Centerpieces

July 28, 2021

3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements

3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements

It never fails…

I start working on my floral arrangements and more times than not…

I reach for an old pickle jar instead of my store-bought vases.

I love them…

Beer bottles, cans, a flower pot, sugar bowls, tiny travel bottles, and even a smartwatch box. I’ve used them all!

Between the vases that I’ve picked up from actual stores and the recycled containers that I’ve saved at home, I’ve developed quite a collection.

I find these containers so easy to work with and I can’t help but wonder every time I hold an empty can of beans in my hands, what can I possibly do with this.

These three simple summer faux floral arrangements are no exception to the recycled container love. They ended up in three small jars that I wrapped with ribbon, just like many of my other simple faux floral arrangements, and then filled with Dollar Store faux flowers and came up with three simple but very pretty summer table decorations for my home.

Let’s get started!

3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements

3 Simple Faux Floral Summer Arrangements - The Semi Organized Ant

The first arrangement consists of:

3 stems of faux flowers, all light shades of purple…

and yellow ribbon and an old jar.

I wrapped my yellow ribbon around the jar, securing it around the back with some scotch tape…

then I took the wisteria stem and cut off a long portion of it then cut down my other two flowers to fit the jar.

And this little gal is done!

My second arrangement consists of:

3 white lilies and one stem of foliage.

White and yellow ribbon and an old jar.

I cut down my flowers to fit the jar as well as a portion of the leaves to tuck behind the white lilies and wrapped my ribbon around the jar, again securing it with scotch tape.

And this one’s ready to go!

My third arrangement consists of:

A couple of cherry blossom stems and the same stem of leaves that I used for my second arrangement.

Another old jar and white and jute ribbon.

I wrapped my ribbon, first the white ribbon, then the jute ribbon on top of the white…

then I cut off 4 short pieces of the dark pink cherry blossom stem, a small section of the light pink cherry blossom, and a piece of what I had left from my leaves.

And my third summer faux floral arrangement is all set!

Well, that’s it for this one my friends.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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June 29, 2021

Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece

Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece

Today I’m sharing a simple summer centerpiece using aqua green, peach and white items that I picked up from a few dollar stores.

I combined a few faux roses, a few faux peonies that I found at the Dollar Tree and some matching ribbon to complete this easy trio.

Let’s get started!

Simple Aqua Green and Peach Faux Floral Summer Centerpiece

I’ll be using travel pump bottles as my mini “vase” for the flowers

Dollar Tree burlap

Silver metallic wire ribbon from the Container Store

Clear marbles that I’ve had for years!

Peach and white roses from my local dollar store and aqua green peonies from the Dollar Tree

And a few small white flowers

Ok here we go…

I dropped my clear marbles into the container…

Then I wrapped that pretty burlap and silver ribbon onto my container.

I secured the burlap with some scotch tape (as I do with most of my centerpieces that have ribbon) you can also use a glue gun here but I find using tape to be much faster than waiting for the glue gun to heat up.

(You can better see here how I use tape to keep my ribbon in place)

Then I dropped in one peach rose, one white rose, one aqua green peony and placed the smaller white flowers in the center of the roses and peony…

and that’s it!

Add in two more of these sweet little arrangements…

And I’m done!

Well, that’s it for this one my friends.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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April 4, 2021

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas

Pink, green, and yellow…

you gotta love them.

Three beautiful spring colors!

That bright and happy yellow.

Those vibrant greens.

And pink, oh that beautiful pink…if you are a girly girl like me, you just love it.

I was really drawn to lime green this year for spring.

Lime green hydrangeas to be exact!

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

So I knew that would be the color to focus on for my faux floral home decor arrangements.

But I usually have a hard time deciding on just one color, so I had to call in all the spring color troops. Yep, pink and yellow (with some neutral white touches) really helped bring it all together.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

I put together a few simple arrangements using faux flowers, ribbon, a few Easter eggs, and a bunch of artificial limes I found at Target. I’ll probably keep them out all throughout the spring months and hope they can offer you some inspiration to bring a little spring cheer into your home too!

ok let’s get started!

