Today was a very busy day! I started the afternoon by heading to San Diego to check out Wholesale Flowers on Metro Street. It is a huge shop full of beautiful flowers and flower supplies. They had a large selection of vases to choose from. However, with the goal in mind to put one smaller vase inside a slightly larger one, a small vase at $3.50 and a larger vase at $4.50 (although reasonably priced) would still be out of my price range. So I found a Dollar Tree close by and bought a vase that looked like it might fit in one of the larger ones from the wholesale shop. I also spent some time looking around Home Goods and eating a delicious sandwich from Sprouts! I took the Dollar Tree vase to the wholesale shop and sure enough, it fit perfectly in a $4.50 vase with just enough room for the pearls. I bought five of these large vases because twenty of them would have put me at $90 plus tax. So now I'm thinking that I can do five of them filled with pearls (as seen in the photo). For the rest of the tables, I am going to use an assortment of Dollar Tree vases, two to three at each table to add some bulk. I also saw a pin that had a vase with a candle, surrounded by pearls. I'm still playing around with ideas but I bought a ton of vases from Dollar Tree and am looking forward to experimenting. I'm really pleased with the way the two vases with the pearls came out. It gives the illusion that the entire vase is filled! Also pictured is a picture frame from Dollar Tree. I'd like each table to have a table number and a photo of my fiance and I. I think this double frame would be perfect! My only complaint is that it is a 3x5 and I'm going to try and find them in 4x6 at Walmart or Target. If not, I'll return for these at Dollar Tree and look for pins about how to dress them up, possibly with glitter or lace. |