DIY Pomanders for Tall Wedding Centerpieces

I really wanted those gorgeous tall centerpieces I had seen on Pinterest, but nearly fell over in my seat at the prices on these things. $75-$250 per centerpiece. I have 15 tables to cover, and I most certainly do not want to spend thousands on centerpieces. That would be nearly half of my budget. I pulled out my DIY thinking cap and got to planning on how I could make these bad boys for a fraction of the cost.

Here some of my inspiration images.

 




Now on to how I made the pomanders (the stand I will get to in another post)

I looked online for tutorials and how to's but they all required Styrofoam balls. Those suckers are not cheap. $5-$10 per ball. I'm trying to think cheap sooo.... I thought, "round....can glue things to it.... paper lanterns"

That's right paper lanterns, and I found them nice and cheap, less and a buck each!

These are my base and can be found here

 

Now I have something round on which I can glue things, so let's see how that works. 

I'll need a glue gun, glue sticks, and some roses. The glue gun I had and the roses I got here 

 

I pulled all the roses off of the stems, so I just had the little plastic stub at the bottom of the rose. This is where I will put the glue.

 


Now that I have that little stub, I'm going to add some glue to it.






Here comes the tricky part, pressing it into the paper lantern. You have to press hard enough to pop it through the paper but not tear it, so forceful and gentle at the same time. You will hear a little pop when you get it right. Don't worry if you do make a little tear it will be fine.




I start out by make a circle around the entire lantern and then building from there.

                                                                                       




It took me about 42 roses to cover a 6 inch paper lantern, and here is my final product

They are surprisingly durable too. I've had these few hanging from my ceiling, out of reach of my kiddos, for a few months now. 

I can't wait to put them all together with the final touches. Here's a little sneak peek, the stands, of course are not finished, and the ostrich feathers and crystals need to be added.