Wedding Centerpieces Part III

Welcome October.... I can't believe I'm get married this month. Crazy...

Of all my centerpieces I'm making for my wedding, this would have to be the one that will take the most work to put together. However one my mom bought me these vases, I knew what I wanted it to look like.

I have seen many people use this "Eiffel tower" vase, but you can really only do a few things with them. Either a big floral displays or what I like to call "feather palm trees". Considering I'm not using floral in my centerpieces, feathers it is.

What I used to make my centerpieces...

• Eiffel tower vase
• Black ostrich feathers (16)
• 4-6 inch black craft feathers
• 4-6 inch purple craft feathers
• Bouquet holder with a straight handle
• Black paint
• Glue
• Purple ribbon

I started with the plain white bouquet holders.

Because the feathers I was using are mostly black, I didn't want the white foam showing through. So I painted the foam and everything but expect for the handle black.

Then I glued the purple ribbon to the handles on the bouquets.

 
I also, left long pieces of ribbon at the bottom of the handles so they can hang down into the vases.

 
Next, I added the ostrich feathers to my bouquet holder. I order enough to have 16 ostrich feather in each bouquet.

Once the ostrich feathers are in place, I filled the rest of the open spaces with the 4-6 inch black and purple feather.

To add a touch of silver, I added the curly silver glass found in my tall centerpiece. And this is the final product-

I'm a big fan of these centerpieces, but I'm not look forward to making the last 5. However, I see a night of crafty bridesmaids hanging out and getting these made (and whatever other centerpieces and favors that need to be finished at that point).

Happy October... I hope this month doesn't go by too fast!