Candle centerpiece
Materials:
Square piece of wood
Round piece of wood
Clay saucers for flower pots
Gold spray
Lace paper doilies
Small flower 1/2" White, satin ribbon
Glue gun
White glue
Pearl sprays
Floral Centerpieces
6' Ivy garland
I/2" White, satin ribbon
Assorted sizes and colors of flowers
Pearl sprays
Thin wire
White glue
Glue gun
Candle
Instructions
1. For the two gold projects, spray the pieces of wood and the clay flower pot saucers with gold spray and allow them to dry thoroughly (about 2 hours). You may need two coats.
2.Hot glue the saucers to the wood. Hot glue the floral and ribbon decorations.
3.For the floral centerpiece, secure the ivy in a circle using bits of thin wire to hold it together.
4. Hot glue the flowers into the ivy wreath.
5.Use white glue to insert the pearl sprays. Hot glue melts the ends.
Very easy and inexpensive 3 candle centerpiece
What you will need:
Baby's breath , 3 sprigs
Candles , 3
Carnations , 1
Clear glass charger
Fern , 2 fronds
Floral tape
Glue gun
Glue sticks
Paddle wire
Wire cutters
Clip stem of carnation to about 2 inches. Wire fern frond to carnation. Wrap stem with floral tape. Glue sprigs of baby's breath around carnation.
Arrange candles on charger. Place flowers on charger in front of candles. Enjoy!
You should be able to make this centerpiece for under $10 each!
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3 Candle Centerpiece
What you will need:
Berries , 1 spray
Candles , 3 varying heights
Glue gun
Glue sticks
Hydrangeas 2
Nito wreaths 3
Paddle wire
Queen Anne's lace , 2 clusters
Wire cutters
Instructions:
1.Loosen vines holding nito wreaths and gently pull wreaths to relax them.
2.Wire sides of two nito wreaths together. Wire third wreath in place overlapping centers, so it is positioned slightly behind and above first two wreaths when laying flat.
3.Position candles in rings.
4.Clip stems of hydrangeas short and insert in rings as shown. Be sure to position flowers so they will be clear of flames when candles are lit.
5.Clip stems of Queen Anne's lace and berries short and position as shown. Fill in arrangement with leaves as desired.
Total cost is about $20 per centerpiece.
Make your own handed tied Bouquet
Escimo roses mingled with Majolika spray roses
This Bouquet works well with porcelain pink, white, light mint, or eggshell blue dresses. This delicate looking mix is great in reception rooms that are flooded with natural light. Use pure white linens. For a more springy look, try ice-green linens. You can also arrange this bouquet as a centerpiece in glass, frosted glass or porcelain vases.
Start bridesmaids bouquets and centerpieces with 36 stems.
You arrange the flowers the day before.
Instructions on how to create a hand-tied bouquet
Experience is not a must when working with these giant roses. They can tolerate a little more man-handling than other flowers and their heads are large enough, that they are easy to arrange.
1. Start with two dozen South American Roses for a 10-12" diameter bouquet
2. Take the foliage off the stem below the point where you gather the flowers
3. Take one stem at a time with one hand, using the other one to gather the flowers.
4. Keep all the flower faces on the same plain for a formal look or vary the dimension for a more dramatic look
5. Bind flowers with a rubberband, a twist-tie or several tightly wrapped rounds of raffia. Cover with ribbon.
6. Once arranged, flowers should be wrapped in tissue and kept in water until the wedding. You may leave the stems a little longer than you like so that they can't sit in a vase. Cut stems at the last minute.
Daisy and Hydrangea Bouquet
Instructions are the same as above except you will be using Daises and Hydrangeas.
Daises come in white, pink, blue and yellow. Hydrangeas come in blue, purple, pink, white, green and yellow. Use any of these color combinations to fit with your wedding color scheme.
How to make a centerpiece using Daises and Hydrangeas
Supplies:
1 small or medium round vase or bowl. (I use gold fish bowls from Pet Smart $1.99 to $5.99 each.)
Floral tape
6 to 12 stems each of Daises and Hydrangeas.
Instructions on how to create a hand-tied bouquet Cut strips of floral tape lengthwise, place over the opening of the vase or bowl making a crosshatch pattern like this #. You should have 9 to 16 small squares when finished. Starting from the out side and working in. Place the Daises and Hydrangeas in the squares at decreasing angels, cut stems for an even rounded shape
Total cost for each center piece is $10 to $20 depending on the size of vase and the number of flowers used.
How you can make the birdseed roses easily!
You need is 2" strips of fabric in your color(s), folded and sewn along edge, then turn inside out to create a tube. You will want to cut the fabric tube to about 3 1/2" lengths.
