Luxe Holiday Centerpiece with Pomegranates | DIY

This year the aesthetic of our holiday centerpiece is a spin on traditional luxe vibes, but still with a modern twist.

One of Joanna’s favorite ways to celebrate the holidays is by throwing a small, intimate dinner party. She’ll be sharing the overall styling of the table tomorrow, but today it’s all about the flowers! This year the aesthetic of our holiday centerpiece is a spin on traditional luxe vibes, but still with a modern twist. I viewed it as a fun challenge to make something using colors and materials that are just a little bit unexpected. While this luxe holiday centerpiece does feature some traditional Christmas-y elements like evergreens, I added some surprising elements. Pomegranates provide a nice, traditional pop of red, but in a new way. Then bringing in privet berries added another color and texture element. Using roses always brings a classic feel, and in the case of this arrangement, it just felt perfect.

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How To Make A Luxe Holiday Centerpiece with Pomegranates

Materials:

  • spray roses
  • pomegranates
  • olive foliage
  • Cryptomeria
  • Privet Berry

Tools:

Luxe Holiday Centerpiece with Pomegranates DIY, floral arrangement tutorial for Christmas with spruce, pine greenery, olive branches, spray roses. #florals #flowers #centerpiece #christmas #christmasdecor #christmasDIY #christmasflowers

Directions:

To start your flower arrangement, prep your vase. Create a grid across the opening with floral tape and fill with water. Next, build a base for your arrangement with the olive foliage and cryptomeria. The olive is lightweight and easy to use and can be used to add a lot of height and dimension to your arrangement. Cut branches of privet berries and insert them throughout the arrangement, especially around the edge of the vase. I like to place them here because they will add a lot of texture and visual interest.

After that, it’s time to add the wow-factor: pomegranates! Using a heavy fruit like pomegranate can be a little tricky, but is totally doable! To incorporate fruit in to a centerpiece, use sturdy wooden floral picks. Once you’ve inserted the end into the fruit, trim it to the exact height that you’d like the fruit at in your arrangement. Pro tip: I place heavier fruits low in the arrangement because it is usually more aesthetically pleasing.

Lastly, insert roses throughout the arrangement at varying heights. Spray roses can take a little extra finagling at times because there are multiple flower heads on each stem. Sometimes you may even need to trim a flower or two if they just aren’t sitting right in your arrangement. Don’t be afraid to prune them as needed! You can save these shorter stems to either use in other places in your arrangement (or put them in a little bud vase on your nightstand).

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Incorporating fruit into flower arrangements is one of my all time favorite things to do, so I was really excited to use pomegranates in this festive and luxe holiday centerpiece. What do you think of it?

Our metallic vase was vintage, but here are some similar options that will work just as well:

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PS — Tag @jojotastic and @thestemmery on Instagram so we can see how our DIYs turn out for you! Joanna will be sharing them in her Instagram Stories, too.

Looking for even more holiday DIY ideas? Try these:

Art direction by Jojotastic. Photography by Meghan Klein. DIY by The Stemmery for Jojotastic.
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Joanna Hawley-McBride is a Pacific Northwest-based social media strategist, content creator, and former textile designer. Joanna is the founder and editor-in-chief of Jojotastic, a lifestyle blog focused on Joanna’s work-in-progress cabin, finding the best pair of underwear through #UnderwearThesis, and empowering women to explore nature — all in her signature unfiltered style. Her work has been featured in Domino, CNBC, and Eating Well.

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