Creating a Spring centerpiece has never been so easy!! With just a couple items and a few steps you’ll have something beautiful to grace your table!!
At our wedding, part of what made up the table decorations were floating candle centerpieces. I’ve loved the idea of them ever since. The bowls and candles we used all came from Hobby Lobby and the centerpieces were just beautiful! As you can imagine, they are super easy to make. Let me show you how!!
You will need:
- a clear glass bowl(s) or vases of your preferred size or sizes – At our wedding we used some larger ones but here I used these tiny bowls I picked up from Target last year
- tea light candles
- pretty flower petals, real or fake, separated or not separated – Real petals may be even better and may even smell better
- water
- lighter
Step 1: Add water to a clean glass bowl, leaving 2-3 inches of space from the top. Do this for as many bowls or vases as you wish.
Step 2: Add in some flower petals to each bowl. They should float. Note: If you separate the petals they would float better than non-separated ones. I didn’t separate these – I just use whole fake ones and since my bowls are pretty small, they sank a bit.
Step 2: Place a tea light candle on top of the petals in each bowl.
Step 4: Light each candle and admire how beautiful they look!! Note: More than one candles can be used in bigger and wider bowls or vases.
Aren’t they gorgeous? I think they look so pretty – you can tell by the many photos I took!!! They would look lovely on any kind of table. Here are some ideas for using them:
- For many small bowls, line them down the center of a dinning table.
- Or corral them on a cake stand (like I did) or on a tray
- For larger bowls, line them down the center of a large dinning table (a smaller table may look too cluttered)
- Or place one in the center of a round breakfast table
- Or add one big centerpiece on each of many tables if you are hosting a party
- Or use them to decorate any space you want to – table top, kitchen island, coffee table (monitoring), etc.
These can easily be customized. Choose the preferred shape of bowls or vases, the color of petals, and even the color of the candles to suit the occasion. Use at home or to decorate the tables at showers, weddings, parties, etc. You can find a holiday version here. Floating candle centerpieces are easy to do and are beautiful to look at.
Have you made something like before? What do you think of using them for parties? I would love to know your thoughts.
Your centerpiece is just beautiful with those pretty pink flowers. I hadn’t thought of floating candles in a long time. I actually have all of these elements right now so I may create this centerpiece for my table soon. So pretty.
They do look so pretty and it really doesn’t take much to create them. Hope you have fun creating!
I love this, Zan! Possibilities are endless, too! You could make these for any holiday in any color or size…how fun!
Yes, you sure can! And so fun and so easy, too!
Great share mama just pinned Happy Spring 🙂
Thank you Mari!! And thanks for pinning!!!!
I love floating candles. This centerpiece is so soft and pretty. It’s perfect for spring. Please share your posts on my Sunday’s Best linkup. Starts every Saturday night at 8:00pm EST.
Thank you for the invite to the party!! And I agree that the centerpiece is just so soft and pretty!!
This is really cool, Zan! I would never have guessed they would float like that. Pretty!! Sharing!