How to Make Clever Centerpieces
- 1). Decide the theme of the dinner or event for which you are making your centerpieces. Determine whether they will be used for formal or informal events.
- 2). Learn more about the event and its participants. Do research, including phone calls or surveys, to find out if they have special hobbies or color preferences, so you can create your centerpieces to reflect something special about them.
- 3). Use materials that have a connection to the event. For example, for a dinner held for computer professionals, use miniature keyboards or computer mice to decorate the centerpiece.
- 4). Use colors that are relevant to the theme of the dinner. A celebration for university alumni should include their school colors and miniature versions of the mascot.
- 5). Create centerpieces out of unusual material, rather than traditional cut flowers or candles. Look in stores that have some connection to the dinner theme for appropriate and clever materials.