PUSHING DAISIES – Daisies and wheat grass centerpiece
What you’ll need:
- A tray that is a least 1” in height.
- A tray of fresh or faux (that’s what I used) wheat grass.
- Oasis – if using faux wheat grass
- Daisy poms
Step x Step:
- I bought a wooden storage box at Michael’s Crafts that was the perfect size for my centerpiece and used just the top. To honor the golden Emmy statue I spray painted it gold. After the party I can use the storage box for another project and just repaint it.
- Because the tray is made from wood and not waterproof I lined it with a plastic garbage bag that I cut to size.
- Using one brick of floral foam I cut three ½” think pieces and still had left over oasis!
- Thoroughly soak the pieces of oasis and line the tray.
- I found terrific artificial wheat grass in the flower market on 28th St. in NYC and bought 4 pieces @ $10 each. I love the real wheat grass and it is inexpensive (about $12-15 for a xx by xx tray). I use it for a lot of different projects and thought it would be easier to have the artificial on hand to work with. If you are using the real stuff you don’t need the floral foam – just cut to size and place directly into the tray.
- Cut individual flowers from a stem of daisy poms, on an angle, and insert thru the blades of grass and into the foam. If you are using real wheat grass insert the daisy directly into the soil.
Posted: Sep 06, 2008 06:09:24 under Centerpieces, How-To's, Party Ideas.
Tags: decoration, emmy, flowers, lifestyle, Party Ideas, Plants, pushing daisies
Comments
Comment from Tricia
Time Mar 07, 2009 at 1:12 pm
There are tubes you can insert in the grass like straws and put the daisy stems in them and it shoud work
Comment from Deb Sisti
Time Jun 14, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Hi Julie! LOVE your site.
Wonder if you could direct me where to buy the faux wheat grass. Found one but it’s too dark to look real. Please can you help?
Comment from Martha
Time Jan 24, 2010 at 7:43 pm
Where is the best place to purchase the artifical wheat grass for the arrangements?
Comment from lose weight
Time Dec 03, 2010 at 12:11 am
Thanks mate. Good site you have here. Have some extra links to point to with more stuff like this?
Comment from Rosemary
Time May 11, 2011 at 9:36 am
Hi there, this is a great article! Do you have more information on how I can purchase flats of wheatgrass? I can buy the fake stuff from Sav-On Crafts, but I was hoping for the real thing. We’re having an out-of-state wedding, so it would be difficult for us to grow it and bring with us on the plane. Thank you!
Rosemary
Comment from lindsay w
Time Feb 10, 2009 at 9:24 am
I am intersested in doing a centerpice like this for my wedding. I was planning a DIY, but was told by a florist that the 1.5 in tray I have would not work for this & that the Gerbera daisies would not stand up in the grass! Do you think it is do-able? What if I use Mini-Gerbera’s? Help!