Tutorials: DIY Carnation Centerpieces

This is another centerpiece that falls in all the right categories: beautiful, simple, and most importantly, CHEAP! This project also allows some wiggle room to personalize and variations. Go crazy and let your mind run free!

Photo Credit: Hostess with the Mostess

Bell of the Ball
Supplies: 
- Candle Holder
- Floral Foam Ball
- Half Inch (wide) Dowel Rod (optional)
- Real or Fake Carnations
- Water
- Glue

Step One: Prepping for Real Flowers
... Real Carnations- Soak the foam ball in water for forty five minutes prior to project. This will keep the foam moist for the flowers. Once soaked, let sit on a paper towel to drain excess water.
... Fake Carnations- No real prep needed.

Step Two: Start Stickin'
... Real Carnations- Begin to work the flowers evenly around the foam, making sure to cover every inch of foam, without compromising the weight; meaning, try to avoid over flowering certain sections. If there are gaps, we can fix them later.
...Fake Carnations- With your DRY foam ball, take a blossom and add a drop a glue to the tip of the stem, then begin to distribute evenly around the ball. 

Photo Credit: DIY Weddings Magazine

Step Three: Stabilize the Sucker (optional)
... This goes for both real and fake carnations, if you feel comfortable leaving the ball balance on top of the candle holder, great, but if not, you may want to follow this step.
...With your carnation-filled ball, take the dowel rod and generously apply glue on the rod, then stick it into the foam ball a quarter to half the way in. This will stabilize the ball and keep it from falling off the stick.

Photo Credit: Cheap Unique Wedding

Let me know how yours turned out! Happy Planning

With Love,

     Olivia Mae