Don’t cry…DIY
Here are some basic tips to save money and get started + a quick step-by-step
1. Assembling your centerpieces can be a fun and artistic experience, and it gives you the opportunity to gain a full understanding of how your centerpieces and bouquets will interact with other décor items. I will make two recommendations from the beginning. If you’re looking for and buying the various materials for your centerpieces separately, there are two places to start looking.
has. Look online for your various supplies first, particularly your centerpiece decorations…this is something that might be hard to find in your area depending on where you are from or if you’re looking for specialty beads, crystals, fake butterflies, or unusual items. common.
b. Second, you can often find your cheap, local centerpiece staples like glass vases, pots, filler sand, cement, faux flowers, etc.
Save money! keep this in mind when purchasing your materials;
- If you secure your branches permanently in the vase, it’s fine to use plain old Portland cement. Plaster of Paris, while it sounds fancy, is usually a bit more expensive (especially at a craft store) and works the same way.
- save on crystals, buy them wholesale, online and place them yourself.
- Save money on real flowers by ordering from your nearest flower wholesaler several months in advance. Prices increase during holidays and peak periods for weddings and popular events.
- Consider how you plan to attach your decoration to the branches of the centerpiece. Thin fishing line is always a good choice, as is double-sided tape, thin metal wire, or small rubber or plastic bands in the same color as the center piece. These are often sold as hair ties at discount stores.
- If you paint your branches yourself, use an inexpensive base coat or primer and then your premium paint for just the last coat. (this is especially useful for any metallic colors)
- Buy your branches and materials well in advance and do your homework. when ordering centerpiece branches. You want to do this as soon as possible before the event so you have enough time to order more if needed. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out how many branches or how much branch decoration you’ll really need until you assemble your first sample centerpiece.
Here’s a quick assembly guide for your DIY wedding centerpieces;
1. Gather the branches in the desired arrangement, the center piece in the middle with the fillers surrounding and widening the center branch. Use flexible wire to attach the stems (or sturdy tape) and place the branches in a nice big vase or pot of your choice, a simple solution is to use a ceramic pot for the base and spray paint it your desired color, usually something Neutral black, white, or left the original color.
2. Fill with sand, decorative rocks, or plaster of paris/portland cement. For the wishing tree, due to its size and breadth and interaction with the guests, plaster or cement is recommended. Arrange your branches on the base in your desired arrangement and pour the plaster of paris or cement an inch below the top of the vase or pot, leaving room for a covering material (if desired).
3. Dried poinsettia, or a layer of flowers or potpourri on top of the base filling is a nice touch. If you use glass vases and filler rocks, you can place a small battery-powered LED light in your vases for an amazing lighting effect.
Tip 1: For wishing trees, when you group the branches, try to do it in a way that uses the filler branches to create as much space as possible to hang the wishes.
Tip 2: The size of the base and the height of the branch is entirely up to you, you want the base to be as wide and heavy as possible without going overboard. For example, “A vase or pot 8-12″ wide and 6″ tall is stable enough for a 42″ wishing tree set in cement.”
That’s all for now, good luck building the best DIY wedding centerpieces!