Sometimes my creative energies turn toward hearth and home.

Well, mantle and home in my case.

We don’t have a fireplace but we do have a “rescued” wooden mantle that we use for display…or just a place to put something out of our toddler’s reach.

Anyway….what was I saying?

Ah, yes.  Mantle and home.

What with the holiday season around the corner and an upcoming visit from the Hubby’s fam around Thanksgiving, I’ve been snagging moments here and there to add some Fall touches around the house.

Pumpkins are my fave way to bring that Fall feeling to life.  The color and the shape bring instant fun and life to any arrangement, porch step or table centerpiece that they’re included in.

Keeping in mind that I have a very curious -and tall- toddler in the house, I set out to make a movable centerpiece of sorts.

Materials included~

{clear glass container}

{bags of dried beans}

{moss}

{mini pumpkins}

~The hardest part of this was cutting open the plastic bags that the dried beans were in.  I used two different colored beans and layered them.

~Once I’d reached the height I wanted with the beans, I layered in some moss that was leftover from another project.

~Topped off with some cheerful mini pumpkins, this project was done.

This only took me a few minutes to do and I’m quite pleased with the results. I like that this is open to variations.  I can see it using strings of beaded garland and glass ball ornaments for Christmas or even Easter candy and some decorative (faux) Easter eggs perched on some paper grass….Oh, the possibilities!

So far, I’ve used it on my entry table, my kitchen table and even as a centerpiece at my Dad’s birthday party.

When I said I wanted a “movable” centerpiece, I meant it!

As for keeping it away from the toddler~

So far, so good.

Blessings,