Please respond if you have done this...
I am trying to figure out how many bags/pounds of flat glass gems/vase gems to purchase to make my centerpieces.
Centerpieces will be shallow bowls 6-8" diam with floating candles, with the stones in the bottom.
Like this- http://www.rosemarycompany.com/media/000600-01.jpg
but with the gems in the bottom
Can anyone tell me how many gems they used (apx is fine too) per bowl?
2007-11-02 06:42:51 · 10 answers · asked by nataliexoxo 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
the bags i have seen at ac moore are just under a pound. online i see them weighting in at a pound each. (unless otherwise stated)
2007-11-02 06:58:29 · update #1
We went to Michael's Craft store and bought ten bags I think. We had twenty centerpieces, so used a half of bag per bowl. I cannot give you a number other than that. If you are using a common color, they are really cheap at Walmart. Best of luck!
2007-11-02 07:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by vaya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. I have used this centerpiece and used a 1 lb. bag (or almost all of it) for each bowl....perhaps a little less than a full bag. It really depends on how many you want in each bowl?
So...my recommendation would be...say you are having 12 centerpieces....get about 11-12 lbs. of gems. That way you will have a little extra maybe, but I'd rather have enough than not enough!
Good luck!
2007-11-02 07:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used these bowls for my wedding centerpieces...I had around 20-25 of them, and we purchased 5 or 6 bags (we purchased them at Michaels), we covered the entire bottom of the bowl. Good luck!!
2007-11-02 06:49:31 · answer #3 · answered by Katy B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fish are a novel idea but I tend to agree with those that say they could offend some people. And as for the fish getting fed beer & mint lollies ~ yes, some people WILL go that far!! My girlfriend had beautiful floral centrepieces made up with lovely little dedication & thank you notes attached to each one so that a particular guest got to take the centrepiece home. Other than that, floating candles in small bowls but nothing too high as they will get in the way. Good luck!
2016-04-02 00:48:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol thats soooo funny.. i actually designed these centerpieces years ago before they became popular.. i attached the bowl on top of an upside down wide mouthed vase and stuck orchids inside the vase.. it was beautiful.. if i remember correctly i used 2 bags of stones for each bowl
2007-11-02 10:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Tiff Tiff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How may are you making. 1 bag per 4 bowls should be enough.
2007-11-02 07:32:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥Soon to Be Mrs.F♥♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy one bowl, and a few bags of rocks and figure it out from there. You should make them the way you want them to look, not the way someone else did them.
2007-11-02 12:48:54 · answer #7 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did pretty much the exact same thing for my centerpeices. I used one bag per bowl, and the bag size was about... well I guess the size of a grapefruit.
2007-11-02 06:54:38 · answer #8 · answered by mcharron1983 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I STARTED WITH A FULL BAG, THE CANDLES DIDN'T FLOAT AROUND LIKE I WANTED THEM TO. MY CANDLES WERE THICKER THAN A LOT OF FLOATING CANDLES. I ENDED ON USING JUST UNDER A HALF A BAG PER BOWL AND EVERYONE MADE COMMENTS ON HOW NICE THEY LOOKED
2007-11-03 02:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by stephanie h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you make a "moc" centerpiece and then multiply that by however many centerpieces you need - can't go wrong.
2007-11-02 08:45:30 · answer #10 · answered by Paula Christine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