Christmas Centerpieces
Christmas centerpieces are fun to make. After the season is over, browse the clearance aisle to stock up for creating your own centerpieces next year. A lovely look can be obtained by using a vase surrounded in wrapped candy canes. Some of the tutorials I've seen on the internet involve using a glue gun and attaching each candy cane painstakingly piece by piece.
Unfortunately, if you are creating centerpieces in volume (like in a flower shop) you rarely have time to daintily glue one piece of candy at a time. For florists time is money (literally).
You can adapt this for square or round cylinder vases. It will not work on curved vases.
You will need:
- Approx. 48 individually wrapped candy canes
- 1 Square Glass Vase
- Two heavy rubber bands or white florist clay
- 1/3 to 1/2 brick of Oasis Florist Foam
- Mixed Christmas greenery (Suggested: fir, blue spruce, boxwood, cedar, holly, juniper, pine, yew, leather leaf fern, )
- 2 - 3 stems red miniature carnations
- 2 -3 stems white chrysanthemums
- 1 floral wooden stake
- clear adhesive tape
- 3 - 4 small glass ornaments
- Optional: Krylon Spray Glitter
- Finishing Touch Flower or Crowning Glory
