Re-purposed Centerpiece

Yesterday I happened across this post at The Vintage Bag Lady blog.  The beautiful pictures inspired me to create a re-purposed centerpiece of my own. I loved the idea of placing a pillar candle at the base of a vintage metal loaf pan, so that was my starting point...

This loaf pan isn't perfect... a while back

I winced upon discovering it'd developed a

circle of rust. Used in this way, the rusty

imperfections glow in the candlelight.

This metal cup/scoop was a Christmas gift.

First, I placed the open handle over a side

of my wooden box (actually an old drawer

found in the barn). In went a candle, then

a little rosehip potpourri.

Orange pomanders: 

Use a small nail to poke a pattern in

the orange peel (try not to go too deep).

Push whole cloves through those holes

and dust with cinnamon. Rotate fresh

pomanders until they dry evenly.

I elevated white candles on a few old

metal pieces: a small cup, and the filter

from an enamelware coffeemaker. Added

a few sprigs of pine, and that was it!

"Nothing is what it was intended to be, 

in the hands of a creative person."

  

~ Steve Supple ~