Centerpiece #3: Horticulturist Theme
I’m calling Centerpiece #3 “The Horticulturist” because as I layered these blue hued items together, I was envisioning a naturalist walking through a clearing in the woods with his leather brimmed hat on, knapsack over his shoulder, a vintage journal in his hand and a yellow pencil wedged above his ear. Can you picture it?
I started with a bark toned wicker basket that honestly was not that big, and also had sides which really limited the overall size of this centerpiece. But we’re going for variety this week!
I don’t have as many “stages” pics of this one, because I honestly whipped it together pretty fast…which is an encouragement as to how easy this is!
Blue’s are hot right now, so I wanted to feature one of these centerpieces with it’s cool, refreshing tones. I grabbed a stack of my vintage blue books as a starting point. {see “Decorating With Books 101 and Beyond”}
For my vertical feature, I used a beautiful antique soda pop bottle, which you can learn more about {“Antique Bottles”}. I love it’s soft aqua color, bubbles and striated appearance. I also love that it was made in Minneapolis. I kind of have a vintage ‘Made in Minneapolis’ collection going in my home.
I added sticks and origami flowers {“Origami Flowers, How To Make, How To Use”} to the bottle to give it extra height and textural interest.Years ago we had a lovely friend sell these detailed origami flowers at my former store. I bought some from her then and now enjoy making them myself now. They’re so fun…give it a try!
I added the crisp white, basketweave pottery to a thrift store candleholder base to brighten up the scene and inserted a grey-green ikea fake plant. I added a green frog from my collection {“Flower Frogs”} to echo the plant’s color.
Notice all the textures represented: wicker, paper, bark, glass, metal, ceramic, foliage. I added my vintage binoculars for the black outline and it helped to tell the story of the whole scene, along with the twig pencils. For that added touch of life, I placed my vintage fawn at the base, whose eye perfectly matches the color of the blue flower on the pot. I could still add a votive candle tucked in under his legs if I wanted a little flicker.
I want interest all around, so I placed a little springtime duck family on the backside. I could also place some more green moss back here for a little green punch. I like how the ducks are crisp white like the ceramic pot. This whole scene feels fresh, like a springtime, cool morning.
“The Horticulturist” looks pretty cute on my buffet; think I’ll leave him here for awhile;)
Here are the 4 other centerpieces from this challenge:
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