What you'll make
Picture every table with a little cluster of glass bud vases, mini carnations leaning out of each one and a puff of baby's breath in between, low enough that guests can still see each other and talk across the table. They come home in your grocery cart two days before the wedding, and once they are in the vases nobody can tell. About $16 a table.
Materials (per item)
- small glass bud vases · 3hold the flowers, grouped on the table$8.91
- mini carnations (several small flowers per stem) · 1 bunchthe main flowers in the vases$4.97
- baby's breath (tiny white filler flowers) · 1/2 bunchlight filler between the carnations$2.49
- DIY cost each$16.37
Tools
- Sharp floral snips or a sharp knife
- 2 clean buckets
- Dish soap and a bottle brush
- The flower food packets from the bunches
- Shallow boxes with dividers (wine or drinks boxes) for transport
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