Smell the coffee vase

My word, I hate winter. I used to be able to deal with the cold better but in my later years, I’ve learned that “chilled to the bone” is an actual thing and I cannot stand it. I also hate the shorten hours of daylight. Getting up in the morning is so very hard when the covers are warm and it’s still dark outside.

So when I was searching our house for what I could use for this month’s Reduce and Reuse Vase, I stumbled upon a bag of Eight O’Clock Whole Bean coffee (I accidentally bought it; we don’t have a grinder). I thought, “This is perfect!”

[su_note note_color=”#fbf1ef”]To learn more about the Reduce and Reuse Vase concept, read this post Reduce and Reuse Vase Decor.[/su_note]

For this month’s Reduce and Reuse Vase decoration, we will be using the “base” and these items:

• Coffee beans (I used Eight O’Clock’s Hazelnut, 11 oz. bag, $6.99)
• Tea light – Target, box of 100 unscented, $6.29
• Birch tea light candle holder – Etsy, shop is now closed but if you search there are plenty of other shops that sell them

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And that’s it! Easy peasy this month. And to boot, it makes my dining room smell delicious! I have a feeling I’ll be reusing this one quite a bit.

SIDE NOTE ABOUT THE FEATURE IMAGE – I’m still in love with the magnolia wreath I got from the Design House at the Old Lucketts Store before Christmas, so I decided to put this month’s vase in the center of it on our dining room table with a bamboo placemat underneath. I like it for now … might need to tweak and incorporate this option more in the future!