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Create Your Own Decorative Grouping in 3 Steps

Create Your Own Decorative Grouping in 3 Steps
Gentl & Hyers
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Anyone can create a beautiful grouping in building-block fashion, by following a few easy steps.

1. Build a Base
Start with three objects: small, medium, and large.

2. Create Layers
Introduce a few things of different shapes and materials on top of and around your three starter pieces. Identify and fill holes in the arrangement, which doesn’t have to be perfectly symmetrical.

3. Add Life
Incorporate elements from nature to add color and warmth.

Choice Bits
Ordinary objects can easily be made extraordinary. Just take a look around your house to get started.

  • Spools of thread
  • Balls of yarn
  • Votive candles
  • Cloth-bound books
  • Bells
  • Board-game pieces
  • Marbles (on a tray, in a jar)
  • Buttons
  • Egg cups
  • Colored pencils (held in a glass jar)
  • Paper fans
  • Pebbles and stones
  • Sea-worn glass
  • Wine corks
  • Dried flowers
  • Ribbons
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