You will need 2-3 rolls of 1/4" floral tape in green.
You will need wire floral leaves (the stem of the leaf is bendable wire)
You will need to 1/4 inch wooden dowells, cut to the length you desire (6"-8" works best)
You will need some thin floral wire.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Insert wooden dowel 3/4" inside one end of the satin tube. Wrap floral wire snugly around end of material, securing it to pick.
2. Wrap wooden dowel with floral tape starting at base of flower, covering wire, adding leaves near top of stem. Stretch tape while wrapping.
3. Fill satin tube with desired contents (rice, potpourri, bird seed, ect). Fold top of material in, to form bud. You can add a straight pin or safety pin to bud to hold closed or to hold a special not from bride & groom to guests.
Fill a decorated pale, basket or vase with some sand or floral foam and place stems in it to hold upright.
Total cost is about $.30 per rose.
Flower Angel Decorations
Here's the pattern:
1 medium silk flower ( carnations look best, but you can also use roses)
1 25mm painted wood angel head
5" mini star garland
1 small angel wings
4" reg. chenille stem
( Misc.: shears, ruler, wire cutters, glue gun)
Head and halo: Coil 4" of star garland in a tight circle, and glue to top of head. Glue head to flower calyx (the flower will be upside down - remove stem only from flower)
Arms and Wings: bend a 4" piece of chenille stem in half to find center, open and glue center to back of head where it touches calyx. Shape arms and bend ends back for hands. Glue a small piece of star garland in one hand. Glue wings to bottom back of head.
Have you bought your unity candle yet? There are so many out there to choose from, elaborately carved candles to simple and elegant candles. Do you know which one you would choose? Are you having a hard time finding your perfect unity candle?
A unity candle, used during the wedding ceremony, traditionally unites the bride and the groom and their families together. The unity candle is a personal addition to your ceremony. What better way to make your unity candle more personal than to make your own.
1.Buy or make your basic candle in desired size(s).
Or if you want to make the entire thing from scratch....
Even if you have never made your own candles before, it is really an easy project to learn at anytime on your own. To make your own candles, you will need boiling water, 24 ounces of candle wax (candle magic), boiling bags, wicks, and a cylinder shaped mold; all of which you can buy at any craft store, such as Michael’s.
Pour the wax into your boiling bag and secure the bag with a rubber band. Place it in the boiling water and keep it in the water until the wax becomes a clear liquid. While the wax is in the water, prepare the mold for the wax by securing the wick in the bottom of the mold.
When the wax has melted, after about ten minutes, remove the boiling bag from the water. Remove the rubber band and pour the wax into the mold. Be careful to keep the wick from falling into the melted wax. Lastly, you need to let the wax inside the mold cool. Do not put in the freezer. As the wax cools and settles, you will notice a concave area has formed on top of your wax. you may need to pour more wax into your mold to even this concave area out.
Let the candle cool completely before taking it from the mold. The cooling process should take between six and eight hours. After the candle has cooled completely, remove it from the mold. Do not light your candle for at least another four to six hours. This gives it time to properly set.
The finished product will be your unity candle. You can decorate it with ribbons or paint in your colors or you can leave it as simple as it is. Whatever you decide to do, your own handmade candle can be another personal touch to have in your wedding ceremony and to burn in you and your new husband’s house for years to come
Candle center piece
Not all table decorations need to be the traditional floral arrangements. Candle centerpieces can not only add romantic soft lighting, but can also be a cost effective alternative for budget conscious brides.
This easy to make centerpiece uses inexpensive bricks (yes bricks!) and coordinating fabric to create a surprising candleholder.
The amount of materials will vary depending on how many candleholders you decide to create.
Materials:
-Taper candles. Use unscented candles if centerpieces will be used where people will consume food.
Method:
2. Cut enough fabric to completely cover the brick. (think of wrapping a Christmas present) Glue fabric into place, only using glue on the bottom (one of the sides with holes in it) of the brick. Using glue on the sides or top could create lumps under fabric.
3. Cut and glue a piece of felt to bottom of now fabric covered brick. The felt will give the candleholder a more finished look and protect surfaces from any exposed brick.
4. Working on the opposite side to where you just glued the felt on, feel through the fabric to where the holes are in the brick. Using an X-acto knife cut an "X" through the fabric to open up each hole. By waiting until the fabric is on the brick before you cut you can decide how many holes you wish to use. By opening up only two holes you will get a much different look than if you open up all of the holes.
