Christmas Flower Centerpieces
I'm adding in pine cones that already came pre-wired. If you have natural pine cones without stems, you can easily create your own by slipping a wire in between the lower bracts of the cone and twisting it tightly, then taping as you did the ornaments.
Tuck a few pine cones in randomly here and there among your flowers and ornaments.
If you need a taller pine cone like I did, I simply used a wooden Cowee pick to extend the cone taller. I laid the wooden pick against the existing wire and then taped down the stem with floral tape.
Leave the top wire a little extended so you can bend the pine cone in any direction you want.
Remember what I said about a good designer always covering his or her mechanics? I'm going to tape a bit of pine and other greenery to conceal the fact that I taped a wooden pick to this cone.
The pine cone nestles naturally in among the pine needles and, once placed into the design, will look more natural.
I've done this to add a little height and greenery backing for my taller carnations in the back.
I usually like for my flower heads, not the greenery, to be the tallest element in my designs. This is why I placed the pine and cone a little shorter, below the tallest carnation.
Again, this adds to the illusion of height to my piece and balances out the tall container nicely.
Here's an overall view of how the entire piece is turning out.
