I'm getting married August 9, 2008. I'm looking to use silk calla lilies for the center pieces. I would like them to be tall so everyone can see and talk to each other. Can some help me with ideas. How to make, and where to go. We are paying for the wedding ourselves. I'm really stressed out. If you have any other ideas please let me know. Favors, flowers for the girls, etc. I want to have an inexpensive wedding and not look cheap. We are young and would like to buy a home.
Ok I want calla lilies but my color combination is chocolate and burnt orange. I've seen the orange calla's but I can't seem to find them. Do you think I should go with the cream one? My dress is white so I don't want to look extra crazy.
Hi Maria, check my site www.cupidsgrandeur.com, I can help you out with decor, flowers and centerpieces as well as have a piece on mind on your wedding day. I have many ideas we can discuss and choose the right one for me, you can also rent flowers from me, this way you don't have to but then and I can also set it up for you. call me 216-702-6980 Natalie
Hello does anyone have any Calla Lily flowers, arrangements I can take off your hands for cheap? I am getting married in November. We are on a tight budget and are looking for a bargain. Help please!
I'm getting married October 18 and am using cala's as well! I'm going to partially fill cylinder vases with dark roast coffee beans and fake lillies from afloral.com. (I ordered a couple of cala lillies from them and they look great!) You can find coffee beans relatively cheap at Wal-Mart or Sam's. You can get cylinder vases for about $2 each when Hobby Lobby is running a 1/2 off glassware sale. I will probably tie a bow which coordinates with my colors around the vases to tie it all together. Good luck!
Hi, I am an Event Planner in Maryland. Another idea is you could use the tall wine glass shaped vase at Wal-mart or Michaels and put food coloring and water in it with a floating candle. At the base of the glass you could have a round mirror and put rose petals on the mirror. I did this for a wedding reception and it looked very nice.
My daughter is getting married August 30th. We are using tall glass vases with calla lilies. We are using clear crystal marbles in the bottom of the vases up about 1/4 of the way for a filler. You can also put greenery in with the lilies to make it more full or not. That will be the center and around that we are using 5x6 black picture frames with black & white pictures of the bride & groom and white votive candles between the pics. Probably about four of each on each table around the vase. The center vase & votive candles are going to be square. We are also going with silk lilies from Michael's. The florist was too expensive. Micheal's has most of everything you would need & Wal Mart has the rest.
I'm going with the 24" Black Eiffle Tower vase found at www.flowersandsupplies.com/ they ship to Canada (ask them to ship USPS as it's cheaper brokerage fees only $11 to Ontario for large box with 7 vases).
The Calla Lilies are real in this and the last 2 pics. They cost I think $5-7 each but they are so nice in person you only need one... it doesn't show well in the pictures I took.
If anyone views this posting after August 2... I can e-mail actually pictures from the wedding laurelkateh@hotmail.com
hi there, I found a great seller of affordable artificial calla lilies. This centerpiece can be picked up for 21.50 to 23.00 and it's ready for a tall vase. They are soft latex calla lilies so they look and feel real! She dose custom orders too and you won't believe how affordable. I got an entire 16 pc calla lily set complete with a 20 calla lily bridal bouquet for 240.00. Her contact is 845-557-0934 and she ships anywhere.
I purchased silk calla Lilies at Michaels for 50% off. I'm helping my son and his fiancee with their wedding and they too are on a small budget-saving for a house. I bought glass canisters (approx 14" high) at Hobby Lobby for 50% off. They ended up being about 4.00 each. We have to decorate 25 tables. I did a little test on the Calla Lillies I bought at Michaels. They are more like latex than silk. I made the arrangement and put water in the canister vase and placed the arrangement in the water. They look like a fresh flower arrangement and the flowers were not damaged in any way. My future daughter-in-law loved it!
I guess everyone is doing calla lilies including myself. I found a great website. http://www.save-on-crafts.com/whitivcreamf.html They have everything. including already made bouquets with calla lilies in them.
Hey I am getting married in june 2008 and my theme is also calla lillies. I found long stem calla lillies at michaels for 50% off. I am having each girl carry a single one and my maid and matron cary three bundled together with maybe some baby breath. I am using miniture candies with personalized wrappers that i bought from ebay, calla lilly candles also ebay and a bunch of other things from ebay. i understand because we too are young and definatly on a budget. if you could give me your email i could probably give you more ideas. dont stress, it is possible to have a beautiful wedding that looks expensive for really cheap, ebay has helped a ton, i even purchased my dress from there.
