How to add bling to a wedding centerpiece

add bling to a wedding centerpiece

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Adding bling--a term used to describe flashy, shiny over-the-top items such as jewelry--to your wedding centerpieces can turn an ordinary item into something sparkly, interesting and worthy of your wedding. Transform your centerpieces into eye-catching, flashy displays that reflect your personality by adding crystals, rhinestones or other bling. Include other items that play off of the bling, such as mirrors or candlelight. Add bling that makes your centerpieces appear elegant and refined or outrageous and gaudy, depending on the look you're going for.

Things You'll Need

• Crystals
• Bouquet Jewelry
• Rhinestones
• Faux gemstones
• Confetti
• Light

Instructions

1. • 1

     Use shiny items to build your centerpieces, such as crystal-cut vases, candle holders and glassware. Vases, or other containers, encrusted with faux gemstones or rhinestones will contribute to an over-the-top look. Glittery holiday decorations or Styrofoam balls rolled in glitter can fill a vase or crystal container. Set your centerpieces on mirrors to reflect the light and sparkle, creating more of a bling effect. Tabletop crystal chandeliers or lanterns are ideal as well.

   • 2

     Hang strings of crystals from shimmering, spray-painted branches or spilling out of a vase holding large feather arrangements. Entwine a string of crystal beads with ivy, garland or strings of miniature white lights to add more sparkle to your arrangement. Any hanging crystals will reflect the light and add to your centerpieces.

   • 3

     Insert bouquet jewelry, such as picks featuring rhinestone flowers or clusters, into floral centerpieces. Mix shiny faux gemstone flowers in with fresh or silk flowers, or create an entire bouquet of glimmering flowers for an over-the-top sparkling centerpiece. Bouquet buckles, which look like fancy belt buckles on a smaller scale, can hold ribbon together around vases, jars or other containers for added bling. Bouquet buckles come in different shapes, such as hearts, circles or rectangles.

   • 4

     Sprinkle rhinestone or faux gemstone confetti around the table, particularly on top of a mirror. The sparkling confetti will reflect the smallest amount of light for a shiny, bling effect. Diamond confetti comes in different colors and can also be used as a filler in vases or bowls holding floating candles, flowers or other decorations.

   • 5

     Complete your centerpieces with a small amount of light, such as from votive or LED candles. The light will allow your bling decorations to reflect for a more spectacular appearance.

Tips &- Warnings

• Open flames, such as candles, are not permitted at some venues. Check with your venue in advance and use LED candles instead, if necessary.

Source: www.ehow.com

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