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

First,

Decorative white stones fill a long vase…

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Five faux hydrangeas and a few small yellow flowers…

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

A few artificial limes scattered around the vase and this one is done.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

I have this one sitting on our kitchen table. The lighting is not always the best there so I decided to photograph it in our living area along with everything else that you’ll see below 🙂

Next up,

Eight faux chrysanthemums…

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Yellow ribbon, burlap, and lime green curling ribbon.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

I’m keeping the yellow ribbon and burlap in place with a small piece of scotch tape around the back then wrapping the green curling ribbon around and making a small bow as you see above. I show the steps, with pictures, in this post (FYI: I’ve used other inexpensive tapes in the past to hold ribbon in place but I find that scotch tape works the best for keeping everything in place)

This one is ready to go!

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

For my next one I’m using a few pieces of flowers that I pulled from my stash of faux flowers.

I’ve used these many times in past blog posts. You can check them out here, here, here and here.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant
I cut the center portion of those pink flowers off of a few other flowers I had and then hot glued it onto my pink flowers. Before doing that I used a blow dryer to open the pedals up a bit. You can also see how they originally looked in this post.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Then I’m using an old can to hold my flowers (like I did in last years spring post)

I cleaned out the can, removed the label and covered it with white printer paper using scotch tape to hold it in place around the back and then added my three ribbons.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant
I debated whether or not to add this next one since it’s so simple but it’s probably the one I’m looking at the most throughout the day. I have it right by my kitchen sink (I may just spend most of my day at that sink, mommy life) and I really enjoy looking at it so I figured why not throw it in.

It doesn’t get any simpler than this. I cleaned out an old spice jar and pulled off a section of one of my lime green hydrangeas then added a green sunflower I picked up years ago at Ikea then placed one lime and a sparkly white egg (from last years Easter post)

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Now I’m filling a short, wide vase with a few old white and green Easter eggs (all from dollar stores, white eggs again used in last years Easter post)

Then some burlap, gold ribbon, and lime green curling ribbon to finish up.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Next up, a silver charger plate and white dinner plate, a small basket filled with artificial limes, a single faux hydrangea and this ones ready to go (who doesn’t love decorating with limes and lemons for the warmer weather!)

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

I found my teeny tiny basket at the Christmas Tree Shop but another item that would work in place of the basket would be a small white bowl.

I’m keeping this one in our kitchen over our toaster oven but I think this would also work for a small kitchen table or if you have a larger basket I would fill it up with a bunch of these limes and either add a few hydrangeas into the basket with the limes or scatter them around the basket.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Moving on to the next one…

Two hydrangeas get cut down to fit another old can…

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

Then three bright pink faux flowers are added in.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

You can make a few of these to scatter along a table or combine it with a larger one like I did here with my first arrangement.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

A few old sparkly Easter eggs and a decorative white plate (also from the Christmas Tree Shop)…

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

accompany a handful of faux tulips and a couple of faux chrysanthemums in a vase with the same yellow ribbon, burlap and curling ribbon I used with my other arrangements.

Simple Spring Table Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

ok friends, thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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February 11, 2021

Valentine’s Day Centerpiece – Using Items I Already Have

Valentine’s Day Centerpiece – Using Items I Already Have

I love faux flowers.

They take up a lot of my (very little) mommy free time.

I have to admit though, it’s a fairly new love of mine.

So I figured, what better time than Valentine’s Day to write a bit about this new (ish) love of mine…

I made a spring centerpiece a couple of years ago after taking a trip to the Dollar Tree and there they were, a bush of pretty pink roses. I couldn’t resist. Normally I’d walk right by that area full of faux flowers and never give it a second look but this time around, those roses were calling me! I didn’t hesitate to grab them and figured why not see what I can make and possibly share it on this blog…

A few days later I picked up a couple of yellow and white roses at another dollar store and after that, I eventually made what I considered to be “a unique” spring centerpiece. (Ok don’t laugh, but it was basically a bouquet on a table)

After that, I was hooked!

