Rustic Christmas Centrepiece with Wood Slices and Candles

As a guide, the wood slices are around 20 cm across and the whole piece stands about 45 cm tall including the candles. It is taller than it is wide, so it takes up little room on the tablecloth and looks good from every side; it works just as well on a sideboard or a small side table.

Yes, they arrive already in place and are meant to be lit. The one rule is that somebody keeps an eye on them: never leave them burning unattended, not even for a moment. Before striking the match, ease back any fir tips, berries or chillies brushing the wick, and look again as the wax goes down, since the branches lose moisture day by day. Keep curtains, paper and napkins out of the way, and snuff every flame whenever you go out or go to sleep.

Yes, they are natural red chillies, already dried and used purely as decoration. They are not for eating, so if you have small children or an inquisitive pet at home, put the centrepiece somewhere out of their reach. Together with the berries and baubles, they give it that deep red touch.

Very similar, though not identical. The natural wood slices, the fir, the candles, the chillies and the red decorations stay the same, as do the approximate measurements. Depending on availability, the number and colour of the candles (four red ones in the photo), the type of berries and the baubles may change. Need a specific candle colour to match your table? Ask us first on WhatsApp at +34 658 838 056, before you buy.

This one is compact and tall, with natural wood as the star. If you would rather have something low and long for a big dining table, see the rustic rectangular Christmas centrepiece with LED lights, which has a single candle and tiny lights among the greenery. The “Picantitto” Christmas centrepiece is round, about 30 cm across, and also features chillies, but with just one candle. A very large table may suit our long noble fir piece with a pair of candles, and our Christmas section also has table pieces in S and L.

The final step of checkout asks which date and which delivery window suit you. Monday to Friday we deliver from 10:00 to 14:00 and from 16:00 to 20:00, on Saturdays from 10:00 to 14:00 only, and never on Sundays. As a rough guide for a quiet day: place the order before 9:00 and it normally reaches you before lunch; before 13:00, and it normally comes later that afternoon. In December the rounds fill up much sooner, so if you want it for a particular meal, order in advance. Collecting it in Coll d'en Rabassa, near the airport, works too.

Once the fir has dried, take out the branches, the chillies and whatever is left of the candles. The wood slices are worth keeping somewhere dry: they make a base for another centrepiece, a stand for a chunky candle or a rustic touch on a shelf.

Floristería Mallorca is a Palma family business with a preference for handmade work, each piece built individually rather than in batches. Each morning Ekaterina picks the natural materials (fir, wood, berried branches) and personally designs and assembles every centrepiece at our shop on C/ Cardenal Rossell 73, in Coll d'en Rabassa. Nobody else delivers for us: one of us brings it to your door, wherever you are on the island. Stuck on the message? On the website, Bloomi, an AI helper that Sergio set up, can offer you a draft to start from.