Papier Maché Centrepiece with Pelargoniums
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Papier Maché Centrepiece with Pelargoniums
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This artistic centrepiece made from wire and papier-mâché is a multi-armed candleholder and flower holder in one and the ultimate decorative highlight on any table. With this unique DIY idea, you can showcase colourful, cut geraniums to great effect. With a little skill and the right materials, anyone can make this creative design piece in just a few steps. For this floral centrepiece project, you will need chicken wire, wire cutters, large stones, wallpaper paste, newspaper, white spray paint, mini candleholders with drip catchers, white pillar candles, test tubes and cut geranium stems in various colours and shapes. Step 1: Cut a piece of chicken wire for the base of your floral centrepiece and wrap it around the stones. The weight of the stones will ensure the finished design stands securely. Step 2: Shape the chicken wire into tubes of different heights at the four corners of the base. Model further tubes from additional sections of wire and attach them to the wire base. Make sure half the wire tubes you’ve made are wide enough to fit your test tubes and the other half can accommodate the candle holders. Step 3: Mix the wallpaper paste. Tear the newspaper into narrow strips, moisten with paste and stick them all over the wire structure. Then spread more paste over the first paper layer and apply more newspaper on top. Repeat this process until the entire wire mesh is covered with several layers of paper. You want the surface to be