Oh my gosh, I am getting married August 16, 2008 in NJ also. Calla lilies are going to be my theme so help me with any info you find. My fiance and I are young and would want a simple but not cheap wedding like yours.
I am also doing this and I just bought fake callas from jo-ann fabrics for .99! They look real and if you don't have the money, they are great! I just cant find the right filler for mine yet! Thinking about tall grass. but dollar tree had some really cute vases and gravel. I am young too with 2 kids getting married in May and trying to get a house so I know the feeling! My centerpieces only cost $5 a piece, and I only needed 12!
I am having a reception in April using calla lilies as my centerpiece in tall Eiffel tower vases. You can buy each item for not too much. I have enough for 12 tables and would consider selling them after April, if you are interested
Yes. Go to the dollar store or garden ridge and get the tallest but skinny vases (1 for each table). Then go to a flower warehouse for the silk cala lillies(but you can have real ones from Sam's club floral,also for about the same cost). Then,put them on a round mirror (rent at Grand Rental & tea lites 4 or 5 per table). Fill the vase with clear water, leavingthe top 1/2 or 1/3rd empty. Using a pringle can lid or whatever will fit into the vase, cut or punch 5 or 7 holes and feed the stems through. If they are live, they'll need to just touch the water an inch or so and you can vary the lenght that you cut each stem. You can also use wispy filler in green or baby's breath to come over the sides and then put 3 or 5 tall branches that are from a willow tree or a wispy tree. Always use odd numbers in your arrangements. My daughter bought tall glass vases and filled them with green apples and others with cut limes b/c green was one of her colors. Very lovely and inexpensive.
I am getting married Aug 9, 08 also and I have been trying to find calla centerpieces. I lucked up though and found a wedding planner that also specializes in silk flower arrangements and I did not know silk flowers were so real looking! I am all for the Faux Flowers! They are easier, I can see what they look like NOW and make ANY changes I want!
go to http://www.afloral.com I am getting married in April of 09, I have just ordered samples of their different callas. The price is unbeatable for good calla, they are hard to get fake callas to look real. Also, if money is an issue depending on where you are having the reception, ask if they would like to buy your wedding decorations to defer some of the cost of renting the hall.
I am doing a calla lilies themed wedding... I'll have my "sample" centerpieces when my vases arrive in the next couple weeks.. email me at laurelkateh AT hotmail.com and remind me to post pictures to this site... iIll be able to send you my design using Ikea and Loblaws items... the centerpieces will be approx $10 per table and extremely elegant yet dramatic if they turn out the way I plan...
They have cala lilies at ikea for $1.99 each - put 3 or 6 if they fit, in a large tall vase (such as 24" tall black eiffle tower vase $6.75 that ships US and Canada). Buy some of that long floral grass and for $10 you have a dramatic centerpiece that you can also give away to guests. On either side I found at loblaws shiny black chunky candle pedestals (ikea or loblaws) that a 3x3x3 round candle sits on. put one on either side of the vase for a extremely dramatic look. All together it's costing about $30 per table but I only have 6 tables and 96 guests (i'm grouping 3 square tables together that will sit 16 people each)... the 3 tables are in white and I'm running a black table cloth down the center (1 ft thick) as a runner... and using square plates... and picture frames for "table numbers" from ikea that are plain and painted white or black. It's an outdoor tent wedding with the white/black/green theme.
I just picked cala lilies for my wedding and I am feeling very over whelmed. I was thinking of buying whole sale from sam's. My sister wants to do silk I don't want to. I agree with not spending tons of money.
i would buy your flowers and go to the dollar stores there are nice clear glass vases in all sizes add some of those glass rocks for vases and fish aquariums get the irridescent shiny ones and fill a lil bit in bottom elegant they also have candles and mirrored glasss candle plates there simply elegant on the cheap also look for baskets there the flower girls can carry they have ribbons and wedding bubbles they have alot of wedding favors there and with all the spring colors coming out all that soft colores stuff should be a cinch to get you can also do a spoonful of kisses from the new mr.and mrs. get the plastic spoons there some netting and ribbon and print your own labels for on the spoons all simple really cheap ideas!!!!
Use paper or plastic bowls that that pick up the main color of the wedding theme. Get silk broad leaves and circle them around the bottom edge of the bowl in oasis or saharah. Dried moss covers the oasis. Three calla lillies distanced slightly and high. Tall baby's breath and freesia all in white. Delicate and lovely!
