DIY Fall Centerpiece: Country Chic

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Picture this DIY dahlia, river rock arrangement as your fall wedding centerpiece.  Rich fall hues, natural elements in a stylish arrangement.
Three products, afloral.com’s silk dahlias, a square glass vase and river rocks keep it simple, natural yet fashionable.  Step up your country wedding, keep it fresh and current with this fall country chic look.

 

 

Materials:

  1. Using floral wire cutters snip the stems of the medium and mini dahlias about 6 – 7” in length.(if you are using a 5” glass vase you want the flower heads to sit higher than the ridge of the vase)
  2. Fill your glass vase half full with river rocks.
  3. Start arranging several medium dahlia stems, enough to fill out the top of the vase.
  4. Once you are happy with the medium dahlias start to slide the mini dahlia stems in between the flower heads to finish filling out the arrangement.  Adding the mini dahlia stems last will allow them to rest just above the medium flower heads.

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The square glass vase gives a modern look to this arrangement, with crisp, clean lines.  The pairing of soft, silk flowers and smooth, rounded river rocks are a bit different than your traditional floral arrangement keeping with the fresh look.  Afloral.com has created another beautiful, easy fall arrangement with 3 products and 4 DIY steps.  The perfect fit for any level DIYer and budget wedding.

A touch of romance can be added with softly lit votive candles to accent the arrangement and a sprinkle of mini dahlia heads along the moss table runner.  Simple, natural, chic.

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Fall Wedding Centerpiece: Natural Branch

DIY Natural Branch Centerpiece

DIY Natural Branch Centerpiece

Do you dare to be different?  Do you want to give your guests something to talk about during your reception?

This DIY natural branch centerpiece is a fresh take on the traditional floral wedding centerpiece.  Natural manzanita branch, vanilla silk dahlias, natural moss table runner and softly lit glass votives join to create an eye catching fall centerpiece.

This DIY centerpiece uses 4 afloral.com products and takes just a few minutes of your time to assemble.  Perfect for any level DIYer and budget bride.

Natural Branch Centerpiece

Let’s Get Started:

Materials:
Natural manzanita branch
2 Mini Dahlia spray, vanilla
Moss table runner
Glass votive candles
tools: floral wire cutters

  1. To start with roll out your moss table runner.  Tip, before hand make sure to take your moss runner out of the package to air out and lay flat to get any bumps or wrinkles out.
  2. Next place the manzanita natural branch on the moss runner, make sure it is laying on a side that it will balance and not fall over.  In the example shown the branch lays on the flatter side letting the outstretched limbs reach upwards.
  3. Take 5-6 dahlia flower heads, that you have snipped from the mini spray, and arrange them amongst the pieces of the branch.  Lay the vanilla dahlia heads so that they rest lightly in the outstretched branches.  Leave a few to grace the base of the arrangement on the moss runner.  An interesting part of this unique centerpiece is that it not only goes up vertically with the manzanita branch but it also goes outward, horizontally with arrangement of the glass votives.
  4. Arrange the glass votives casually along the moss runner on both sides of the branch.  With care a glass votive can be settled into the branch limbs.  But do consider safety issues on having an open flame nestled in the branches if you are decorating your reception tables with this centerpiece.  An alternative would be to use battery operated, flameless votive candles.

That’s it, your natural branch centerpiece has been arranged.  Once lit the glass votive candles will softly illuminate the other elements of the arrangement highlighting it’s rustic, romantic appeal.

Votive candle, vanilla dahlia, moss runner

One thing to keep in mind with this centerpiece, and similar to the Gorgeous Dahlia Fall Centerpiece, is the importance of the illusion of chance.  You don’t want to create a specific order or over think the placement of materials.  The end product should look as though everything just effortlessly came together.

And everything will come together when using this DIY natural branch centerpiece, whether your wedding theme is rustic, country or chic.  It’s simplicity of elements and natural palette lend it a versatility to fit a variety of themes.

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Jumbo Dahlia Wedding Theme

We love this jumbo dahlia theme simply because it combines gorgeous, rich color with a rustic theme. Create the dahlia wedding theme yourself with silk wedding flowers and floral supplies from Afloral.com!

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Create a Fall Dahlia Bouquet

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Arrange dahlias, billy buttons, and mums into a striking fall wedding bouquet. For more fall wedding design ideas and how-to videos, visit Afloral.com on YouTube.

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Sunflowers & Berries: Create a Fall Wedding Bouquet

Photo courtesy of theknot.com

 

You will need the following:

Sunflower (5-7) Stems FSS803-YE
Burgundy/Wine Open Rose (3-5) Stems FSR168-WI/TT
Orange Dahlia (3-5) Stems FSD101-BO/TT
Chocolate Gerbera Daisy FSD869-CV
Fall Berry Spray (3-5) FSB343-FA
Satin/Sheer Burgundy Ribbon GYR-142-9-07-BURGUNDY


Silk Florals & Supplies Used to Create the Autumn Bouquet

Instructions:

Step 1:  Gather Sunflowers in a bunch & cut to desired length of bouquet.
Step 2:  Use the Sunflower length as a guide to cut the other stems.
Step 3:  Add other floral stems in between the hydrangea to create bouquet.
Step 4:  Add Berry stems to finish the look.
Step 5:  Tightly hold bouquet & secure with stemwrap tape.
Step 6:  To finish, wrap bouquet stems with Satin/Sheer Ribbon & secure with hot glue.


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