Home Seasonal Decorating Easy Holiday Decorating with Glass Containers By Midwest Living editors Midwest Living editors Midwest Living's experienced editors create best-in-class travel, lifestyle, food, home and garden content you won't find anywhere else. We're loudly, proudly Midwestern, and we're passionate about helping our audience explore and create through award-winning storytelling. Midwest Living's Editorial Guidelines Updated on November 6, 2022 Trending Videos Create simple holiday decorations by filling glassware or acrylic items with seasonal objects such as pinecones, holly or tangled twinkle lights. 01 of 09 No-Fuss Festivity Sprigs of evergreens fill a collection of plain glass vases for clearly inspired decor. Nature-Inspired Christmas Decorations 02 of 09 Snow Globe Create a winter wonderland in snow globe-inspired apothecary jars. Pour Epsom salt into the jars, then stand bottlebrush trees and toy deer spray-painted gold in the "snow." Easy Christmas Crafts 03 of 09 Feathers and Ice Alise O'Brien Glass cake stands and shallow footed vessels resemble delicate icicles on a tabletop. Tuck a mix of clear and metallic orbs and shimmery feathers into a bed of faux greenery for subtle shine. Tour the Rest of This Holiday Home 04 of 09 Hurricane holders Give glass a temporary snowy tree look. Draw a design on adhesive shelf paper, cut it out with a crafts knife or scissors, and stick to hurricane. Peel off the top and spray exposed areas with faux snow from a crafts store. Let dry. If the tree design seems too intricate, go for simple geometric shapes: circles, rectangles, triangles, etc. 05 of 09 Floating Candle Light up family dinners or holiday parties with this pretty candle. Place greenery at the bottom of a glass jar; fill jar about two-thirds full of water. Add cranberries and a floating candle. Decorating with Holiday Candles 06 of 09 Snowy Scenes Create a white Christmas using inexpensive glass cylinders from a crafts store. Place one cylinder inside a larger one, then sprinkle a dusting of fake snow between the two and nestle a sprig of greenery on top of the snow. Add a pillar candle or battery-operated candle inside the center cylinder. Group different size cylinders for your display. Easy Christmas Centerpiece Ideas 07 of 09 Velvet Votives Wrap silver votive holders in velvet ribbon and glue on mini pinecones to add a sparkly touch to centerpieces or mantels. These also make great hostess gifts. Festive Holiday Tables 08 of 09 Glass and Glitz Pull glassware out of the cabinets and onto a mantel for a last-minute arrangement. Let curled ribbon drape out of a champagne flute. Place one ornament in a martini glass. Stack mini ornaments in a beer glass. Or create a "flower" in a clay pot with a wine glass and ornaments. Put a votive holder upside down inside the pot as a base for the glass. Secure the glass to the top of the holder with double-sided tape. Crumple tissue paper around the base of the glass, and fill with mini ornaments. Gorgeous Holiday Mantels 09 of 09 Make a Floating Floral Centerpiece A fluid floral centerpiece: Roses and evergreens ringed by holly in a clear glass container. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit