DIY Easter Table Centerpieces

Double blog day, must mean I'm avoiding something: (a) dishes, (b) laundry, (c) vacuuming, or (d) all of the above.

Here's what will be in the center of my Easter table.

I revisited my Thanksgiving centerpiece ideas and researched what some crafters are doing themselves and added my own Amyness to it all.

What you'll need:

left over fabric

white felt

sticks

iron on fabric backing

glass bottles

ribbon

decorative paper

pebbles for inside bottles(optional, but may help keep sticks in set position)

Hot glue gun in hand and you're ready to go.

Using said glue gun, I covered bottles with inside out fabric (the pattern was more appealing that way) and tied loose ribbon around the necks.

I ironed on fabric backing to fabric scraps to make the fabric a tad bit stiffer, then hand sketched flower shapes and leaves onto the backs of the fabric and cut out the pieces.

Taking my white felt, I sketched out centers for flowers and again cut 'em all out.

I glued together all appropriate pieces and glued vintage book papers to the backs and cut to fit.

The larger flowers I ended up gluing two together (wrong side to wrong side), leaving a small opening on one side to slide onto a stick end and then glued them into place. The smaller flowers I left with paper backs showing and glued directly onto points on the sticks.

To add a touch of green to the arrangements to keep with my theme colors, I added vintage cards onto small dowel rods.

...And voila' you have an arrangement that cost next to nothing (literally, with all the scrap material in my fabric basket, I only spent 2 bucks for dowels and ribbon).

*If you plan to use my pattern, just click on the image above to get an 8"x10" image size.

Sneak Peek: DIY Centerpiece

So what will be adorning my thanksgiving table this year (besides the food of course)? I've come up with these do-it-yourselfer, inexpensive, right on trend centerpieces. The big style ideas for the season are everything that's earthy, natural, and especially "environmentally conscientious".

Here's what all of you recycling, thrift store shopping, young and old hipsters will need:

glass bottles (recycle bin)

burlap or some other fibrous fabric (thrift store)

ribbon

shallow glass dish

pine cones

acorns

branches

driftwood

pebbles

screw eyes

dowel rods (pre-cut, prepackaged @Walmart)

paint

old paper

sewing machine

drill

hot glue gun

Burlap was pinned to size around glass bottles from the recycling bin. The burlap was sewn to fit, and any raw edges were tucked in or under the bottles and glued in place.

Pine cones and driftwood were drilled in the bottom and then dowel rods were twisted into the holes. Some pine cones and acorns were painted green, not at all necessary, but adds a pop of color. Acorns and mini pine cones were drilled using a small bit and screw eyes were added. These were then dropped onto the branches.The branches were from a scraggly tree that I trimmed in the backyard.

Pebbles were added to a shallow round dish and then you can add a small tea light later.

Add personal touches with special paper, fitting your colors and style. Be careful not to overdo the ribbon.

Now not everyone will have to get as involved with the entire method. The main point here is that there is no need to spend oodles of money on professionally arranged centerpieces when you may already have beauty to gather from your own backyard or home.

*If any of you are inspired to make a DIY centerpiece, don't hesitate to share in the comment section below and if you can post a pic. (not sure if you can) please do!