Here’s an easy idea for an all natural holiday decoration that I first saw at a holiday decorators’ showhouse and immediately copied at home.
Amaryllis bulbs are readily available during the holidays — usually for less than $10. Choose a nice, fat, healthy looking bulb and put it in a glass vase or jar.
Surround the bulb with glass marbles (look for inexpensive marbles at the dollar store), lifting the bulb as you add the marbles so the roots hang down.
Add water just to the mid-point of the bulb, and place in a sunny window. In about four weeks you’ll have a beautiful bloom.
This arrangement makes a nice holiday gift, too!
About Eliza Cross
Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books, including Small Bites and 101 Things To Do With Bacon. She shares ideas to simplify cooking, gardening, time and money. She is also the owner of Cross Media, Inc. and founder of the BENSA Bacon Lovers Society.
