Homemade Christmas Table Decoration With Flowers
Decorating your table at Christmas should allow the table to look as festive as the rest of the house. Having a classic table decoration such as a centerpiece is a classic yet crucial piece of adornment. It gives the table a focal point, amid a flurry of dishes and place settings. A proper centerpiece will naturally draw your attention toward it, yet it won't be so high as to block your view of other people sitting at the table. You can easily make a table decoration that is classic yet absolutely unique. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Half-sphere of floral foam, 8 inches in diameter
- Glass cake stand
- 2 dozen red carnations
- 1 dozen white carnations
- Scissors
- 4 sprigs of holly
- 8 large gold or silver bells
- 8 4-inch pieces of 32-gauge wire
- Spray bottle
- Gold glitter
Instructions
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Wet the floral foam until it's extremely damp but not sopping wet. Place it on a glass cake stand.
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Cut the carnations so that all the stems are about 3 inches long. Set the cut-away stems and leaves aside. Push the carnation stems into the foam so that they more or less cover the entire surface area.
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Insert some of the leaves from the cut-away carnation stems into the foam to add some greenery to the red and white flowers.
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Push the stems of the sprigs of holly into the floral foam to add more greenery to the centerpiece.
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Thread a piece of wire through the top loop of each bell. Bend the piece of wire so that it is securely attached to the bell, forming a loop.
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Push each wire and bell into the floral foam to give the centerpiece a shiny, metallic touch.
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Scatter the mini-lights throughout the centerpiece, tucking them in gently among the flowers.
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Lightly spray the centerpiece with water and then sprinkle gold glitter on top of all the flowers and other pieces. The water will help the glitter stick.
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References
- Photo Credit christmas flame image by sumos from Fotolia.com
