Make A Zen Inspired Centerpiece with Glasses and Pebbles by PinkGingerSnaps

This started out as one of those projects that I didn't even plan on doing. It has been years and years since I shared any of my craft endeavors on the web, but lo and behold! Someone introduced me to the iPhone app GuideCentral, and just like what happened to me with Pinterest, I fell in-love, and the rest is what you see here :)

Make A Zen Inspired Centerpiece with Glasses and Pebbles

I have some pebbles just laying around (I really have a thing for rocks ahahah!) and so what started off as a lazy morning (all my mornings are lazy by the way) turned into this, making a zen inspired centerpiece using tall glasses and pebbles.

You can look into the step by step guide with pictures in the slideshow here or just print the instructions below too :)

HOW TO MAKE A ZEN INSPIRED CENTERPIECE USING TALL GLASSES AND PEBBLES

Step 1 : Gather the materials (stones from an aquarium shop/gardening shop, paper towels, flower cuttings or water bamboo, tall glasses-the taller the better!)

Step 2 : Clean out your glasses with the paper towels. The zen feel is all about clean lines invoking a light airy feeling so this step is a must!)

Step 3 : In a clean surface, dump all your stones and start sorting them out.

Step 4 : Make sure to include stones which looks interesting in color and texture. Don’t worry if some looks a bit dull, they will look vibrant later.

Step 5 : These are stones which would look nice in your final product.

Step 6 : Closer view: look how nice the colors are! Once cleaned, they will be awesome!

Step 6 a : This shows some dust on the stones, you will need to wash the stones to make sure all of these dusty particles are not covering up their beauty.

Step 7 : These are stones you won’t want to be part of your centerpiece (note the dull coloring and the unnatural rough look).

Step 8 : Wash up your stones until the water runs clear. Don’t they look beautiful in here and seems like a mini pond in your basin?

Step 9 : Take your water bamboo (aka fortune plant), you can use flower cuttings as long as the stems are of a decent length. I chose water bamboo because they are very sturdy and lasts months as opposed to flowers which lasts only a few days up to 2 weeks. This is also the part that can showcase your creativity and change your centerpiece depending on the season or what is available. Hint hint hint! Wedding centerpiece!

Step 10 : Wash the water bamboo and separate them up, make sure not to damage the little roots!

Step 11 : Decide how many water bamboo you want in each glass.

Step 12 : Make sure there is room for the roots.

Step 13 : Fill up with rocks, making sure that the bigger ones are in the bottom part to help ‘anchor’ the water bamboos.

Step 14 : Here are the glasses all assembled! You can choose to fill it only halfway is preferred.

Step 15 : Put in some water.

Step 16 : Decide up to where you want the water level to be. I chose to fill it until about half an inch from the top of the glass.

Step 17 : Display and marvel at how relaxing it looks. Enjoy!


This would be a great and cheap way to bring in some zen atmosphere at home, and the bonus part is that it is super easy too and can lasts for months and months! Just replace the water every week or so and clean up the stones and glass to prevent bacteria and algae build up :)

Have you tried something like this before? Feel free to comment or leave suggestions :)