Made with Flowers from your Yard
Small Camellia Centerpiece
What you need:
- 9 camellia blooms (cut 6.5-8 inches)
- 1 tea leaf
- small roundish vase 3 1/8 inch opening, 4.5 inches H, 4 inch diameter (99 cent store)
- small bag of marbles (found here)
- one packet of floral food (found here)
Supplies Needed:
- pruning shears (found here)
Steps: 4
Flower Cost: Zero
Rated: Very Easy Arrangement
Camellias are still in bloom in Southern California, but if you are in an area where they are not in bloom, you can make this arrangement with roses or peonies. Last week's arrangement had ruffly camellias with long golden stamens. This arrangement uses Nuccio's Bella Rosa Camellias that have symmetrical leaves with a geometric shape.
This arrangement is very easy to make and is the perfect size for a centerpiece. Here are some other arrangements made with camellias:
http://www.floristinyou.com/valentine
http://www.floristinyou.com/valentine-arrangement
http://www.floristinyou.com/camelliasandberries
If you have your camellias and supplies, let's begin.
Here are your supplies.
Wash camellia leaves. Don't get blooms wet.
Dry them.
Cut stem off tea leaf and bend end.
Fit into vase and press leaf to sides.
Put marnbles into vase.
Put flower food into water.
Fill vase to an inch below the rim.
Put two tallest camellias in.
Fill in with 5 more camellias, keeping round shape.
Put 1 more on each side, filling shape out to the sides more.
Now you have a beautiful little centerpiece from your garden. Enjoy.