5. Insert candles into the holes and you are ready to go!
But why stop there? For a spring look try hot gluing artificial daisies around the sides, or if you are having a beach theme use small shells instead. A wide ribbon wrapped around the edge and glued into place and create a very elegant look. Feathers, small mirrors, dried flowers, fringe, or lace could each create a unique feel. Grouping or stacking the candleholders can create very dramatic lighting effects. Try using two or three side by side on a round table or lining them up end to end for a banquet table.
Lastly, remember that bricks can get heavy, so only create as many as you want to carry to your reception hall. No need to strain your back the night before your wedding.
Rose Bud Topiary
Supplies:
Directions:
Paint clay pot and allow to dry. Pot may need two coats.
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
18" Single ball topiary (5" ball)
DIRECTIONS
Make your own Unity Candle
2.Spray your candle with a clear acrylic paint.
3.Use wet paint to affix desired decorations such as photos, wedding invitations, poems, program covers dried flowers, etc.
4.If desired, you can paint directly on candle after clear paint has dried.
5.Coat entire candle with another layer of clear acrylic.
6.You can now use a glue gun to add larger details such as ribbons, lace, etc.
-Fabric-to coordinate with your wedding theme, nothing sheer or delicate.
-Bricks- the rectangular kind that has holes through it, the holes will serve as the candleholders.
-Felt squares.
-Florist's Tape- (if required) available at most better craft stores.
-Optional-ribbon, artificial daisies, small shells, fringe, dried flowers, feathers, little mirrors, lace, sequins, etc.
Tools
-X-acto Knife (or scalpel).
-Scissors.
-Hot Glue Gun/ Glue sticks.
1. Once you locate bricks with holes in them, you will need to find taper candles that fit the holes. Not all tapers are the same diameter. If you find candles that are just a bit too small, wrap the base of the candle with florist tape. This will help make a snug fit. Note: Remember when using candles to take into account how long they will burn for. Tapers can burn from 3 to 8 hours depending on candle quality and environment in which they are placed. Fans, draughts and air conditioning can all affect the burning time. Having the candles lit during the meal to set the mood and then extinguishing them for the post dinner dancing is one way to plan your lighting for the evening. 
4 or 5 inch Clay Pot
2 5" Foam Balls
10 to 12 Silk Rose Buds
40 to 60 Ivy Silk Leaves
20 to 30 Fern Silk Leaves
24 or 36 inch Wooden Dowel or Grapevine Stem
Floral Foam
Sheet Moss
Hot Glue Gun
Hot Glue Sticks
Aleene's "Tacky" Glue®
Spray paint (To match color scheme)
If you wish you may also paint wooden dowel.
Make Topiary stem out of wooden dowel or grapevine stem and insert into ball, hot glue to secure.
Start with Ivy and Fern leaves, dip stems into Aleene's "Tacky" Glue®,then insert into foam ball. Place the leaves as close together as possible to insure good coverage.
Cut stems on rose buds to about 1/2" long. Dip stems into Aleene's "Tacky" Glue®, then insert into foam ball.
If a bud doesn't have a stem or the stem is too short, hot glue it to the ball.
When ball is covered, hot glue foam into clay pot and cover with moss. Insert other end of stem into clay pot that you have put the other foam ball in.
Using Glue gun, hot glue moss to foam ball, cover top of pot.
Place or glue 3 roses around the base of stem.
VICTORIAN STYLE ROSE BUD TOPIARY
5 Small Victorian bud bushes (27 buds per bush, 9 clusters of 3)
3 yards 3" off white lace
2 spools off white medium sized wired pearls
1 spool each, 1/4" ribbon in mauve, light green, and burgundy
Wire cutters
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
Green moss
6" brass pot
18" Twigs (approximate size)
Floral pin
1.Glue topiary into brass pot.
2.Cover base of topiary with moss.
3.Insert twigs into base of topiary close to topiary stem, wind around topiary stem if possible, then bend and place into 5" ball at stem.
4.With a stylus, poke one end of the lace into the very top of the ball.
5.In 2" increments, poke lace into topiary ball, spiraling around ball until the end of the lace is poked in at the stem base on the bottom of the topiary (lace can be glued if desired) gluing on rose buds:
6.Push leaves up stem so they are directly below rosebuds.
7.Cut buds (in clusters of 3) about 2" below leaves.
8.Starting at the top of the topiary, poke and glue buds into topiary, following the line of the lace. Placing buds about 2" apart (so leaves just touch) fills it well, be sure not to leave bare spots, and do make it look even.
8.Cut 3" length of wired pearl, bend into a loop and glue ends together. When cool enough to handle, glue into center of bud cluster.
9.Make a 6 loop bow with all three colors of ribbon. Insert bow and wired pearl cluster underneath ball with a floral pin at stem base.
10.With remaining buds, make another pearl loop and insert together at topiary base, snuggled in moss.
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