How to Make a Sturdy Eiffel Tower Vase Centerpiece
The key to making a sturdy Eiffel Tower vase centerpiece is to start with a tower vase that is weighted at the bottom. Eiffel Tower vases are thin and tall glass vases with a slight outward flare at the top and bottom. If the vases are not weighted at the bottom, they are easy to knock over. You also need to use a light decoration, even if you are also using a sturdy Eiffel Tower vase, to prevent the centerpiece from being top-heavy.
Things You'll Need
- Small bouquet holder
- Frosted Eiffel Tower vase, 12- to 16-inches tall
- Red decorative stones, 1/2-inch
- Scissors
- Faux fern filler
- Faux pink orchids, 16- to 20-inch long stems
- Silky red ribbon, 1-inch wide
Instructions
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Place the frosted-glass vase on the floor while you create the Eiffel Tower vase centerpiece. Fill the vase 1/3 full with red decorative stones to add extra weight at the bottom and to create a gentle red glow in the sturdy Eiffel Tower vase.
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Check that the handle and bottom of your small, foam-topped bouquet slides into the tower vase with ease. If the bottom of the holder will not fit, use a scissor blade to gently cut scrape away a little foam until it fits securely in the top of the sturdy Eiffel Tower vase.
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Cut 6- to 8-inch lengths of faux fern filler. Press the stem into the bottom part of the foam-topped bouquet holder. Keep adding the fern until it creates a light, but solid, ring around the bottom of the foam. Add a few lengths of fern around the middle and top of the foam bouquet holder to create a rounded, arch silhouette.
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Start at the top of the bouquet holder and press the bottom of a thin orchid stem into the foam. Keep adding thin stems to the holder until you create a large and gently fanned shape. Add additional lengths of faux fern as needed to disguise the foam part of the bouquet holder.
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Cut a 40-inch piece of silky red ribbon. Remove the bouquet holder from the sturdy Eiffel Tower vase. Carefully loop the ribbon around the top of the handle and line up the ends evenly. Wrap the ribbon ends tightly and smoothly down the bouquet holder handle. Tie the ribbon in a bow at the bottom of the handle. Let the ribbon ends hang naturally, even if they are uneven.
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Slide the bouquet handle, ribbon first, into the vase to create the sturdy Eiffel Tower vase centerpiece. The cascading ribbon will add a subtle hint of color inside the frosted glass. Press the bouquet holder down so that it sits securely in the vase. Place the centerpiece in the middle of a table.
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