January 18, 2008
Wedding Reception Centerpieces
Because I'm having a destination wedding, I know that all my cousins (and there’s 32 of them—just on my mom's side!) and friends may not be able to make it. So I'm having an at-home reception. Well—it’s really a salon reception, I guess. There is an ultra fabulous salon on my street with exposed brick, paper lanterns and plenty of space! Being a salon, there are so many mirrors, and I wanted to create something that would play off of them. Here's a picture of the centerpieces I created:
Here’s how you can make them:
Materials:
2 hurricane glasses (or almost hurricane glasses)
Faux River Rocks
Silk Flowers (Tall silk flowers, preferably thin, so they don’t look too crowded in the glass.)
Industrial strength glue or epoxy (make sure it works on glass)
A steady hand
Directions:
1. Clean glasses thoroughly. (I bought mine from the dollar store so they were a little dusty.)
2. Place about 10 river rocks in one of the glasses. (You may want to use more if your glass has a wide base.)
3. Bend silk flowers at a 45-degree angle so the flower rests against the inside of the glass.
4. Use two contrasting flower colors for the best effect (Think dark purple and pale yellow—or of course whatever your wedding colors are!)
5. Gently place one hurricane glass on top of the other, and glue the rims of the glass together (60-second epoxy will hold quickly, but if you use too much it may get gooey.)
6. Hold for about 30 seconds until dry.
Posted by DIYnista at 1:13 p.m.
Excellent!!
I really enjoyed reading your ideas!
Posted By: Stephannie
2008-05-07 3:52 PM
Awesome!
That is gorgeous! You have some great ideas. I think I am going to try a few of these. Thank you!
Posted By: Aimee
2008-02-26 1:11 PM
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