CENTERPIECE

When creating centerpieces for an event, you usually want to keep the cost to a minimum since you will be making at least one for each table. Rather than spending a fortune on fancy logs from a craft store, or chopping down trees yourself, this project repurposes wood from an unlikely and inexpensive source: lawn edging! Rustic logs paired with stunning gold-painted succulents will bring a charming simplicity and elegance to your special day.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Wooden Lawn Edging Logs
• Scissors or Razor Blade
• Lace or Burlap
• Hot Glue
• Succulents
• Gold Spray Paint, or other color
• Flowers

WHAT TO DO

1. Wooden lawn edging comes attached together by a thin plastic strip. Use your scissors or a razor blade to cut apart your logs.

   

2. Hot-glue a strip of lace or burlap around the bottom of three of the logs to cover where you cut the plastic. You can make the strip whatever width you’d like.
3. Hot-glue the three logs together. If you don’t want to hold them together while the glue sets, tie them together with a string and let them sit until the glue has completely dried.
4. There will be a hole in the center where the three logs meet. You can use this hole as a “vase” for flower stems. (Keep in mind that you’re not using soil or water, so you’ll need to find plants that won’t need water or use faux flowers.)
5. Choose a succulent or a couple of them, cut off their stems, and spray-paint them gold or another color that fits with the color palette of your event.
6. Place your spray-painted succulent on top of your logs along with some flowers of your choice.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS

When your event is over, plant your succulents in well-draining soil. With proper care, even your spray-painted succulents will continue to thrive!