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RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
If you're looking to make your centerpieces out of fresh flowers, stores like Sam's Club and Costco have very nice flowers for extremely good prices. If you don't want to purchase a membership, ask a friend if you can use hers or check to see if your office has a membership. In some areas, floral wholesalers will sell directly to the public--this is how I got the flowers for our wedding.
Ask around for proper care of calla lilies. We used roses and emptied a refrigerator and used a thermometer to keep the temperature exactly what the flower shop told us it should be. We also misted the flowers in addition to keeping them in water as long as possible. It's important that the fridge be empty of food because certain foods (mostly fruits I think) put off chemicals that will cause flowers to wilt faster.
If you prefer silk, again some wholesalers will sell to the public. Or, perhaps you have a friend who has a vendor's license. If not, watch your local craft store for a 40-50% off sale. Don't be afraid to ask the salespeople when the next sale will be and what the best sale they offer is. They will be glad to tell you.
As far as actual ideas for the centerpiece, I saw a beautiful one recently. Take a tall, thin vase and insert 2 or 3 calla lilies with stems trimmed to different lengths. The unusual thing is that the flowers go completely inside the vase, they do not stick up like a traditional bouquet. Since calla lilies are such tall flowers, traditional bouquets made with them tend to be too large for tables where people will be sitting.
A bit of advice from a recent bride, as you're discovering, weddings are extremely expensive. Borrow absolutely anything you can and keep your decorations simple. Before you buy any decorations, be certain that you know the total amount it will cost and weigh that against the effect it will have on the look of your reception. Some details do a lot for the atmosphere, some go virtually unnoticed by your guests.
Colleen (05/02/2003)
First, I would go with silk flowers since they can be made ahead of time which will greatly reduce your stress. Since you are planning early enough, you can search yard sales, thrift shops and flea markets for silk flowers and other supplies. Nothing says you have to have the same arrangement at every table. Using different arrangements at each table would add interest to a wedding.
The following links give you lots of design ideas for a calla lily centerpiece.
From Flutter, Fly Away! Farm, a centerpiece in a basket: (weblink)http://www.flutterflyaway.com/RELEASE/IDEAS/Tootsie%20Roll/callabask.htm(/weblink)
From Accent-Events.com, several bride and groom centerpieces featuring calla lilies: (weblink)http://www.accent-events.com/wedding_bgcenterpieces.htm(/weblink)
WeddingFlowersForYou.com has a calla lily centerpiece which looks easy to make: (weblink)http://www.sitesfound4u.com/p147.html(/weblink)
In the Mood has some exquisite designs: (weblink)http://www.inthemood.org/inthemood/pill8.htm(/weblink)
Vegas Wedding Flowers has a "stunningly elegant" centerpiece: (weblink)http://www.vegasweddingflowers.com/countrycorner.htm(/weblink)
As with most items, I would search eBay for the silk flowers and other supply items needed to make your arrangements. Although I haven't bought from nor compared prices of the following sites, they advertise wholesale prices for silk flowers.
Save-on-crafts (weblink)http://www.save-on-crafts.com/silflowshop.html(/weblink)
Afloral.com (weblink)http://www.weddinglinksgalore.com/cgi-bin/sites/search.cgi?query=silk+flower+supplies(/weblink)
Have you searched (weblink)http://www.about.com(/weblink), (weblink)http://www.diynet.com(/weblink) and/or (weblink)http://www.hgtv.com(/weblink) for other ideas and information? I find these are great sources.
And finally, USABride.com (weblink)http://www.usabride.com(/weblink)
and UltimateWedding.com (weblink)http://www.ultimatewedding.com/(/weblink) have TONS of wonderful ideas and links to more "awesome wedding websites." Look under "Wedding Planning" for centerpieces when you use the USABride.com site.
Have fun, relax and enjoy the next several months leading up to your wedding. This should be an EXCITING time for you! Best wishes.
(05/07/2003)
I am trying to find the same thing and I recently saw an article from Winston Flowers in Boston, where they took an inexpensive tall glass vase, filled it half way with pearls (from craft shop) and stuck a bunch of the smaller calla lilies inside. The pearls kept the stocks standing and it is very elegant looking with the white or creme pearls and white lilies. (04/08/2004)
By mll
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I am doing the same thing but I found a great website for "real" flowers.. www.onlinewholesaleflowers.com... They have a package of 100 large Calla Lillies, 50 Mini Calla Lillies, 2 gallon bags of roses, and greenery for $400 (including overnight shipping).. Add some ribbon and you are in business.. It will work out to be a heck of allot cheaper than going to a florist.. I know.
