The old standards are easy to repeat again and again when it
comes to filling glass vases as a base for an arrangement or as a standalone centerpiece
component. If you would be into
something very spring specific, here are a few vase filler ideas just prime for
Easter time.
Thinking outside the box, consider asparagus spears for both
round and square vases. They won’t last
you a season but would instead be a real attention getter for your Easter
dinner table. Line stalks side by side
to fill the perimeter of a vase. To keep
them in place, opt for a vase-within-a-vase method, using a smaller interior
vase or jar to hold water and your flower arrangement. If you need extra cushion for them to hold
their spots, opt for a hidden filler layer like small handfuls of crumpled,
fitted tissue paper. The same concept
could be applied to carrots as well, which would draw any bunny to the
table.
Easter eggs are another timely item perfect to fill a
grouping of vases, flowers or no flowers on top. To keep it modern, group similar color
families together, like pinks and oranges or blues and greens. Or go monochromatic and choose one color or
an ombre effect by layering one color from dark to light in shade. Both plastic eggs and home dyed eggs will
work beautifully for this arrangement.
Easter candy can be a sweet spot on the dining room table
when it’s used to fill vases. Stagger a
grouping of cylinder, square, rectangle, or apothecary vases or jars down the
table’s center, and fill each with your candy of choice. Jelly beans, marshmallow birds, gumballs,
chocolates, and so forth can all be used.
Use one smaller vase inside if you would like your display to be a fence
line of chocolate rabbits or marshmallow chicks neatly in a row.
Why stop there? The
Easter basket grass doesn’t have to be left out, but instead can be a vase
filler all its own. You can use it as a
base to nestle eggs, a nest, or some bunny figurines, or let it be the display
below a spring floral arrangement. To
keep it from floating, use the vase-within-a-vase method when arranging
flowers.
Take your Easter and spring staples and fill up those vases
with something just right for the season to create an attractive, tasty feast for
the eyes down the center of your table.
And that’s before you even serve up those traditional Easter lunch
favorites.
DesignInMind column; appeared in the Valley Morning Star March 29th.
