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[organized-mom]

Using Fish Bowls In Your Centerpieces
by Stephanie Smith

A fish bowl may not immediately come to mind when you're planning your next centerpiece, but maybe it should. They offer a lot of versatility without much expense. They are also simple enough to not take attention away from what's inside of them. If you're scratching your head trying to think of ideas, we'll help you out.

A plain glass fish bowl can be used to hold many items, including fish. Centerpieces with live fish have become popular wedding reception decorations. If you choose this option for your wedding, make sure that the fish are going home with guests who really want them. The idea sounds cute, but a lot of people just don't have time to take care of a little aquatic friend. It's always important to make sure you aren't adversely affecting the fish, so make sure they're in an area that will be healthy for them.

A fish-free idea is to fill a fish bowl with water and one or more floating candles. There are numerous ways to personalize this centerpiece to your liking, including dyeing the water to your favorite color, or by adding river rocks or decorative stones. Floating candles come in a variety of colors and shapes to suit any season or occasion, from roses to autumn leaves to snowflakes. For some added glamour, put a mirrored panel or a metallic charger plate under the bowl. These centerpieces often have a very soft and romantic look to them and are great for any occasion.

For a tasty edible centerpiece, fill the empty fish bowl with candy. This is a great option for Halloween, as well as Christmas and Easter. Individually wrapped Halloween candy can be displayed in this bowl which makes it easy to see what you're reaching for. Tie a red or green ribbon around the top for a Christmas look, or a pastel ribbon for a bowl filled with Easter eggs.

If you have a green thumb you can turn your plain fish bowl into a terrarium and try growing some small plants in the bowl. This centerpiece will have people talking and trying to figure out what other talents they don't know about. Visit your local greenhouse to find out more information about which plants work best in terrariums and how to get them started.

As you can see, fish bowls can be used in a variety of ways for both home and special occasion decorating, and these are only a few ideas to get you started! Why not use one as a vase for some gorgeous long stemmed flowers? Give it a try and add some beauty to your home.

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[decor42]

Great suggestions already.

A few others are:

Add xmas ornaments. The selection available is endless and one could keep this centerpiece out year long.

Stands or beaded garland or artificial pearls.

Add sand and a pillar candle. A great look for a beach themed home. Other options are seashells and starfish.

Layered colored sand works nicely as well and this is a cute project for the kids.

In the kitchen add a variety of dried beans. They can be placed in individual containers or layered and used as open canisters for DECORATION only.

How about adding coffee beans to one? This great for a coffee themed kitchen.

[organized-mom]

Great ideas, thanks!
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[Midnightrose]

Never thought of this, thanks for the idea!
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[Sarah Doyle]

I can see why this is "creative" homemaking! There are SOOOO many creative ideas - it would be easy to spend hours browsing the posts here for ideas.
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[homespunheart]

I went to the thrift store not too long ago and found an extra large glass fish bowl.. I have a white ceramic piller that I purchased. I have placed the bowl on that... for security purposes use those sticky type things on the bottem of the bowl to keep it from sliding off. Take some gauzey material with glitter stars or glitter segments or just plain white or antique white and swirl the gauze inside the bowl. Place an ecteched glass inside on top of the gauze into the middle of the glass bowl and then place a battery operated votice candle inside that. At night when the lites are off, turn on the battery candle and admire the lovely sparkle. Using the batterie candle prohibits the danger of fire. You can enhance the gauze with glitter stars, glitter shells, sheer rock or what have you...there is so much one can do too expound on this..place a round mirror under the bowl to magnify the glitter effect as well....
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[Jeremiah333]

These ideas are great! I can't wait to try one.. or two. I never would have thought of a fish bowl as a decorative piece, but these ideas seem so easy.
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[Glorybee]

Here's another idea,

Fill the fish bowl with potpourri. Insert a short strand of battery christmas lights and arrange it throughout the potpourri.

When turned on you not only have a night light, but the heat of the lights enhances the scent of the potpourri.

These days, with manufacturers producing these lights for every holiday, it is easy to get lights that match your holiday or the color of your potpourri.
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[sarah_9]

Hello,

Recently i attended a beach wedding of my cousin , there i saw a beautiful use of fishbowl as a centerpiece and it inspired me to use it for my home decoration, and it could be a great beach wedding gift idea also, it goes well with the theme.


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sarah_9


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