful addition to any dining or hallway table, this decor doubles as a snack bowl for holiday visitors who are craving something sweet. Another bonus is that you can disassemble the craft at the end of the season and repurpose it throughout your home. For example, you could turn that thrifted glassware into beautiful garden and yard decor.

To assemble this festive centerpiece, start by adding a layer of candies to the bottom of your bowl. In the original DIY, the creator uses real candy with the wrappers removed. To save yourself some time and prevent a potential melted candy mess, you can leave the wrappers on or use fake candies instead like these kaiolbly Mini Christmas Candy for Crafts. Next, place your vertical vase inside the bowl and continue filling the initial bowl with candy to conceal the vase.

Once the bowl is full, take your arrangement of foliage and festive branches and simply place them inside the vase. And ta-da! You're all done. To closely replicate the original DIY you can try these NUKAYAI Christmas Artificial Pine Branches. That said, any winter-themed foliage will work, you could even source the real thing from your yard. Since the vase portion of this DIY is completely covered by candy, it doesn't need to be pretty or glass. Instead, take this opportunity as a genius way to reuse plastic containers in your home. Depending on the size of your bowl, a peanut butter jar or a juice bottle cut in half would be great choices.