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A nice centerpiece that I enjoy
making is a colorful layered centerpiece filled with carnations.
I make about two dozen carnations in all different colors. Some
of them I even sprinkle with a little glitter. I use a clear
vase and place a few large gem stone style rocks that can be
purchased at the craft store or even the dollar store. I fill
about 3 inches of the bottom of the vase with all different colored
stones and then place my carnations in the vase alternating the
colors. I usually choose three colors. I make the stems longer
on one dozen of the paper carnations (making sure that I do this
with one of each color.) When I have them all arranged in the
vase it appears to have a layered look and a very colorful one
at that!
I also enjoy making a centerpiece
I like to call the “tropical paradise” I usually make
this one during the cold snowy, icy months. I use an assortment
of tropical flowers and a good amount of greenery and bright
lively crepe paper. I use a tall floor vase and arrange them
so the flowers with the shortest stems line the base of the vase
and the middle section is about 2 inches taller than the base
flowers and my tallest flowers are about 2 inches higher than
the second layer of flowers. The greenery is about an inch taller
than the tallest paper flowers. I place the vase right near the
door and when I come in from shoveling the walkway or after work
they are the first thing I see and it is a nice reminder that
winter will not last forever!
During the holiday season I
have a white mini tree that I set on top of the counter and decorate
with all sorts of colorful flowers. This is always one of the
first things guests notice when they come to visit. Even though
there is a ten foot blue spruce Christmas tree decorated to the
hilt sitting a few feet away from it.
A beautiful paper flower project
will always get your quests attention and almost always put a
smile on their face! |
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