As promised, I’m showing how I made my Floating Flower Centerpiece.  It’s easier to make than it looks.

The supplies to make this centerpiece are very simple.  You’ll need a large, clear vase, some flower heads, (real or silk) some water gems & some water.

You may remember my post on water beads.  I have a serious fascination with them.  You can find that post here.  They swell with water, hide the stems of your flowers, and if water is added to them, they seem to disappear.

Here’s a close up of them.

To make this centerpiece, you’ll add a layer of the Water Gems to the vase.  When adding the water beads, do it in small amounts & slowly.  They bounce like a Super Ball!

Then add a flower (facing outward) to the top of the Water Gems.

Add another layer of the water beads to the top of the flower, tucking the beads behind the flower.  Add another flower, facing another side of the vase, but make sure that the flower is facing outward, toward the vase.

Add a third layer of the water beads and another flower (facing yet another direction)

Cover with a final layer of the Water Gems.  Don’t fill the vase to the top with the water gems.  They will continue to swell.

What you’ll need next is water.

Fill the vase with the water, slowly.

I used a skewer to help the air bubbles rise to the top by gently pushing the skewer up & down in the vase.  Do this gently, because they want to bounce right out of the vase.   This is what the vase looks like once the air bubbles are gone.

I wanted to add candle light to this centerpiece, so I filled 4 small candle holders with some water beads.

I added tea light candles in yellow to match the flowers in the large vase.  Then I added water to make the beads turn clear.  The tea lights are actually sitting on the water beads, but appear to be floating on the water.

So, what do you do with the Water Gems once you’re done with the centerpiece?  There are a couple of options.  You could empty the water and let them dry out.  They will go back to their original size.  Or you could save them in a gallon sized zippered plastic bag.

Since I use them often, I store them in the bags.

One final warning about Water Gems… besides the way they bounce like Super Balls.  When you’re draining the water out of the vase, use a strainer in your sink, pour them into a colander & do it slowly.  You don’t want these to go down your drain.  They’re not good for the plumbing.

Like I said, this is a very easy centerpiece to make, and depending on the flowers that you use, it will look totally different every time you make it.

Happy Creating everyone!

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