DIY Orange and Black Feather Wreath

 

This is a very easy project to do and does not take any time at all to finish.

 

 

You will need a feather boa and a wire wreath. Depending on how big your wire wreath is you may need two feather boas. My wreath is 15" wide and I used one boa but if I had used two it would have made it fuller.

 

 

Wrap the feather boa around the wire wreath. You can tie with string at 2-4" intervals. Tack with a glue gun to make it more secure. 

 

 

How to Make a Centerpiece using Apples, Spiderwebs and Flowers

 

Gather your items that you will be needing. Twigs, leaves, apples, crabapples, flowers, wet foam, whatever bowl your going to be making the arrangement with, floral picks and cat tails.

 

Put the wet foam into each section, if you are using a bowl with no dividers cut one piece of foam instead of three. I arranged my flowers in the middle section.

 

 

When inserting the apples, pick the apple and then put into the foam.

 

 

Arrange the apples and fill in the with leaves. You will have to floral pick the leaves.

 

On the other side I inserted the twigs, crabapples, and cat tails.Fill in the gaps with leaves. Set the spider webs in. To make the spider webs refer to my post on how to make spider webs.

 

How to Make Spider Webs for Fall Arrangements

 

You will need a glue gun and a bowl of cold water.

 

Holding the glue gun above the water squeeze the glue onto the water making a circle.

 

Next, starting in the middle, work your way out with the glue gun.

 

Now just go around in circles till you have reached the edge.

 

They "set" as soon as the glue touches the water.

 

You can make them any size you want.

 

You can incorporate them into any arrangement.

Flower Arrangements

 

Just a few of the flower arrangements that I've made.

DIY Thanksgiving Centerpiece

An all around arrangement with fresh flowers for Thanksgiving.

 

I used an ordinary glass jar and printed out some different fonts and bought a transfer gel from the craft store.

 

I decided which font looked best.

 

Just follow the directions on the transfer gel, painting it a couple of times.

 

After it has dried, soak in water and gently peel off the paper. Now you are ready to glue it onto the jar.

 

I wanted to have the look of old parchment paper, so I painted burnt umber around the edges.

 

Next, fill the jar with crab apples and water.

 

Insert wet foam on top and tape down with florist tape.

 

Leather leaf all around.

 

Start putting your flowers in using fall colors of daisies, wheat, berries, solidago, burlap ribbon and fall leaves.

 

Filling in the arrangement.

 

I made it all around so that it looks nice whatever side you are looking at it.

Orange and Black Table Centerpiece

 

If you are looking for something just a little different this fall you might enjoy this centerpiece.

 

 

What you need is any bowl or plate with pedestal, an orange and black feather boa, 3 orange tea lights (battery operated) and black Styrofoam balls with sequins.

 

Wind the feather boa around the plate, tuck the tea lights into the feathers and set the balls on top. This just takes minutes to put together.

 

 

You can see the orange tea lights shining through.

 

 

 

Fall Table Setting

This table setting is quick, easy, and very affordable.  If you are having a nice fall lunch but don't want it fancy or formal, this is something you can do.

I had painted the  pumpkin but it is not necessary for making this arrangement.

Choose fall colors in your flowers that go well with your table setting.

Paper plates and napkins are a quick and easy way to get your colors that you want without spending a lot of money. If you just don't want paper plates a nice set of off white plates with brown cloth napkins would look wonderful. Off white plates could be used in many tablescape arrangements.

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