DIY Bubblegum Bowl Valentine Centerpiece
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Paint Yourself a Smile
(IC: blogger)
I recently did several Valentines centerpiece tutorials. The bubble gum jar arrangement is my favorite . I love how the bubblegum turned this plain glass bowl into a jar of happiness.
But you know what the best part is? This arrangement was never in the original plan. The bowl was actually one of three apothecary jars I bought to set out on display with candy in them. Somewhere between the store and my house one of the glass lids broke. Bummer and it was the lid to my favorite one too! Now I had two decorative apothecary jars and one odd glass bowl. So much for my apothecary jar plan. Then as I was trying to figure out what to do with the left over flowers from my previous arrangements, a light bulb went off. And that is when the broken jar transformed into the perfect vessel for this bubblegum arrangement. I am kind of glad the lid broke now. Here is how to make this arrangement...
Here is a list of the flowers I used
Now the supplies you will need
Fill a clean sink with WARM water. I also mix in the flower food packet that comes with the flowers but this isn’t necessary.
You want the floral foam to stick up about an inch or two above your glass bowl. Next pour in your bubblegum. I was concerned that the bubblegum colors might bleed if the gum got wet. I used a piece of paper in front of the foam to shield it while I poured the gum into the bowl. This worked out well.
The gum should only go up to the top of the glass but not high enough to touch the foam. I also helped myself to some gum. In case you are wondering, It tasted like it was meant for a decoration.
Next Prep the Flowers…
Now cut small pieces of the leather leaf fern and tuck them in the foam just above the lip of the glass. This covers the inside glass perfectly! I was careful to not to use any fern pieces that had spores on the back of the leaves. I didn’t want little seeds falling into to gum.
Now add another layer of fern pieces that extend a little over the edge of the glass bowl. Add a few more in the layer above that last one.
Cut your rose so it has about a 4-inch stem and place it directly in the center. Now cut and add about 4 or 5 hot pink carnations. They are pointing slightly upward. Next add 4 red carnations.
I tucked in more red carnations directly above the lip of the glass bowl and added 3 unopened pink carnations near the rose.
Add white carnations in some of the gaps. I also added a few more pink and red where I felt it needed it. Then lastly, I tucked in little sprigs of baby’s breath.
The final step is to put in some little heart picks and you are done.
It’s so much better than my plain apothecary jar candy dish plan.
Click the link below for more flower ideas, DIY and general craftiness - Blessings, Jenny @Paintyourselfasmile
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Published February 8th, 2016 7:09 PM
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