Wedding flowers Doonbeg county Clare

Preview of Naoimi's Wedding at Doonbeg, Golf Club, County Clare.........

Table center's with beautiful hurricane vases in varying heights.......

       In a beautiful Marquee especially constructed for the wedding with a view of the sea all around

Easy Christmas Centerpiece

Materials Required:

■Cylindrical vase or clean empty can
■Two sided tape (found at most hardware or scrapbooking stores)
■Rubber band
■Candy canes
■Wide ribbon (must be wider than rubber band)
■Roses
Instructions:

1.Wrap the two sided tape around the vase/can once approximately halfway down the vase/can. (The two sided tape will help keep the candy canes from sliding out from under the rubber band.)
2.Slide rubber band around the vase/can.
3.Begin inserting the candy cans behind the rubber band.
4.Tie the ribbon around the vase/can taking care to cover the rubber band with the ribbon.
5.Fill with water and arrange roses.
Another “Bride Idea”: Use mini candy canes and baby food jars or small fruit cup cans to create small individual vases which can serve as place cards. Just attach a label with your guests’ names to the ribbon

Easy Christmas Centerpiece and Place cards

Here's another quick and easy centerpiece for all of you christmas brides out there

Buy some boxes of christmas baubles and use them for your christmas centerpieces,

you can get a colour to match your theme,

Or if you have a bigger budget get some clear baubles and some battery operated fairy lights,

and layer them in a bowl together for a great effect!

You could also add stars, pine cones or christmas sweets to the bowl,

or add a couple of small seasonal flowers or some mini roses,

and perhaps layer a little christmas pine underneath for a lovely christmas scent

First place some baubles in a pretty glass bowl.........
(they don't all have to be the same you could use "fishbowls"," brandy glasses", "Martini glasses" or "sweet dishes" Vary the heights

Layer the fairlights in between.......

add a couple of stars and ........Voila!

Of course you need place cards to match so why not liven up some plain baubles in contrasting colours(see instructions below!) and add a little tag with each persons name
Or if you have added pine cones to your display,

Glittery pinecones make wonderful wedding favours and/or place card holders at a christmas wedding or winter wedding.
This pinecone painted in icy winter colors with sparkling glitter accents is perfect for a wonderful favour for your holiday guests. Create one for each place setting at your holiday table, then insert a slip of paper with the guest's name in the leaves of the pinecone. At the end of the evening, everyone will have new ornaments to bring home and hang on their own trees. What a wonderful way to create long lasting memories of your wedding. (instructions also below)

For the bauble place card you will need:

• A baking sheet
• Kitchen aluminum foil
• 3-inch-diameter glass ball christmas ornamentwith removable metal cap
• 6-inch square Styrofoam block
• Drinking straw
• High-tack white glue
• Micro glitter in coordinating color

Directions
1. Cover baking sheet with aluminum foil. Remove cap from glass christmas ball and set aside.
2. To facilitate decorating, place Styrofoam block on cookie sheet and stick straw in center. Insert cap end of glass christmas ball on straw.
3. Make swirl design or other desired design on surface of christmas ball with nozzle of glue bottle.
4. Sprinkle glitter over glued areas. Let dry completely. Shake off excess glitter. Replace cap.
You've now got customized Christmas Wedding place cards that double as wedding Favors!

You can also try getting glue "pens" and writing the name of the person on the bauble, sprinkle glitter over, leave to dry completly, then put the date on the other side, thus creating a lovely keepsake for your special day, (this would be very time consuming so may be a good idea to do for just the top table?)