I originally started this blog to mainly write about my love of organizing (or semi organizing I should say) but once I made that spring centerpiece I switched my attention almost completely to faux floral centerpieces.

This “love” for faux floral centerpieces has not come naturally to me though!

I seem to always picture the finished arrangement in my head (resembling something you’d see in a magazine) but when I actually start bringing it all together, it’s usually a hot mess.

So I really have to push myself when I’m working on a new centerpiece. Many times, these centerpieces involve days of my small dining table covered with flowers, vases, and ribbon everywhere. I’ll walk by that table throughout the day and almost always feel frustrated! It’s rare when I get it right the first time I try putting something together, no matter how simple or complex I try to make them.

So why do I keep trying and even consider this something that I love? Because the finishing product always brings days if not weeks of smiles to my face! And honestly, I think there are certain little hobbies, skills, and talents that our good Lord up above has gifted us with! Hobbies that really bring us joy if we stick with them and push ourselves to learn about them. This one without a doubt is one of those!

I enjoy every piece that I manage to create and I rarely ever am in a rush to change it out whenever a new holiday or season comes around.

That’s probably why I always end up showing these centerpieces on my blog very (VERY) late compared to how early I see other blog posts or videos for seasonal decor going up. (*cough* like today’s post *cough* a few days before Valentine’s day *cough* ?)

Ok well, let me stop for now…Valentine’s day is right around the corner after all. Let me jump into sharing my simple centerpiece that came together just like many of my others have in the past, with items I already had at home.

Hope you enjoy it!

Valentine’s Day Centerpiece – Using Items I Already Have

I start with an old sugar bowl and a few stickers that I had from last years Valentine’s Day (yep, that’s the kid in me coming out to play)

(These stickers are great for something temporary like this Valentine’s Day centerpiece. They peel on and off very easily without leaving a mess behind. I actually moved them around multiple times before finishing)

(Sugar bowl also used here and here)

Then I grabbed my flowers and a wire cutter and cut the stems down to fit my sugar bowl.

As you can probably see in the picture, I had to cut off a good amount of the stem and make the flowers pretty short. That’s because I’m working with a very small bowl.

I picked these pink peonies (from Michaels) and peach peonies (from Ikea) to work with but so many other shades would work here too! I’m thinking classic red or white with red sticker hearts, or even all pink flowers and stickers.

(flowers also used here and here)

Drop those into my sugar bowl.

I kept the peach flowers all together on one side and then did the same for the pink flowers.

Next up, a small white plate and a few small red roses that I’ve had for years…

come together like this…

then join my sweet little sugar bowl that’s all dressed up in gold (sticker ?) hearts…

and off to our table it goes!

Pick a snowy New York day to photograph this little gal and on to my blog she goes…

ok friends, thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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December 20, 2020

Simple Christmas Table Decor Ideas

Simple Christmas Table Decor Ideas

Red and white Christmas decor has really caught my eye this holiday season.

That beautiful red color, a classic for Christmas, paired with snowflake white just seems to go together perfectly.

That’s where I wanted to focus on when working on my Christmas home decor this season. But then something else started happening. Greens and gray shades started grabbing my attention too.

So I’ve slowly been putting together a few red and white pieces throughout the month, whenever my toddler would give me a few minutes to play with (mommy dilemmas) that I’ve scattered throughout my home. I tried to keep my focus on red and white colors but grays (or silvers) and green shades are mixed into everything I made, helping bring everything together.

Faux flowers and ribbons have really been my go-to lately so that’s mainly what you will see in this blog post.

Everything that I’m sharing is great for placing on small tables, like end tables, or if you have a small dining table like mine they are perfect for that too.

ok let’s get to it, Christmas is a few days away after all ?

Here we go…

Simple Christmas Table Decor Ideas

First up, my “Pom Pom” vase.

I was lucky enough to find this Pom Pom stem in the same dollar store that I bought my Pom Poms for my garland.

It’s a perfect match to that garland and it doesn’t get any simpler than this when it comes to easy decor.

