Dough Bowl Centerpiece

On our Round Top expedition, my sister and I were both interested in finding antique dough bowls.  I realized now that I should have taken pictures before filling it with Fall bounty.

  It has beautiful patina, wonderful wormholes and cracks, and feet on each end that are worn from use.  I always wonder about the stories behind my antique and vintage purchases. 

  

This bowl is large so perhaps it was used to make bread for the whole week.  Or maybe it belonged to a small bakery.

Raffia was used to pad the bottom of the bowl and fill the spaces between the pumpkins and gourds.

I used antler sheds and sprigs of eucalyptus.

And carefully placed three candles in glass containers.

"Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity;
but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance.  What man can stand with autumn
on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling
hills that reach to the far horizon?”

-   Hal Borland

Thank you  Donna of Funky Junk Interiors  for featuring my  Round Top Eye Candy  post on your Facebook Page and your Pinterest Page!

Until next time, Honey

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