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Do-It-Yourself Centerpieces For The Spring Season
Now that Spring has finally sprung,
it's time for all those seasonal precursors to the coming of summer.
It’s the time of year for an organizational overhaul, for Spring cleaning
and giving everything a freshening up, and of course for Spring decor.
While there are a number of simple ways to incorporate a Spring look throughout your home,
one of the areas where you can be creative and crafty is in making centerpieces
for a dining room or other large table.
Check out some of these great do-it-yourself centerpieces
that will help you to bring Spring indoors this season.
Springtime Flowerpot
Via All You
This is a craft that’s doable by even the least artsy of us
and will add a charm that’s both modern and somewhat rustic.
You’ll need a flowerpot that’s about 4 to 5 inches in diameter—preferably white,
but you can buy any color if you don’t mind painting it—as well as 4-inch blades of cut grass,
a foam floral sphere, scissors, glue lines or some other similar adhesive,
and one to two dozen daisies or another flower of your choice.
The grass is attached to the bottom of the flowerpot exterior
to look as though it’s growing up and around it.
Soak the floral sphere in water, then drain and position snugly inside the flowerpot.
Finally, trim flower stems to a little more than an inch and insert into the floral sphere
so that the flowers hide the entire sphere.
While the picture is shown with live grass and flowers,
you could also use artificial greenery and flowers
if you would prefer to create a centerpiece that can be reused next Spring.
Floating Fruit Centerpiece
Via Anita Calero
If you’d prefer something that’s a little less crafty yet just as effective,
you might try this lovely floating fruit centerpiece.
In the picture above, three large glass vases were filled to varying heights with water
and apples were added for a fresh and fun look.
This is a simple and elegant centerpiece that achieves something of a still life look.
You might also try putting a different colored set of apples into each vase
to make this look a little more playful.
Sweet Peas and Cabbages
Via James Baigrie
A variant of the traditional floral centerpiece,
the sweet peas have rich purple tones that are perfectly matched and complemented by the cabbages.
To achieve this look, you simply hollow out a couple cabbages
To achieve this look, you simply hollow out a couple cabbages
so they’ll hold a small Mason jar or another small cup, put some water in it for the flowers,
and you’ve got a monochromatic purple centerpiece that pretty much screams Spring.
Citric Drama
Via Maura McEvoy
One of the greatest things about the Spring season is the promise of fresh fruits,
which can look very at home when paired together in a beautiful bowl as a centerpiece.
To make it more compelling, you could pair shiny smooth objects
such as lemons with smaller textured and dark objects like nuts to create a dynamic arrangement.
Using a glass pedestal bowl for added drama and incorporating a little greenery
gives the centerpiece a finishing touch.
- Dane O'Leary -
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