Easy Christmas Centerpieces
I continue to add more spray carnations, cutting the shorter laterals off the longer main stem.
Spray carnations usually have 3 to 5 blooms per stem, sometimes with an extra bud or two.
Miniature spray carnations look better in smaller containers, such as this Santa mug. Want to know a secret? Check out thrift stores, such as Goodwill or Salvation Army. They usually have a wide selection of holiday mugs. Pick them up for very little money and put them back to use as Christmas gifts at a fraction of the price of a florist delivery in December.
Just check them out carefully for cracks, chips and remove all labels from the bottom of your "recycled" Christmas containers!
Some flower stems are so short that you can't cut them apart without losing one of the blooms.
I fluffed out the partly opened bulb of this one flower.
Then inserted the single stem with both flower heads right into the back of the design.
It blends in nicely among all the other single stems of carnations.
Fill in from all sides until you have an even mix of color around the entire mug or container.
A view from the top shows the equal distribution of the flower heads.
Now I'm finished with using the miniature carnations and am ready to move on to the white chrysanthemums.
