Ah the
centerpiece – the main focal point of the table. If men had baby
showers, their centerpiece might consist of a six-pack or a bag of
chips. Oh not so for the women. We want something pretty! We want
something appropriate. We want a centerpiece that will make your
guest comment on how wonderful it is.
I would recommend staying away from open flames. Whenever you get a
group of people together, and bearing gifts no doubt, it's just not
a good idea to center your table on something that could potentially
start fire.
However, if you had your heart set on pretty little candles, then
stick with floating candles. Take a pretty bowl, a deep bowl and
fill it with water. Then use the candles that float in the water.
You can often find flower shapes or you may be able to find some
candles in the shape of baby rattles. Check your favorite party
supply store.
A fresh bouquet of flowers always works well as a centerpiece. You
can arrange one using flowers from your own garden or you could
purchase a bouquet of pink or blue carnations. Purple, green and
yellow work well if the baby's gender is unknown.
Another suggestion is to use little Mylar balloons nestled in a
large vase, surrounded by tissue paper. That makes a fun, adorable
centerpiece, too.
If you are feeling creative you can make large poppy style flowers
from tissue paper. Chose colors to match the theme of your shower or
of the baby's nursery.
If you're really crafty you can make votives roses. Supplies needed
include long plastic balloon sticks plus the plastic balloon cap (as
affixed at the ends of mylar balloons), tulle squares, green floral
tape, ribbon, silk leaves and a hot glue gun.
1. Assemble the balloon cap to the stick.
2. Glue the bottom of the votive to the balloon cap with the hot
glue gun.
3. Wrap the votive with the tulle square
4. Starting from the base of the votive, begin wrapping the balloon
stick with green floral tape, add a few leaves on your way down the
stick.
5. Finish it with a ribbon bow.
6. Repeat until you have a nice bouquet of votive roses.
Or bake some sugar cookies with skinny dowels in them. Decorate the
cookies and put them all into a vase. You'll have a memorable,
edible cookie bouquet.
Still want a different idea for a centerpiece? Ok, you'll love this
one – open up a disposable diaper and fill it will potpourri. That
one is sure to get noticed.
Your centerpiece design is limited only by your imagination. Be
creative and have fun.
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