Awesome friends, I have a fun post to share today! I am so excited to be reuniting with my Decor Enthusiast girls to share how you can use grocery store flowers to add a special touch to your holiday home! We used to meet once a month to share tips for decorating on a budget, and I’ve really missed them.
For today’s project, I decided to hit up my favorite resource for fresh flowers in my area: Trader Joes.
This is only some of what they have, and look at all these beautiful Christmas colors!
I grabbed one bouquet of these beauties for $12.99 as that would be perfect for what I had in mind…
How about using them to make these super sweet and festive place cards for your holiday table??
Right?
They were really so simple to do! I started with one bouquet of flowers:
To set this table for four, I knew I needed four “star of the show” flowers, and I saw that this bouquet had two pretty green ones and two good sized red carnations that would be perfect. I also made sure it had some sort of leafy stems that I could use as a base and these bouquets had a couple of different ones in it.
For my vases I used these little candle holders I picked up at Michaels for $5 using a 50% of coupon:
They are a tiny bit narrower and taller than your average votive holder.
I cut a sprig of the evergreen for each one and plopped one in each mini vase…
See I am not a professional floral arranger as I am certain one would never say “plopped”.
I also added some of the leafy greenery to each. Then I cut these small white flower stems apart:
And added three to each one:
I think odd numbers work best.
Then I added a large bloom, or what I call “star of the show” bloom to each:
At this point I actually thought they looked rather sad, but I was determined and kept going, adding more small blooms from the bouquet to each to fill the space. If it detracted from the main bloom, I chucked it.
Then I used some card stock, bamboo skewers, and double-sided tape to make these simple name tags for my arrangements:
You could even print these out in a pretty font on cardstock if you don’t like your own writing.
Add water and voila!
Cute, right??? I love how they turned out!
They really add such an elegant touch to the table.
I just set this up for the four of us, but if these last until the big day, I might just have to make one for all my guests!
I purposely didn’t use the roses because they don’t last very long, but the others should last quite a while, especially the carnations.
I enjoyed bringing out my grandmother’s china for this occasion.
When I was younger I always set the Christmas table with her china, and I loved to do so, but I’ve become less fancy these days. Or maybe I’ve learned that the time spent with family instead of washing tons of dishes is more important.
These would be pretty for any occasion that you want to make just a bit more special.
Ask me if any of my boys were impressed. Um no. No, they were not, but they are still making me smile, even while washing dishes. After our “fancy” dinner, I lined them up on our window sill behind the sink in the kitchen!
I love how my decor enthusiast girls push me to try things I might never have! Thanks to my friend, Christy from Our Southern Home, for coming up with today’s theme!
Be sure to pin this for later!
My friends are sharing their own ideas for incorporating grocery store flowers into your holiday decor at the links below!
Here’s another post I did with my Decor Enthusiast girls using florals and this basket:
See what I did with it HERE!
Have a great weekend and I’ll meet y’all back here on Tuesday with a fun round-up that just might give y’all some ideas for those on your Christmas list:
UPDATE: These may not look like potential gifts, but wait until you see them HERE now!
XOXO,
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Christina in SW FL says
Wow, Christy, you created a lovely table! The place card flowers are lovely and so festive, way to go!
Have a great rest of your week and weekend!
Christy says
Thank you, Christina! It was a fun to put down the paintbrushes for a bit! Have a great weekend! XOXO
Mary Kaiser says
So I will say it again, I don’t believe that there is any thing you can’t do!!! You are the most talented person EVER!! Those are so beautiful, I love them, I wish I had a trader Joes close to me to pick up some of those lovely flowers. You are such an awesome inspiration to me, thank you!
Christy says
Aww you are the sweetest, Mary, thank you so much!! XOXOXO
Myrna says
If you don’t live near a Trader Joe’s, sometimes Walgreen’s has these same flowers, just not as large a bunch. I love the lime green Fuji mums, but I am allergic to fresh flowers. Looked everywhere for silk mums in the same color and can’t find any.
Christy says
That’s good to know, Myrna! I love those green ones as well and now I know what they’re called lol, thanks! 🙂
Susa says
So beautiful and elegant ! Thank you for sharing. Could you direct me to last year’s place cards? I had already made mine when I saw yours and I thought I saved it for this year. I tried to look through your past posts but I couldn’t find them. You used photo’s. Thanks in advance
Christy says
Thank you, Susa! Here are the ones I shared last year: https://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/fun-christmas-place-card-ideas/ 🙂
Carolyn Alley says
When I clicked on your friends’ blogs, they all came up as page not found. What’s with that?
Christy says
Hi Carolyn! I know that is very frustrating! One of the girls generously put together all the links for us and shared them with us on Facebook. Unfortunately when I copied them from FB, FB had added some weird code in there that made them not work properly. A sweet reader alerted me early this morning and I fixed them right away. SO sorry about that! Merry Christmas!
Kerryanne says
I love the fresh flowers and the colours are so perfect.Christy.
Complete side note, I was wowed first by the price of flowers at Trader Joes. A bunch of grocery store flowers like that in Australia starts at abour $35.
Always love your ideas. Merry Christmas x
Christy says
Thanks, Kerryanne! Most other stores are more expensive, but Trader Joes has great prices! XOXO
Debbie in TX says
These are very pretty. Thanks for showing what you used and how to make them. I am totally on board with the “time spent with family instead of washing tons of dishes is more important,” and I don’t really dress up my table. Too bad your boys weren’t impressed, and those vases on the kitchen window are so perfect and uplifting!! Great idea!
Christy says
Thank you, Debbie! Oh yes, I ditched the fancy table setting years ago. Now I buy pretty plastic lol. I am really enjoying these pretty little vases along my window sill now. Have a great weekend! XOXO
laura janning says
what do boys know anyways! what a clever way to add a thoughtful touch to a tablescape.
Christy says
Right?? Ha ha! Thanks, Laura! XOXO
Nancy @ Artsy Chicks Rule says
I think these are the cutest! I can’t imagine why your boys were not impressed!! Boys!! lol Great idea to line them up on your window sill. 🙂 xo
Christy says
Ha ha I know, right? It takes a lot to impress them lol. Thanks, girly! And yes I have been enjoying them very much up on the sill! XOXO
Christy @ Our Southern Home says
Christy, everything is so lovely and festive! This is the sweetest idea. Don’t you just love Trader Joe’s!
Christy says
Thank you, Christy!! And thanks for the great idea! Yes I do love Trader Joe’s, esp for their flowers! XOXO
Shanna Gilbert says
Such a pretty little treat for all of your guests and they add such a pop of color to your table!
Christy says
Thank you, Shanna!! I love the holiday color they add too. Miss you, my friend! XOXO
Julie Briones says
Perfect and easy! Love this, Christy! Pinning!
Christy says
Thanks, Jukie! Super easy! Merry Christnas! XOXO