
Pull out your collection of vases from a Mother's Day flower delivery or birthday bouquet, hunt through your jewelry box, and open your china cabinets to create affordable decor for your party table.
- Colored Water in Glass Vases with Floating Candles - Tint water using food coloring to your desired color. Fill vases with water and float tea lights.
- Cheap Fillers that Look Great - Add clean black rocks or shells to the bottoms of vases for a simple centerpiece. If your budget allows, fill them halfway with water and add a few flower stems.
- Floating Flowers in China Bowls - For a Provence look, garden party, or an easy elegant tea table, float flowers in matching China soup bowls down the center of the table. Or use wood bowls with floating flowers and candles for a zen style.
- Adorned Candles - If the weather isn't too hot, dress up complementary colored pillar candles to use as a table display. Wrap wide grosgrain ribbon around the middles of each, such as a brown ribbon on a cream candle for a handsome look. Or decorate the candles with jewelry by inserting earring posts into the side or wrapping the bases with bracelets.














