Flamingos lend themselves to all kinds of decorating ideas and for my baby's first birthday "Flamingle," I wanted the party to have a sophistcated feel, yet still look whimsical and fun. I came up with these centerpieces and I think they added the perfect tone to the party.
I filled my bowl about 3/4 full of water and flower food, which came with the bouquets. From there I started with the white flowers and created a sort of base. The flowers won't sit well in the water, but that's OK. The more flowers you add, the lower the stems will sit in the water.
I added the roses. I switched back and forth with the different colors of roses. I tried to make it as evenly spaced as possible.
Stand your flamingo up in the center of the bowl. Using the additional greens cut at various sizes, I filled in the gaps until it was nice and full and my flamingo could easily stand up in the bowl. Then I added a few more roses on the top to draw the color up.
I put down large pink ostrich feathers under the bowl to add a little texture and pattern to the table. Any type of feather would work well, just tuck them under the bowl so they stick out.
Be sure to also check out my adorable flamingo party favor, yummy marinated avocado and pear saladfor my sweet girl’s first birthday Flamingle.