DIY: Centerpiece Opinion

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11/06/2009 at 02:53 pm

I love your decor - it's going to look so great!

11/06/2009 at 02:54 pm

I love the idea of the tea lights inside the logs. You girls are so creative! I would have to agree with some of the other girls. A few more berries on the lower centerpieces would be great. And I think a smaller ribbon on the taller centerpieces would look better. Overall, I think you did a great job. :)

11/06/2009 at 03:01 pm

Very nice concept and start!  I have a few suggestions. 

1.) See if you can find 10 hour votives.  You don't want to be replacing the tea-lights all night.  Most last an hour or two.  The long ones are a little more but totally worth it.  You will probably need to put them in something too.  If the wood is dry you will need glass in between the wood and candle to make sure they don't catch on fire.  the wood will have to be dry to drill it. 

2.)  Did you try the bottle centerpiece with a non wire ribbon?  It's probably just me but I hate wire ribbon.  It never stays put and it looks crafty to me.  My bouquet had it and I about freaked on my florist.  I regular ribbon tied a bunch of lolipop mason jars for our checkin table and it looked fantastic. 

The candles are the perfect height and arrangement.  I do think that you may need something more at the base but I do love it!  Great job. 

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11/06/2009 at 03:07 pm

Love the centerpieces- They need more color.  I really love your colors. So rich.

11/06/2009 at 03:18 pm

I like the low ones. the high centrepieces look a bit too busy..I think its the bow.

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11/06/2009 at 04:15 pm

Definitely do a fire check on your centerpieces! My mom insisted I do a practice round with these small round votives I had that had dried ferns at the base for decoration. I didn't figure the flame would ever reach the fern...

About two hours into the candle burning the fern suddenly caught fire and I had a ball of flames in the round votive holder. Stupid me, I put it on my mom's entertainment stand and I couldn't pick it up cause it was too hot and adding water ran the risk of the glass breaking. My mom slid it onto a piece of cardboard and ran out the house with it. Yikes! Needless to say, I'm glad I didn't have dozens of fire balls on the day of my wedding.

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11/06/2009 at 10:00 pm

the low centerpeices are great, i think the high centerpeices are missing something though

11/06/2009 at 10:03 pm

I love the log centerpeices!!! good job!

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11/06/2009 at 10:44 pm

Wow! Those are gorgeous!

Does your venue allow open flame, which those are? Since many don't due to safety regulations set by the local fire depts. 

As far as the tealights, the bags that you can buy at Walmart actually last well over 10 hrs and are much cheaper than anything else. 

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11/07/2009 at 04:42 am

love them, very unique and it gives it a rustic feel.. good job..

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