Ideas for table centerpiece?

16 years ago

I'm looking for an inexpensive, classic Christmas table centerpiece for my dining room table. I'm thinking candles, berries and/or greenery, etc.

Thanks,

Magoo

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duluthinbloomz4
16 years ago
I've always done that with whatever kind of container, basket, or bowl I can unearth from the basement - occasionally have even used the clear plastic containers baked goods come in. When I buy my wreaths from the farmers market, they'll usually give me an assortment of their evergreen trimmings; if I need to augment that, I have a variety of yews, spruce, junipers, mugos etc. in my own yard. A block of floral foam and a new supply of candles from a craft store and I'm good to go. The floral foam holds a lot of water, so a live arrangement will generally hold its needles until I'm tired of looking at it sometime around mid-January.

If you've ever been to, or have seen books on Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg, they do simply stunning extremely simple table decorations with fruit (mainly apples and oranges) and a little greenery.
susans02
16 years ago
Last year I went to Safeway and geot a bunch of reddish/orange roses (I think the whole bunch cost $15) and some pepper berries. I put some wet oasis in a crystal/glass bowl and arranged the flowers/pepper berries (I cut the stems real short). I put the bowl on top of a retagular table mirror w/votive candle around the bowl. It looked really pretty and I already had everything but the flowers (and oasis). You can do the sane thing w/apples/pomegranates/pears (put wood skewer stick into them to stick into the oasis and you could add boxwood, or other greens. Hope this helps!
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I think lowspark's postcards idea is brilliant. You can arrange them at different heights, perhaps mixed with that curly, spirally stuff called ting-ting, stuck into a painted styrofoam base to make a really inexpensive but cute centerpiece. Look for one of those catalogs like orientaltradingco.com (I think their paper catalog is better, or best of all just call them) -- they have tons of cheap stuff on every imaginable theme, and I know they have paper flags. Think outside the box when searching -- like, use "fiesta" to find things that could work for your Madrid table or "carnival" for Paris. It might be easier if you could get her to expand the theme to "international fantasy" instead of limiting herself to Europe -- then you could also have a tropical island table, a Chinese table, a Japanese table, African, Brazilian, Jamaican, and for that matter New Orleans and NYC, etc. -- then you can start with what you find and choose your cities/countries that way instead of the other way around. Kind of drawing the bullseye around the arrow.
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I am sorry if anyone offended you. Please continue to ask for help here - people give great advice and have creative ideas! I think it would be cool if you wanted to create some real elegant centerpieces for your wedding - maybe use the flowers that you will use for your bouquets and put them in chrome urns or vases - The chrome would be a nod to the bikes and set off the flowers very nicely. I prefer simple centerpieces over ornate, but you can do what you think will compliment your theme best. I have seen people put round mirrors in the center of each table and have varying heights of flower arrangements - half tall, half short to add visual interest, and had votives and glass pebbles (like the ones they use in flower arrangements sometimes) around the base. I think if you want to stick to the chrome idea, you could find votives that are chrome and put votives in orange and black inside - I would maybe use one color per table, rather than mix the colors it might appear more busy. For your friend, I think that she would want something substantial that won't fall over if the wind picks up. Maybe some fall leave branches in copper or "antiqued" urns or vases. She can tuck flowers in with the branches, or just use the branches by themselves. I love fall leaves, and they will look very elegant. She could even spray paint the leaves and branches with metalic paint - like copper, gold, burnt orange, etc. - it would add a touch of drama and cover up any imprefections in the branches and leaves. I hope this is helpful - I am not the most creative type. I am sure that both weddings will be lovely! Good luck!
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Thanks for the great ideas. I thought about candy but also thought "Halloween". I wondered about the little battery powered string lights but don't know how long those stay lit. For the food tableI have three large metal fall pieces that are a gourd and a pumpkin in green and a pumpkin in orange. They are very nice and I was able to get them really really cheap at a floral design shop that was closing. You have given me alot to think about. Im not sure of the size of the pumpkins but Im sure you have all seen them as they are very common. I would estimate them to be about 10-11 inches tall and kinda fat. How's that for a description.
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You've not ever picked fresh greens and noticed that scent that isn't "pine" but something far less pleasant? I've had pine greens very much emit a bad odor. But it does dissipate eventually. Boxwood on certain days with certain humidity levels especially in the spring emits a fragrance very much like cat urine. I know because I keep my windows open and have lots of boxwood in front of them. Phew!!! But can't blame it on the cats!
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threedgrad
16 years ago
Another idea is to get a tall glass urn shape or hurricane and gently stack silver and gold or red and green Christmas ornaments inside and place some pine cones or evergreen sprigs on the table near the glass base.
jgirl_2007
16 years ago
I just did mine last night. I used a round glass vase and filled with shades of solid green and green/blue glass ball ornaments. It looks very pretty and so easy and CHEAP! The hard part was choosing which ornaments to buy.
amysrq
16 years ago
Could also use cranberries and limes in a glass vessel, either with or without flowers.

There is a florist near me (called Beneva) that has lots of pics on their website. I also like to look at The Knot. It's a wedding site but there are lots of fabulous designs for centerpieces.
patricianat
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