I cut the stem down to fit this long cylinder vase, stretched out those skinny leaves a bit then added a single layer of white ribbon right at the center of my vase.

For this one, I pulled out five white poinsettias from the previous year’s centerpiece…

and tied a sparkly red ribbon on my vase.

This one may be even easier than the Pom Pom vase.

A few candy canes in an old jar that I’m constantly re-using (my candy canes as you may be able to see are not real but of course real can work here too)…

with a simple red ribbon and onto my kitchen hutch this one goes!

This one may just be my favorite…

Three large red faux peonies, the bushes of small white faux flowers that I used for my fall kitchen centerpiece along with an extra bush of small white flowers that I added to what I already had…

drop that into a small vase (I let the flowers kind of take their own shape in the vase).

Place all of that on top of a pretty plaid red fabric napkin that I’ve had forever…

And I’m in love!

The next one starts with an inexpensive cake stand…

A white plate over a silver charger plate…

Three mini ornaments…

Another white faux poinsettia along with one bush of mini red roses…

I dropped that poinsettia down the front of a small white sugar bowl then tucked the red flowers around the back of that poinsettia and this one is done and ready to take to my kitchen table.

Another one that ended up in my kitchen started with a simple clear bowl that I filled with white tinsel to give me the look of snow.

Then I placed a couple of small white bottle brush trees, pine cones, and a few red berries to finish it off.

and that’s it for my simple Christmas decor!

Now, they may have been made to sit on a table for this holiday season but for now…

they’re just going to hang out by our Christmas tree…

on a few matching books and albums…

and under the tree too!

Hey, why not have some fun with them ?

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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October 17, 2020

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

Today I’m sharing my fall kitchen table decor.

It’s simple to put together and most of the items I’m using are things I already have at home.

It started with these sweet little pears.

I picked them up probably when fall first started. I had just bought some pear juice thinking it would be a nice way to start enjoying the new season.

I usually tend to crave iced apple cider when fall kicks in but this time around, the pears were calling me.

I knew I had to find some pears to decorate my kitchen and luckily, my local dollar store just so happened to have a few. Yay!

They were kind of funny looking at first, I have to admit.

That (almost) way too bright green color and some leaves that were slightly beat up made me wonder if I would be able to do anything with them, but they still caught my eye and I couldn’t pass them up.

They were coming home with me.

I scattered them on my table along with a few simple faux flowers, a couple of jars, an old-ish vase, and then brought that all together with a plaid green kitchen towel that I found on amazon.

Don’t you just love plaid for fall!

ok let’s get started…

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

First, I’m using the same two roses that I also used over the summer to decorate my kitchen table (from Michaels)…

and some small rocks that me and my daughter brought home from the beach this summer…

and I’m dropping that all into these two old jars…

That I then finished off with some white ribbon around the center to go with my other fall centerpiece.

(I just held the ribbon in place with a small piece of tape around the back)

Next up, these pretty little white roses that I recently found at my local dollar store.

I’m using 3 bunches of roses that I cut down and then removed most of the leaves.

I then dropped those flowers into this old vase, another dollar store find, and finished by wrapping twine and white ribbon to complete the simple arrangement.

To keep the twine in place I just tucked the ends into the twine after wrapping it around the vase. Since the twine is slightly stiff it’s able to hold itself in place as long as you wrap it tightly.

Then I placed everything on top of this plaid green kitchen towel and finished off by scattering my dollar store pears all around the arrangements.

And that’s it!

It’s nice to know that inspiration can come from anywhere!

Even something like pear juice 😉

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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September 21, 2020

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

One yellow hydrangea, a bunch of tulips, a handful of roses…

A couple bunches of sunflowers…

A few random extra flowers…

And magically

I have the perfect bouquet for my fall centerpiece.

Normally I wouldn’t think of using tulips or a yellow hydrangea to decorate for fall but there I was a few weeks ago…

Sitting on my bedroom floor (way past midnight) pulling out every single yellow flower I could find in my small collection of faux flowers. As I pulled them out and scattered them on the floor I just couldn’t resist!

