Simple Centerpieces

Here are a few different centerpieces I have made that are quick and easy to make.  The flowers can be placed in bud vases, mini clay pots or glass salt & pepper shakers from the dollar store.

Felt Flowers

Fold over a strip of felt and cut even slits throught he folded edge but not all the way through the width of the felt.  Roll the strip up from one end to the other and secure with floral wire.  Fluff the felt petals and place in vase.  You can layer differnt colors too for different looks.  You can also use them for other things like taping them to a pen and arranging the pens in a jar.  Then you have pens at hand but they look like pretty flowers.

Tissue Paper Flowers

Several layers of tissue paper and a little wire and you have a pretty flower.  The step by step directions can be found over at Hey Let's Make Stuff.

Plaster Flowers

Dip inexpensive fabric flowers from the dollar store into a thin plaster of paris mixture and you have porceline like flowers.  They can be placed in vases or perched on top of glass candle stick holders.

Baby Doll Crochet Dress

The baby doll in our church's nursery needed some new clothes.  I found this pattern called Sweetly for 10" dolls.  It was a quick and easy pattern and I am pleased with the results.

Airplane Baby Shower Favors

I helped with the decorations for a friend's baby shower recently.  She knew she was having a baby boy and they decorated the nursery in an airplane theme so we used an airplane theme for the shower too.  I found the idea for these cute favors on Craft Gawker and tweaked and personalized them for the shower.  With a few simple supplies and a little time these cute planes were quick and fun to make.  They take Smarties, Life Savers, a stick of gum and a rubberband.  I added a personalized wrapper to the stick of gum to make them extra special.  I think these would be a fun idea for a birthday party too or any airplane themed party for that matter.