I am looking for 11" to 12" glass vases (cheap) for the centerpieces now! (05/05/2004)
By dezfil29
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I did see a something on TV where the decorator took large calla lilies and put them in a confectioners jar (the old round candy jars with the lid at the top/side). They were bent in a circular fashion. I think that would be a great centerpiece, low enough for conversations, and I would put pearls or glass stones in the bottom to add ambiance. (05/18/2004)
By Meredith Wills
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I also am making a calla lily centerpiece for each of my tables. Michael's had all their spring stems for $1 right now. I just got 20 white and yellow calla lilies for $20! I would suggest going there if you haven't bought them already! (06/02/2004)
By Kelly
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
Don't go for fake flowers, they just aren't good enough for a wedding. Try this simple but very chic centerpiece, which I use for many of the weddings I plan: take 2 long stems of calla and a globe vase or goldfish bowl. Fill bowl with water and twist the two stems around inside the vase; the bloom itself should be underwater. You can then use a scented floating candle on the top of each bowl. (06/02/2004)
By English Diva
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Don't bother making them yourself. go to a florist and get them to do it for you. It may cost a little more but you don't need the stress when you are about to get married - you have enough to do!! (06/24/2004)
By fiona lajia
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I don't know if you have found anything yet. If not I have beautiful Calla Lily centerpieces on my site www.itsathemething.com. They retail for $6.99 each, I have them for $4.50 each. You could not make them for $6.99 much less $4.50. I have 50. I also have a large matching centerpiece (not on my site yet). (08/16/2004)
By Marion
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
My suggestion - Buy bud vases, use very slightly colored water via food coloring, and add two real calla lilies and maybe just a hint of greenery like ivy on the tables around the vases. (08/20/2004)
Just one piece of advice, don't spend tons of money on fancy decorations because nobody remembers all of the little details anyways. They remember what a good time they had. A little goes a long way! (08/21/2004)
By Riquise
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
Hi there! I am also thinking of using calla lily as for my centerpieces and therefore have been doing some research. I found this website last night that might help us out in getting some ideas. I'm not sure how much this would cost, but they look really pretty so I thought I would pass this on. The website is http://www.seven-degrees.com/site/portfolio.html Make sure you click on "Pportfolio 2" I posted one of the pictures but there are more on the website. (12/17/2004)
By Ana
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Another picture:
The website is http://www.seven-degrees.com/site/portfolio.html Make sure you click on "Portfolio 2"
I hope this helps!
Best wishes on your wedding, Ana (12/17/2004)
By Ana
RE: Calla Lillies
As someone had mentioned to purchase calla lilies from http://www.wholesaleflowers.com. I would not recommend them. A couple months ago I purchases 75 roses for my friends shower and 10 different colored and sized calla lilies for myself to see if I wanted to used them for my wedding. The roses were wilted and the petals were falling off. The calla lilies looked as if they had been hit by a frost. A bit brown at the tips and very small. Not at all what they looked like at the online picture. So I am so glad I ordered them well before my wedding just to see their appearance. I'm still searching for a good price on calla lilies if anyone can help.... (01/08/2005)
By melissa
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I'm doing the calla lily centerpieces for my wedding reception and just found outstanding prices on Ebay, I bought 9 white bushels ( 18 in a bushel) for only 8.00 a piece then shipping. Then I bought 6 more of the purple. I'm going to cut the stem and mix and match, put in a vase with the ice crystals, and set that on a 10 " mirror with the purple ice crystals spread outside. (02/16/2005)
By Miranda
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I purchased heart shaped bud vases at Wal-mart for under $1.00 each, and then used calla lilies and lavender sprigs from a craft store and cut one calla and two sprigs down to stand just a little over the top of the vases. I filled in the empty space with white tissue paper (down in the vase). I then tied purple ribbon around the top of the vase. Looks great and they won't die! (03/07/2005)
By Tiffani
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
You can purchase some small vases, single stemmed calla lilies, baby's breath and some clear gems and make the perfect simple yet elegant piece! You take the gems and put them in the vase then put in one or two calla lilies topped off with a baby's breath! (03/11/2005)
By taz
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Since there is a recent post I decided maybe I could help out too:
for the bud vases:
http://www.discountmugs.com/2_jumbo-shooter-glass.htm
for the flowers:
https://www.fleurspermail.com/results.php?id=RsKSfii0ygGJIeCDTPjQqh2u1rvbqVvB&b=2&flower=51
I am using their pictures as a guide and buying the flowers by the dozen to make my own. Find someone who is a retired florist, a high school student that is in floral design or has graduated from floral design. (04/14/2005)
By Kelly
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I found a nifty little site with cheap calla lily centerpieces for a good price to! Depending on the size, they have calla lilies in tall vases, stunning and beautiful, heaps of colors, the site is below. They come in kits so you can create it yourself, (you can add or take)
thanks!