For the Snowy pine cones

You need:
• Kraft paper
• Small pinecone
• Rubber gloves
• Spray primer in white
• Gloss spray paint in mint blue or green
• Spray adhesive
• Plastic winter snow
• Fine glitter in warm highlight
• 1/3 yard of thin silver twisted cording
• Scissors

Note: Always work in a well-ventilated area when using spray paint.
To make:
1. Cover clean, flat work surface with kraft paper. Place pinecone on paper.
2. Put on rubber gloves. Apply thin coat of spray primer to pinecone. Let dry completely. Apply one or two more coats of primer, as necessary. Let dry completely.
3. Apply thin coat of spray paint to pinecone. Let dry completely. Apply one to two more coats of paint, as necessary. Let dry completely.
4. Apply fine mist of spray adhesive to painted pinecone. Wait 5 minutes or until cone is tacky.
5. Lightly sprinkle plastic snow on pinecone until it sticks and desired effect is achieved. Take a pinch of glitter and sprinkle over pinecone. Let dry completely.
6. Make loop with silver cording and tie in double knot around top prong of pinecone. Trim ends.

These would look beautiful on top of crisp white or red napkins with
a little sprig of christmas holly or ivy.

(and don't forget the christmas crackers!!!)

Centerpiece Idea

The Painted PotsCovered Toilet Rolls!

The Finished Product!

Here's a quick and easy project for all of you D.I.Y. Brides!

It's also great when you consider that it is virtually free to make and using mostly recycled things thus helping the environment!

So What you will need is the following:

1 x Pot for each centerpiece,

Some Large Twigs From the Garden or ask for Mitsumata or contorted willow at your local florist

lots of old toilet rolls,

Some fabric or wallpaper to match your theme,

Some fringe, ribbon, feathers, boa, or beaded fringe (try hickeys)

Some crystals or Glass beads with holes in top,

Some Moss

Thin wire or see through thread(fisherman's thread)

Some Plaster of Paris (or a small bag of cement)

& Some Small Flowers to decorate (silk will work best here but you can use real if you have time the morning of the wedding!)

and a glue gun is also a great help!

Begin by painting your pots in colours to match your chosen theme,

You could spray paint the bottoms and just paint the collar by hand if wished
Pick out one two or three branches per pot depending on size of pot and size of branches,

Make up plaster of Paris (or cement) following the instructions on the packet,

And add to the pots, with the stick(s) inside, holding them in place until they set

Cover the old toilet rolls with the fabric or wallpaper, using the glue gun

(or failing that double sided sticky tape!)

& don't worry if it doesn't quite cover the ends as your ribbons etc will cover them anyway

When they are dry have fun sticking on your embellishments either end of the tubes, you could just put a simple strip of satin ribbon in a complimenting shade either side or whatever you wish

Make a couple of small holes in one end of the tubes and thread them with the invisible thread or wire which will be used to hang them

Hang them on your tree, along with the crystals or glass beads

Use the Moss to Cover the bottom bit where the plaster of Paris is and randomly glue on some small flowers to the tree

Stand Back and admire your work!

(Use your imagination for these trees, they can look so Fab, you can also try these ideas,

if you are having a Christmas wedding, how about adding a set of battery operated fairy lights to each tree (Dunne's have some fabulous one's at the moment with little stars on) Or buy them now and save them for your summer wedding if you just love the fairy light effect!

Use strings of Pearls if you are having a pearl themed wedding (you can also pick these up very easily at the moment look out for tree garlands)

You could hang small Christmas decorations from the branches

If you are having a spring or Summer wedding why not try adding butterfly's, lady birds or small birds to the branches

Hang strips of organza ribbons with diamante hearts or ovals from the branches

O.K that's enough from me, I hope I have helped, If you make one of these please e mail me a picture, & I will "showcase it here on my blog, I would love to hear your ideas too, or if you have something that you would like to share please e mail me!

Have Fun!

Maureen

Table Decor!

Martini Glass Centerpiece
Gerbera in Eiffel Tower vase Centerpiece

Large Bubble bowl with roses centerpiece

Small Bubble bowl with single gerbera and bear-grass
centerpiece

To go along with our new range of chair covers, we also have a new range of table centerpieces, mirrors and tealights along with rose petals and table jewels for hire, some examples you can see above, we have also sourced some real show stopping centerpieces that will create a WOW factor at any wedding but wont be available untill the middle of next year. We are currently working on package deals that will include all of your hotel decor so make sure to check back regularly for updates!

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