| Use an Indian wooden bowl for a centerpiece? | | | | attention anytime they visit. |
| What a fabulous year round decoration! I use my | | | | In the springtime, you can choose to place silk |
| carved bowl every season and never get tired of | | | | flower petals with lady bugs and bees. I have |
| the various ways of decorating to make each | | | | seen one decorated with plastic Easter eggs and |
| season special. If you like to decorate for each | | | | grass for the children and grandchildren to enjoy. |
| season like I do, you know what an impact the | | | | You may like to give one as a special unique gift |
| table decoration can make on your rustic home | | | | for a friend who will be gardening. Using the |
| decor. I want to share some ideas with you that | | | | wooden bowl as a holder, fan out a pair of garden |
| I use on my dining room table and I know you will | | | | gloves in the middle and place a couple of tools on |
| love the look because I get compliments all the | | | | each side. To top off your gift place a few |
| time. In fact, people love my wooden bowl so | | | | packets of seeds for them to plant. The bowl can |
| much that I now give them as gifts to my special | | | | be used as a planter as well. |
| friends. | | | | When the summer heats up, you could use your |
| You will find that some bowls are shaped with a | | | | wooden bowl as the source of snacks for your |
| sanded finish while others may be shaped by a | | | | children or guest to grab on the go. If you love |
| machete for more of a chiseled, rustic look. Each | | | | the beach, cut out a small piece of fish netting |
| bowl is hand crafted from a native yellow pine log | | | | and lay in the bowl. You may then place seashells, |
| and can also be made with rawhide lacing. | | | | starfish, clam shells and etc. all around in a |
| Whether you choose a more finished or rustic | | | | decorative pattern. Once you start being creative, |
| bowl, you will enjoy having an authentic bowl hand | | | | your mind will run away with tons of ideas. |
| carved by the Tarahumara Indians for your | | | | During the fall, display an array of fall silk leaves |
| southwestern home. | | | | with pumpkins and gourds. One year, I placed |
| Traditionally these bowls were used for food | | | | wheat strands evenly on each side of the bowl |
| preparation, but they are now created to be used | | | | with a few small pumpkins in the middle. I then |
| for home decor and native southwestern art. | | | | stuck some sunflowers around the pumpkins to |
| Most of the bowls are rough sanded for more of | | | | add more color to my fall piece. Other items you |
| a rustic look which will make the bottoms be | | | | could use would be dried corn, hay, twigs and mini |
| more round than flat. I made mine less wobbly by | | | | scarecrows. |
| touching it up on the bottom with my own | | | | Let it snow. Let it snow. When the winter chill |
| sander. It turned out perfect for me to use as an | | | | blows in, you want to make sure your home |
| addition to my rustic decor or for gift ideas. | | | | decor shows its warmth too. For my winter |
| A creative way to display your wooden bowl is | | | | centerpiece, I place silk holly leaves on the bottom |
| using it as a centerpiece on your dining table. You | | | | and up a little on the sides. I creatively placed pine |
| will enhance your rustic decor by displaying other | | | | cones and berries around in the bowl to give my |
| items inside the authentic bowl. An assortment of | | | | wooden bowl more of a rustic holiday look. You |
| fruit, pine cones, decorative orbs, and candy are | | | | may even place poinsettias around the pine cones. |
| just a few items that can be placed in your bowl | | | | I have also placed cinnamon sticks in the bottom |
| for display. I have thoroughly enjoyed mine, | | | | to really give that warm sweet smell. |
| especially at Christmas time. | | | | No matter your taste or personality, you will find |
| You will be thrilled to have one as a part of your | | | | that with a little creativity your Indian wooden |
| southwestern or rustic home decor all year round. | | | | bowl will certainly be a conversational piece in your |
| They look wonderful displayed on a shelf and end | | | | southwestern or rustic home. Enjoy your rustic |
| table too. Some choose to use them just around | | | | bowl knowing that it is a piece of the Tarahumara |
| the holidays as others choose to have them out | | | | Indians' culture. Give them as a gift or use them |
| all year. With just a little creativity, you can use | | | | in your own home throughout the whole year. |
| your wooden bowl to truly capture your guest's | | | | |