Holiday Decor

April 3, 2020

Easy Topiary Style Easter Centerpiece

I buy them every year.

Those adorable Easter eggs that pop up everywhere as soon as spring comes around!

How can I resist!

I’m sure you know which eggs I’m talking about. The eggs that are perfect for filling up the kid’s Easter baskets, or those fun egg hunts, or even just for decorating around the house.

I found those beautiful sparkly eggs you see up top at my local dollar store just a couple of months ago.

Gotta love the dollar store!

These eggs are a little different from the eggs I normally buy. They are foam and came as a garland which you’ll see below but I decided to take them off of their string and use them in a vase with a pretty light yellow hydrangea that I found about a month ago at Michaels…

It took some brainstorming to figure out what to do with my flower and eggs as well as how to get the flower to stand straight up in the vase once I knew that was the look I wanted but eventually I got it.

Once I was done I ended up with what (I think) resembles a beautiful topiary tree!

ok here we go…

Easy Topiary Style Easter Centerpiece

Easy Topiary Style Easter Centerpiece - The Semi Organized Ant

Here’s what I used:

White foam eggs from the dollar store

One yellow hydrangea from Michaels

Vase, also from the dollar store

ok now here’s what I did:

First the eggs…

As you can see above, the eggs are attached to a string for hanging but I knew that wasn’t going to work for this centerpiece so I removed them from the string by using a scissor to cut each egg off one by one.

Now I moved on to filling my vase with the eggs and flower.

(FYI: My hydrangea had a super long stem when I first got it so I cut it down with a wire cutter to fit the vase)

So here’s where I was a little (really) frustrated with this centerpiece…

My hydrangea kept falling to the side after I placed it in the vase and filled it with my eggs. The eggs alone were not enough to hold the flower in place.

How dare those eggs…

So I needed to figure out a way to keep the hydrangea standing up straight in the vase.

I ended up fixing this by making a hole with the stem of my flower into another foam egg that thankfully I had from last year (because I couldn’t bring myself to ruining one of my beautiful new white eggs ☺️)

Then I stuck that egg into my flower…

And placed my flower with that egg into the vase to start filling it with the white eggs

Once I reached the top I gently placed (forced) a couple of eggs around the hydrangea to anchor it in place and give it some extra support. I really had to force the eggs because the opening of the vase is kind of narrow but it worked out great and really helped to hold everything in place.

and that’s it!

Now I have a beautiful Easter centerpiece…

that apparently….

likes to pose for my camera…

from every direction 😉

I hope you enjoyed this and thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

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December 15, 2019

Christmas Table Decor (White and Yellow)

Move over red and green…

White and yellow are taking center stage for this Christmas decor DIY.

Bright and Cheerful Christmas Centerpiece - The Semi Organized Ant

So I decided I wanted to challenge myself and do exactly what I did for my fall centerpiece. I made use of a few of my summer flowers to complete that centerpiece and (I think) it worked out pretty good.

But I was kind of stuck. I had pink and yellow artificial flowers to pick from.

How on earth could I possibly use those summery flowers for Christmas?

That doesn’t work for the holidays.

Or does it?

Well, I decided I would only make use of a few of the yellow flowers and combine them with white poinsettias that I found at the dollar store.

So did it work?

Let’s find out!

Here we go…

Christmas Table Decor (White and Yellow)

Here’s what I used:

Faux poinsettia flowers from the dollar store (I used a total of 3 bunches that had about 4 flowers each)

3 clear vases of different heights

Yellow ribbon

white ribbon

Yellow flowers

Scissors and tape

This is what I did:

First, I cut out a piece of yellow ribbon long enough to wrap around my vase

Bright and Cheerful Christmas Centerpiece - The Semi Organized Ant

Then I placed a piece of tape here…

And there…

(I placed my tape horizontally so that I can cover it up in the next step with my white ribbon)

I repeated this step for two more vases

Ok next, I cut out a piece of white ribbon long enough to wrap around the vase and again used tape to attach the ribbon, this time over the yellow ribbon

I placed that tape over the tape that is holding the yellow ribbon in place

Then I looped another piece of tape (you can also use double-sided tape) and placed it next to the white ribbon

And pressed down the other end of my white ribbon onto that looped tape. (So the piece of tape is under the white ribbon)

Placing the looped piece of tape under the white ribbon works great because you won’t see any tape like that.

Next, drop in 3-4 poinsettias into each vase

(I bent each stem right below the faux poinsettia before dropping it in so it sits nicely in the vase)

As for a few of those flowers I had from my summer centerpieces…

I dropped them right in the middle of the poinsettias and…

There you have it!

A very bright

and cheerful

Christmas Table Decor!

Hope you enjoyed this! Thanks for stopping by 🙂

Please leave a comment below if you decide to give this a try and don’t forget to pin and share with your friends!

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November 28, 2019

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor

I know, I know…

It’s Thanksgiving. Most people are decorating for Christmas already, but I’m here blogging about Thanksgiving decor.

Well, I usually wait for the day after Thanksgiving to start decorating for Christmas and looks like this year will be no different for me.

So I made a fall centerpiece back in October that I loved.

But I decided I wanted to change it up a bit for today. I wanted to make use of most of the flowers but arrange them in a different container.

It only took me a few minutes after brainstorming and picking out a few extra pieces I already had at home to create this new centerpiece so I decided why not share this simple and beautiful centerpiece with you!

Ok here we go guys…

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor - The Semi Organized Ant

First, I started with a plain white box.

It’s actually a box I saved from my Apple Watch a while back.

I love burlap! I use it for everything, and this centerpiece was no exception. I wrapped it around the box and made a simple double knot.

Then, to arrange the flowers, I followed most of the steps I used for my fall centerpiece.

I placed all the hydrangeas on one side and all the sunflowers on the other.

Then I grabbed a larger sunflower I had and stuffed it in the center of all the hydrangeas (similar to how I had placed the bright pink flower in my fall centerpiece)

I grabbed just a few of the leaves (again from my fall centerpiece) and scattered them around the bottom and back of the new centerpiece

I finished off with a few faux berries I picked up at Michaels a few years ago.

And that’s it!

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoyed my Thanksgiving Day centerpiece.

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December 8, 2018

How to Decorate for Christmas With Items You May Already Have

I love shopping for Christmas decorations. But sometimes…

I just wanna decorate with stuff I already have at home.

It’s faster than taking a trip to the store, cheaper, and it’s always nice to make use of what I already have on hand.

So I decided to share two simple and easy ways to decorate for Christmas with items you probably already have at home!

Here we go…

How to Decorate for Christmas With Items You May Already Have

Here are a few budget-friendly Christmas decor ideas! Easy to create using what you already have at home

First, you can use a large serving bowl as a base to create a beautiful centerpiece:

A dishtowel with festive colors, like this one, works great under any centerpiece (or use a scarf as a runner, a pillowcase neatly folded down, or a fabric napkin):

Make use of any ornaments and decorations that are not being used for the tree to create your beautiful centerpiece:

(In case your wondering, yes that’s me taking the photo in the large silver balls in the center. Lol! 😄 I couldn’t figure out where to position myself to avoid that)

Put it all together to form your centerpiece:

(There I am again in those silver balls 😂)

Next, repurpose a throw or blanket as a tree skirt:

So there you have it! Two simple ways to make use of items you probably already have on hand to decorate for Christmas. I hope you try these tips in your home today!

Here are a few budget-friendly Christmas decor ideas! Easy to create using what you already have at home