http://www.weddingflowersandmore.com/hydrangea-satin.html (04/20/2005)
By sarah
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
Use round glass bowl about 4 to 5" in opening at top, 3 silk calla lilies opened, colored marbles at the bottom, and a floating candle in the middle obviously filled with water (distilled). The calla lilies stems are rounded inside the bowl with the actual flower on the outside rim of the bowl. Contact me if you need more information. My wedding is in May and my mom and I created this look it is very elegant and not expensive. (04/26/2005)
By tonya mcguire
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I am looking for Calla Lily Vases as well, the only store I know is Patkitans, it is a craft store in Ohio. Let me know if you find any real good deals!
(05/19/2005)
By Alicia
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I am doing the same thing for my sisters wedding. I am taking a crystal clear glass vase that looks like a drinking glass only much taller with a little wider mouth. Approx 14 inches tall. I am putting it in the center of each round table on top of a circular shaped glass. I put clear votive candles (4) on the glass at 12,3,6,and 9 o'clock positions. You can use clear gel candles inside or matching candles of your colors. Fill the glass half full of clean, clear water. Put 3 calla lilies inside each one or just one. Results cheap and elegant! The vase is sold at Moskatels or Michaels which is a craft store for 3.99 each the mirrors are approx 3.00 each and the votive candle holders and candles approx 1.00 each! (05/26/2005)
By tisa re3eves
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I found beautiful centerpieces at a website called "wrap with us". It is a bowl held by a porcelain bouquet of calla lilies. They are I think around 25 dollars, they are 10" tall and 9" round so they are good size. All I am doing is putting some floating candles in the bowl and I'm done. I hope this was helpful they come in roses also (08/30/2005)
By katherine burke
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I am having Calla Lily center pieces and making them myself in a single tall vase with with three lilies, all different heights, with some long stemmed grassed mixed in. Looks nice and simple and cost effective. (04/21/2006)
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RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
You can get a vase and put seashells in the bottom put a calla lily fill it up with water and put floating candles. You can put it on a mirror and on the mirror spread some seashells around (05/17/2006)
By Milly
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If it were me, I would go to WalMart & buy a cheep but nice deep glass vase in the Craft Dept. & put the Lg. smooth River Rock in it. Fill it up with Moss (color of your choice ) on top of Rocks & let the Moss hang over the sides a draped effect. All of these things are at WalMart, maybe even Calla Lilies, if not you could try H/L craft store for them. (06/16/2006)
go to www.growersbox.com they offer whole sale calla lilies. (07/04/2006)
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RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I am having my wedding in April 2007. We wanted Calla Lilies in the centerpieces as well. The ladies in the wedding are wearing a hydrangea color and I would like to incorporate that color as well as a soft sage color. We have a lot of children attending, so I want something elegant, but not going to be a fire hazard or glass shattering event. Please Help!!! (07/08/2006)
By Shannon
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I saw on the Style network on TV a medium height clear cylinder vase with a single calla lily inside it held straight up using some sort of flower weight/clip. Then water was added to the vase. I am not sure if it was completely filled or halfway, but it looked gorgeous. I am going to try to do it for my wedding. Try the Style network website if they have one?
Good luck! (07/18/2006)
By Ericka
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I'm not really an artistic person and I made some myself. I bought some vases, wire, oasis and calla Lilies and put them together. I´m sending a picture of what i made. The most difficult thing was to make the wire to hold the calla lilies, all the rest its really easy having the wire in place, it takes less than 5 minutes to put it together. (08/28/2006)
By Marie
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I am having the hardest time with my centerpieces because my idea is a little crazy. What I'm trying to do its to have a cylinder with the calla lilies under water but they float. So I need to know how to keep them steady. Can you guys help me?