It was like a match made in heaven when I saw them all mixed in with the sunflowers.

So I figured what’s the big deal if I decorate for fall with a spring flower-like tulips or a yellow hydrangea that looks like it has spring and summer written all over it.

Who’s going to complain if the flowers are in or out of season? They are faux after all ?

I had no idea why I was even drawn to all these flowers in the first place but once I was done putting them together I realized something.

My centerpiece reminded me of the sun!

So right there I knew exactly why I went for all those yellow flowers.

Here’s why. My daughter’s new favorite movie is the bee movie. (Such a cute movie!) That movie has shades of yellow ALL OVER practically every scene. The bees, the honey, Vanessa’s dress in the court…

She wants to watch it almost EVERY DAY, and far be it for me and my husband to say no to a little resting/me peacefully making dinner time ?

So we give in.

And then…

We make use of the time however we can, we rest, we do chores/dinner, I end up with that song “here comes the sun” in my head all day long and then I end up creating this beautiful centerpiece that I’m about to share with you right now.

Ok guys here we go!!

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers - The Semi Organized Ant

First, I started with an old large mason jar

You can find the same size jar here but I found mine at my local dollar store for less than five dollars so you may want to check there first if you have one near by 😉

I wrapped a white ribbon around the middle part of the jar (because I love wrapping ribbon on everything ?)

Then I took my super large hydrangea (from Michaels, also used here) along with another yellow flower and dropped them in on opposite sides.

Next…

I dropped three flowers here…

And one bunch of tulips behind those three flowers (from Dollar Tree, also used here)

I may have cried a bit when I photographed those tulips ?

So pretty!

Ok next…

This is where I started to scatter in the rest of my sunflowers (that I also used here and here) as well as a few roses.

I moved the flowers around where ever it was needed to bring everything together.

and that’s it!

all done with my new fall centerpiece

I hope you enjoyed this fall centerpiece with a few “out of season” faux flowers.

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come

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August 23, 2020

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning from Summer to Fall Decor

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning From Summer to Fall Decor

I started working on this pink and white faux floral arrangement back when summer first started…

I was hoping to post it as my main summer centerpiece but then I got distracted with this post. So I placed that centerpiece in my bedroom and figured I’d get back to it.

Then, before I knew it August came rolling in and I still haven’t gotten around to posting it. (Because my precious two year old has decided my time is better spent playing with her and her building blocks ☺️)

But I really wanted to get this post up despite the fact that no one is really decorating anymore for summer (facepalm moment).

So I went back and forth with a few different ideas and eventually ended up with a floral arrangement that I think can work for late summer decor and yet still stay out even into the coming months of fall.

ok, let’s jump right in because before we know it we’ll have apples, sunflowers and everything else that screams fall everywhere we turn.

Here we go…

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning From Summer to Fall Decor

Bedroom Centerpiece - The Semi Organized Ant

So this is what’s been sitting on our bedroom vanity pretty much all summer, minus that white ribbon. I had another ribbon on the vase but it kept sliding off so I switched to what you see below and in the next few photos.

I’m using flowers from the dollar store that I already had at home. The only new-ish flowers are the smaller pink peonies in the front part of the arrangement that I picked up at the Dollar Tree when summer first started. I’ve used the older flowers in a number of different blog posts that I’ll go ahead and link to.

I love seeing how many different arrangements I can create with my flowers!

I’m keeping things very simple to make this centerpiece worthy of becoming fall decor and bringing in a bunch of old hydrangeas that I used for my previous fall centerpiece and Thanksgiving centerpiece to scatter throughout the arrangement.

I started by taking my summer centerpiece apart and changing out the ribbon to this white elastic ribbon that I tied around the back part of my vase.

I found this set of different sizes at the Dollar Store but you can also find them on amazon.

It’s the same type of elastic that’s used to make masks so if you’ve been DIY’ing your masks you may already have some at home ?

(vase from Walmart)

Then I started adding my flowers back in.

