Back to the center

Pieces that is.  I am so tired of centerpieces I could throw up.  It’s been days.  All I can think about are centerpieces.  We have looked at about 600 different options.

Here’s some background.  Just in case you are new to our blog.  I had to have peonies.  We are on a very strict budget.  So, when I happened upon 80 silk peony stems at my local Pier 1 on clearance, I snatched them up.  I sacrificed picking up my dress when it arrived and a new dining room table for those peonies.

The trouble with them is the stems.  They are awful.  Very plastic looking.  Must be hidden.  So… we’ve been looking for some kinda vase to hide the nasty plastic stems.  My first thought is milk glass.

I love love love milk glass.  It’s so elegant and old fashioned.  It’s also very expensive.  Most of it is antique.  There are a few people who stil make it.  I just can’t afford it.

Jamali Garden has a few options too.

Colored glass

I love that black urn.  It’s so bloody expensive.

That’s cute too.  And bloody freaking expensive.  Ain’t gonna happen.  Colored glass is ridiculously expensive.

How about ceramic?

These are much more reasonably priced.  Especially the bud vase.  But I kept looking.  Ceramic seems a little heavy for a wedding.

I really loved this

Thank you SMP!  I love that pink glass.  I think Matt might throw up if I suggested we use pink glass under my pink flowers.  Yeah, plus, I didn’t have much luck hunting down any fabulous pink vases.

Matt really liked this look

But wanted to mix the above color, with green and white.  All in the same vase.  I’m not liking that plan.  Not at all.

I also liked

But Matt hated it.

Both of those vase fillers are available at save on crafts.

I wish we had more similar tastes.

I found these Water Pearls on inkypink.com

Matt actually liked these.  I was surprised because they were pink.  And they don’t come in any other suitable color for our wedding.  Not nearly as expensive.  I don’t think.

And I still love this look

from Mrs. Lemon.  This is gorgeous!!

I just want to steal it.

So I basically want to merge the single floral arrangement with this look from Mrs. Lemon.

That is a ton of glass.  Argh… weddings are expensive.

So I was getting frustrated.

And then something came across my google reader about how to paint your vases.

I almost jumped up and down.

And I had bookmarked a tutorial on how to make wax luminaries

out of water balloons!!  Aren’t those cute!!

So, at this point,

This vase, available at Save on Crafts for a mere $1.49 each, will be painted white to simulate milk glass.

Then I will probably buy some cheapo glasses from Wal-Mart or some such place ($10 for 12) and fill them with candles.

And I will definitely be making those adorable wax luminaries too.  Hopefully they won’t melt.

I think I will also buy some of this taffeta to make some sort of table runner, so that in case my lovely luminaries melt, I won’t ruin our caterer’s linen’s.

I ordered a sample to make sure the color is suitable.

I’ll let you know how it turns out.