(12/09/2006)
By daisy
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I am also doing calla lily center pieces. I saw it on Design on a Dime. The calla lily is submerged underwater and it is anchored with a 'pin frog.' You can find pin frogs at any craft store, even Wal-mart. I think I am going to opt for fake calla lilies, because who is going to be touching them, it's underwater. I found natural looking calla lilies at Pat Catan's floral and craft store for a great price. To save money, my fiance and I tried anchoring the flower to the bottom on of vase with aquarium silicon. It works great. Let it cure for 24 hours... then fill the vase up with water. It works like magic. (02/13/2007)
By amanda
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I also am getting married in August and calla lily is my theme. Believe it or not a lot of my wedding accessories came from stores off of Ebay. If you look on Ebay and type in calla lily , you would be surprised on how much stuff is available. You may bid on stuff for cheap or buy direct from their stores. Good luck with your wedding. Also if you Google calla lily stuff you can get ideas to make your own arrangements, or try some stores like Michael's, they have great ideas. Just shop around for calla lilies,because every store has a different price. Just a few suggestions. (02/13/2007)
By Shannon-lee
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My wedding is on April 13th and I'm going to purchase my calla lilies from Sam's Club (the wholesale club) they have great deals and they deliver for free (03/09/2007)
By Diana
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
Here is a picture of the centerpieces I made for my wedding. It cost around $15 to make, very easy. They look really elegant while still being simple and not to bulky for the center of the table. That was a big concern. I have had a lot of compliments. Hope this gives anyone an idea.You may add different greenery and such. Centerpieces consists of sand, little rocks, a few shells in a square type vase, calla lilies twisted and pushed in vase with some greenery. (04/04/2007)
By Shannon-lee
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I just finished making lily centerpieces for a church Mother's Day Banquet. Get as many wooden paint stir sticks as you need for centerpieces. Cut off end that you hold, so it is a flat squared off stick/about 10 inches long. Paint w/craft paint (I used white) Go to wallpaper stores and ask for old wallpaper books that they are getting rid of. I got several free. If you want them all alike, you can buy a roll of wall paper. Cut paper into 10 by 10 inch squares , fold paper so both sides are showing pretty side. Make a fan with the folded paper. Hot glue, or staple bottom of fan in the middle to middle of stick. Open fan and hot glue to stick on each side. The stick makes the fan stand up. Now you have a fan on the flat stick. Get artificial lilies and hot glue one on each side of fan in center of stick. Arrange other flowers up and down the stick on each side of the lily. (small flowers) The lily in the middle is the main flower. Hope you don't think this is hard, because it goes really fast, once you get the hang of it. Good luck. Margeth (04/11/2007)
I just finished decorating for a wedding using calla lilies. We bought tall vases at IKEA and put 5 lilies in each (we got them online wholesale) with greenery and tied a white tulle bow around each vase.(We also bought wine glasses at IKEA for 88 cents each! and had them hand painted as favors) (05/08/2007)
Proflowers.com under the wedding section, talk to jessica (06/20/2007)
By Mila.
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
Here is another idea.....elegant and not too expensive to make ....really easy (07/28/2007)
By Shannon-lee
RE: Calla Lily centerpieces
I like a smaller centerpiece, so get some small globe bowls, some silica sand and some clear stones. Put a small amount of sand on the cloth, mirror or whatever and put the bowl at an angle on the sand. Take three calla lilies(fresh or silk) and twist them around the iside of the bowl( in a spiral). Put water in the bowl to cover the cut ends if fresh or to just look pretty if silk. Lay the clear or colored stones around the area, maybe some silk leaves, anything to pull it together. You can float a small candle in the bowl also. Check your local $1 stores for the stones and even the bowls.
Good Luck (07/30/2007)
If you have not come up with anything yet, here are a couple ideas. You can currently get white calla lilies from Costco for $59.99 for 25 or $109.99 for 50!
Pick up some inexpensive large glass goldfish bowls from your local craft store such as Michaels, Hobby Lobby or even WalMart, and some river rock or glass marbles. Cut the stem of the lily to be about 3 times longer then the diameter of the bowl and spiral the lily in the bowl pour the river rock in the bottom of the bowl and fill with water. You will probably need to add some floral wire to the stem and bury it in the river rock to keep the stem in place.
You could also cut the stem of the lily to be 4 to 5 inches or so and cut a piece of floral wire about 4 to 5 inches long, stick it into the stem end of the lily about 2 inches, then bend the remaining wire at a 90 degree angle and place in the bottom of a tall cylinder vase, add river rock or glass marbles to hold the lily in place. Add water to the vase, to cover the lily. Add a floating candle to the top. Have 3 different heights of vases, for a little more elegance!
Good Luck (08/26/2007)