I placed one large pink peony off to one side of the vase…

and another into the back part of the arrangement…

(I also used these peonies in this previous post as well as this one)

Then I grabbed my smaller Dollar Tree peonies and dropped them down the other side of the vase…

and the front part as well…

Then I finished off by scattering a few white roses (also used here and here) as well as my hydrangeas all throughout the rest of the centerpiece.

and….

That’s it!

Bright summer decor….

That can double for fall decor…

It’s a good thing faux flowers last forever 😉

I hope this inspired you to go grab some of your summer decor and transform it into beautiful fall decor for your home too!

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come

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July 24, 2020

Colorful Summer Home Decor with Faux Flowers (Simple and Easy to Make)

Colorful Summer Home Decor with Faux Flowers (Simple and Easy to Make)

If there is ever a perfect time of year to decorate with a mix of bright colors…

It would have to be summer!

I love using different colors any time of the year, but the summertime puts me in the mood to kick things up a notch, if you know what I mean.

It’s the season that makes me want to pull out cherry red nail polish…

reminisce about those orange creamsicle ice creams I would have growing up (I may have also had one a few weeks ago ?) …

and without a doubt, it’s the time of year that I MUST pull out my turquoise dangly earrings that I wear to the beach at least once before the summer ends.

So I decided to make a few colorful (and kind of mix-matched) arrangements to decorate around my home.

When I got started I didn’t really have much of a plan as for what I was going to do. I was working on another centerpiece for a separate blog post but really wanted to make something quick and simple to replace this Easter centerpiece that’s been sitting on our table for waaaay too long.

Then I just kept going (completely forgetting about that other centerpiece, please tell me you are also easily distracted ?) and eventually put together the five little arrangements you will see down below.

ok guys here we go…

Colorful Summer Home Decor with Faux Flowers

First, pink and turquoise.

I recently went to the Dollar Tree and picked up these hot pink faux daisies along with a few more random flowers.

I took that whole bunch of pink daisies…

some turquoise ribbon that I’ve had for years but probably also came from the Dollar Tree…

an old pickle jar…

and ended up with this sweet little jar that’s now sitting in our living room.

Next up, blue and yellow.

This one consists of tulips and hydrangeas.

Now, I know tulips may not be a popular flower to use for summertime decor but I couldn’t resist grabbing these when I was at the Dollar Tree.

I figured how wrong can a bright yellow flower ever be in the summertime.

One bunch of yellow tulips…

one bunch of blue hydrangeas also from the Dollar Tree…

(yep, I ❤️ Dollar Tree)

a strand of turquoise ribbon again…

then I started putting everything together by dropping the hydrangeas in first followed by the tulips down the center and into a clear vase with a small opening.

And that’s it! Bye-bye Easter centerpiece, hello tulips and hydrangeas.

I should mention that I kept the bunch of tulips and hydrangeas together exactly as they came when I bought them but cut off one stem from each for the last arrangement you will see down below.

Now orange and white.

I grabbed a few old flowers I already had at home (and used here and here)

pulled out some old clear marbles and white sand…

dropped all of that into an old tomato sauce jar with some twine…

that I tied around the back…

and this little guy is done!

Red and blush pink are up next.

For this one I placed a few rocks into a bright red flower pot that I recently found at Home Depot…

(there’s that ribbon again)

Then I stuck two blush pink roses from Michaels into the rocks…

(stuck is a very technical DIY home decor term)

And this pretty little pot is ready to hang out on my kitchen table for the rest of summer!

Last one up, blue and yellow again.

This one was the easiest of the bunch but probably one of my favorites.

I started with a small milk jar…

then I took those two stems I cut from the bunch of tulips and hydrangeas I used earlier…

brought that all together and ended up with this perfect little arrangement, that decided to be photographed right on top of my daughters beach toys ?

So there you have it!

Pretty in pink…

Classic blue and yellow…

White with a pop of orange…

A shade of red that must have been made just for summer…

and a happy little milk jar surrounded by summer love ?

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April 3, 2020

Easy Topiary Style Easter Centerpiece

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.