Ideas for Inexpensive Centerpieces

If you need some ideas for inexpensive centerpieces that are stunning and require no talent whatsoever as a floral designer, this is for you!

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Example: I had four tables set up outside for a shower. Using four pothos plants borrowed from the house interior, I wrapped them in pink florist's foil, tied a white ribbon around the pot, and inserted long stemmed roses purchased from a discount warehouse store (a buying club) that had been inserted into small green water picks (see picture) available for from ten cents to a quarter each at your local florists.

In this manner, I was able to stretch a bouquet of two dozen roses, which would have only made one or two centerpieces by themselves, and extend that bouquet to make a lovely and substantial centerpiece for four tables. Also, the arrangement of this item doesn't require any special talent as a floral designer, just make sure you space them evenly.

In this case, for about $25, I was able to set elegant tables for a party of forty people. Tip: don't put them outside too early on a hot day. Carry them out just before your guests arrive; they may wilt. Keep the green water picks for next time.

Fruit Skewered Pineapple Centerpiece

Cut the bottom off a healthy pineapple, just enough to make it stand straight and flat.

Make kebobs of other fruits- melons, mangoes, more pineapple and insert them. Put on a flat round Pyrex dish (microwave turn tables are wonderful for this, and they are pre) and surround with various types of grapes.

Tall glass cylinder vases filled with lemons or limes

Arrange wide satin ribbon (avoid the stiff papery type used in some wrapping) artistically around and over your centerpiece. Caveat: a friend of mine did this and the table was gorgeous. Unfortunately, she put it too close to a flame and it caught fire during a very elegant party.

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