A table is never complete without a captivating centerpiece! Follow these steps for the perfect Halloween themed décor. What you will need:+ Glass cylinder vase/ terrarium- Michaels or Amazon + Moss- Home depot + Sand, bark, or rocks + Succulents- Home depot + Potting soil- Home depot + Ceramic hand- Etsy (This is an investment, but they make for amazing jewelry holders). + White spray paint (optional)- Home Depot + Black spray paint (optional)- Home depot + Pumpkins/ squash- Home depot + Toy spiders- Amazon or Michaels Spray paint pumpkins white and spiders black (if not purchased that way) & allow for overnight drying.1. Fill the bottom of your glass vase with 2-3 inches of bark, sand or rocks, this is so the water has somewhere to drain. 2. Place your purchased ceramic hand in the center of the vase. 3. Surround hand in potting soil and pack tight so the hand is stable. 4. Place succulents around the hand, gently pushing roots into the soil. Sprinkle an extra layer of potting soil around base of succulents. 5. Cover the top layer of soil in moss.
Glitter Ball Centerpieces & Welcome Vanessa!
Hi! My name is Vanessa Mason, you may remember me as the Style Editor at You & Your Wedding and Cosmopolitan Bride magazines here in the UK. I left the world of weddings to have our two amazing babies, Scott and Sienna (now two and a half and eight months) and when Sabrina at Hello!Lucky asked me to be a guest blogger for their gorgeous company, I didn’t have to think twice, I jumped at the opportunity. What an honor! Well, enough about my details, let’s talk weddings! Just before Christmas, Harry Judd and his sweetheart Izzy Johnston tied the knot. As a nod to Harry’s Strictly Come Dancing win in December 2011, they tucked into a cake topped with a glitter ball trophy.
If you like the glitter ball touch, why not take the idea further and use them in vases as table centerpieces? To keep costs low, only place them on the head table in front of the bride and groom and special guests like the best man or your respective parents. The idea works nicely, as the vases are so tall, they don’t interrupt the flow of conversation over the table. They also provide great atmosphere thanks to the lights placed inside them and as the evening falls, the fairy lights reflect pretty twinkling light off the glasses, cutlery and tea lights! Whatever you decide to do for your wedding, just have fun and make it look beautiful!
Suppliers: Silver mirror balls to buy (www.dzd.co.uk), glitter balls to hire (www.eventprophire.com), vases to hire (www.weddingandeventprophire.com), fairy lights to hire (www.partylights.co.uk).
Wedding photos by Aleit Weddings, styled photo by Bill Kingston