how I made these pretty centerpieces using pineapple vases

 

 

On Saturday I made these two tropical centerpieces for my next door neighbors.

Jeff and Maria were celebrating the life of their Dad –and father-in-law--who had recently passed away at the age of ninety two. Because he was such a fun-loving guy who lived in Hawaiian shirts, shorts and flip-flops they asked their guests to come dressed in tropical attire and they had a live band, lots of food and a microphone set up for guests to share their memories of Leonard.

 

It was so lovely.

Because it was being hosted at their home I decided to bring flowers they could use on their yellow tablecloths. I’d seen pineapples used as vases before and I thought it would go perfectly with their theme.

And I took some pictures to show you how I did it.

 

 

 

 

For these centerpieces I headed over to our local grocery store and bought :

• one big bouquet filled with orange and yellow gerbera daisies
• white chrysanthemums
• yellow snapdragons
• and  Queen Annie’s Lace,
• one bouquet of white roses
• 4 fresh limes (stuck on wood skewers)
• misc filler flowers

 

Whenever I’m doing more than one arrangement for an event I like to do them concurrently so even though they’re different, the composition is similar.

 

After your flowers are arranged in your pineapple “vase” you can hide the rim of the cup by tucking moss along the edges. I think the moss looks so vibrant next to the colors of the fresh pineapple don’t you think?

 

 

I sure hope you enjoyed this post today.

 

Happy Monday my friends!

xo

Leslie

 

 

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faux flowers …Yes or No?

 

Awhile ago I wrote THIS post about the ten things you should look for while browsing through thrift stores, but I intentionally left fake flowers off the list because truthfully, I rarely buy them.

Although I’ve seen some great looking silk arrangements and ones that look pretty in large bunches. But here’s my other problem with realistic-looking fakes: they’re so expensive.

And high prices make me yearn for the real thing.

(yes, those are fakes on my mantel)

But I recently stumbled on some great deals when I popped into my favorite thrift store, so I thought I’d share them here. And see what you think.

Most were bundled in cloudy bags of plastic and marked at 99 cents each.

And this was my big spurge. I planned on cutting the stems of these Hydrangeas and sticking them into an arrangement, but once I plopped the whole plant into this pot, I sort of liked it.

 

Then I grabbed this basket (that goes on my front door) and stuffed it with newspaper at the bottom ...

And I started grabbing the flowers that looked most realistic…

and I began filling the basket.

When I opened the lavender all the seeds spilled out on my table and I was delighted to have the scent everywhere. One of those unexpected joys.

I immediately began sticking them inside to add some spiky texture. Mixing real and fake together…hmm I liked that.

What do you think about this? It’s a simple wildflower look with some pink and lavender hues in honor of Valentine’s Day.

It’s going on my door with some pots of pink cyclamen.

And here’s one more shot of the basket of fake hydrangeas are on my mantel.

And now…

I think I have one more thing to add to my list of quirky-items-to-find at thrift stores.

What do you think?

Do you use fake flowers in your home?

xoxo

Leslie

Linking  up here:

• http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com/2013/02/saddle-up-partner-its-week-52-of.html
• http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2013/02/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no149.html

 

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