Easy DIY Mercury Glass Christmas Centerpiece

Want to make an easy DIY mercury glass Christmas centerpiece but don’t know where to start? Today I’ll show you how to use silver, gold and champagne accents to add some bling to your Christmas style.

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Where to begin with a DIY holiday centerpiece?

Before I started my DIY centerpiece, I had to choose a base structure. Given the length of my rectangular dining table, I needed a long “spine” that wouldn’t get lost in the room.

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I decided to pair two votive candelabras together for a more modern Christmas centerpiece. I knew I could group them together to take up about 1/3 of the dining room table length. You can find a similar one by clicking the photo below.

For the candelabra, I found a great deal on these mercury glass votive candle holders, which come with tea lights included. 

UPDATE: You can now learn how to make your own DIY mercury glass if you’re looking to upgrade an existing piece of glassware.

Mercury glass is the perfect accent for a variety of occasions, not just for Christmas. In fact, I recently used these candle holders to create a beautiful bridal shower tablescape for my niece.

Instead of using real candles, I opted for the flameless kind. (Kid proof!)

DIY Centerpiece Floral Accents & Greenery

In my post How to Make a Homemade Christmas Wreath from Scratch, I talked about tips and techniques to achieve a style that looks like a designer knock-off.

For my DIY holiday centerpiece, I knew I wanted similar greenery to coordinate.

Greenery

I first combined a mix of frosted and regular faux pine greenery, some of which came with pine cones already attached. Bonus!

I started in the center and placed the stems radiating outward until I worked my way to the ends. You can choose to attach the stems with floral wire or simply insert them. 

Metallic accents

To contrast with the greenery, I added ivory berries and gilded floral stems that came in bunches. I cut these into individual pieces that I could then tuck into the greenery.

Warning: plan to get ya face glittery! 😉

You’ll find a variety of great options for metallic and sparkly accents near the end of this post.

Ornaments

What holiday centerpiece is complete without a few ornaments? I used floral wire to fasten my ornaments onto the centerpiece after inserting all the other pieces. These ornaments had gorgeous snowflakes and wintery motifs imprinted on them.

You’ll notice I also threw in a few metallic leaves here and there.

You don’t have to just stick with the stems I used. (No pun intended!) You can make elegant Christmas centerpieces using a variety of accents like the following:

• Frosted or plain stems or twigs
• Mini birch branches
• Beads or small garland
• Round burlap ornaments (for a more rustic feel)

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Transitioning a Mercury Glass Centerpiece to a New Look

If you decide you want to change things up a bit from year to year, try adding new ribbon to your centerpiece! You can see how this centerpiece got a makeover in my latest Christmas home decor tour with red and green plaid.

Decor & Accents Beyond the Holiday Table

I love a traditional red and gold color scheme for Christmas, as you can see in my Christmas Home Tour. But I also like to experiment with more modern (dare I say glam?) holiday decor, like this trio of Christmas trees.

You’ve probably seen three-tiered trays all over the place this season. There are so many possibilities to decorate these or use them to serve sweets after Christmas dinner. You can get the same tray here.

I hope this post gave you some easy Christmas centerpiece ideas!

Before you go, be sure to visit my sister post How to Make a Christmas Wreath from Scratch, or for a completely different color scheme, see my Red and Gold Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas.

I’d love to know how you plan to use your mercury glass centerpiece, so drop me a line below! Merry Christmas!

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