unusual center piece help - get your thinking caps on ladies

picklepick

You could have crystal trees?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=crystal+tree+wedding&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

I'm having a wishing tree with crystals and pearls on and i just got a branch from the park from a tree that the warden was cutting down and shredding up. I asked if i could have it. Then you can spray paint it a colour, silver or ivory etc, put in vases and string with crystals. You can get them from ebay i reckon. It would go with your theme and you can use your plaster of paris to make them stay in the vase!

pretzelnut

picklepick wrote: »

You could have crystal trees?

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=crystal+tree+wedding&gbv=2&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=

I'm having a wishing tree with crystals and pearls on and i just got a branch from the park from a tree that the warden was cutting down and shredding up. I asked if i could have it. Then you can spray paint it a colour, silver or ivory etc, put in vases and string with crystals. You can get them from ebay i reckon. It would go with your theme and you can use your plaster of paris to make them stay in the vase!

I would LOVEEEEEEEEE crystal trees, but i would seriously blow the budget well and truly out of the water on buying loads and loads of crystals.

picklepick

I dont think you would if you spent £15 on these for example...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-Czech-glass-fire-polished-beads-10mm-Crystal-AB_W0QQitemZ330400974384QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Beads_CA?hash=item4ced6ec630

That leaves you with a fiver to buy a vase (ikea) and spray paint isnt expensive!

fly_dragon_fly

wanttogetwed wrote: »

I've been looking at these all day (coincidence lol). Anyway ordered :
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1x-Glass-Bubble-Fish-Bowl-Vase-8_W0QQitemZ320358262503QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Celebrations_Occasions_ET?hash=item4a96d726e7

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280475330220&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

and

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270519363171&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

I am going to have to pieces of seagrass sprayed pewter diagonal criss-cross over the bowl and a flower (not sure what yet) on top. I have only ordered 1 so I can see what it looks like. It is cheaper when you buy multiples. Also I will order smaller bowls for other tables. The top table would only work out at £15.

please tell me you didn't spend £10 on that bowl?!?! you do know you can get that identical bowl for £3.00 from michael dark florists!

i thought about using the lights but decided that as you could see them if you just had water that i would go against it and just have tea lights on each corner of the mirrors and a flower in the bowl with scatter crystals around the bowl and mirror

morwenna

Vases and pearls from here:

http://www.sara-richards.co.uk/

We are using 30cm cylinder vases @ £2.99 each - really nice, thick glass and a good weight. They look better than the pic IYKWIM

Check out the "pearls on wire" link on the left navigation bar for the pearl strands £1.99 for 12.

I was originally doing flowers under the water, but the pearls work very well and look like bubbles (to me, anyway)

pretzelnut

picklepick wrote: »

I dont think you would if you spent £15 on these for example...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/30-Czech-glass-fire-polished-beads-10mm-Crystal-AB_W0QQitemZ330400974384QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Crafts_Beads_CA?hash=item4ced6ec630

That leaves you with a fiver to buy a vase (ikea) and spray paint isnt expensive!

I already have about 2000 x 5mm czech crystal beads, which i had forgot about, i bought them for my bouquet then switched to swarovski instead.

That may sound a lot of beads but when you put them all in a little pot there doesnt look that many.

I reckon i'd need at least 4 to 6000 beads per tree to make it look substantial. :eek::eek::eek:

I bought 5000 table diamonds thinking that would be plenty for 10 tables until they arrived and theres barely 2 handfulls worth.

wanttogetwed

fly_dragon_fly wrote: »

please tell me you didn't spend £10 on that bowl?!?! you do know you can get that identical bowl for £3.00 from michael dark florists!

i thought about using the lights but decided that as you could see them if you just had water that i would go against it and just have tea lights on each corner of the mirrors and a flower in the bowl with scatter crystals around the bowl and mirror

I did :eek:! Forgot all about the thread on here about michael dark. OUCH!!! Least I just bought one. Not very MSE am I?

Just looked and coulf only find 10" bowls for £7.99, anyone remember the link?

pretzelnut

oooooooooooh i love these

http://www.michaeldark.co.uk/floral-supplies/OASIS-Slippers/Silver-(25cm)/5024242302550

I could quite easily add a few of the crystal beads i already have to make them spakle, put them on a mirror plate and add the table crystals.

Im a big shoe addict.

fly_dragon_fly

http://www.michaeldark.co.uk/floral-supplies/OASIS-20cm-Fishbowl/5024242803514

these are 20cm which works out at about 7inch tall got one on my dinning table with the mirror and the the cyrstals it cost me for 10 mirrors and bowls £62 including postage which works out at £6.20 for the two items

pretzelnut

just had a little brainwave.
the above mentioned slipper resting on a round wicker ring / reef sprayed silver or white, wrapped with these

How does that sound.