Magnolias In My Kitchen Very Simple Flower Centerpiece

It's a very cold January day and not one glimpse of the sun is to be had. The ground is covered in snow and now there's even freezing drizzle/rain to add into making this a long winter's day. There's only one thing you can do is to bring warmth in, by way of flowers.

I have these two magnolia stems sitting right near me, One has three blooms on it and one has two. They feel bright and remind me of summer. Those warm days where the car windows are down and the Grateful Dead are playing Sugar Magnolia on the radio. And the only thing you can do is wave your arms out to feel the breeze while you're singing the song!

A lovely flower centerpiece will liven, brighten and warm my room.

So I gathered a  few things:

the two magnolia stems

Some dried green moss, that I use often, it truly makes me think of spring and summer with its very vibrant green and even brown sticks!

 2 very large bell-shaped dimpled glass containers, graduated in size the large one is (16" x 7 1/2) and the smaller one is ( 14 x 7) I got these a home wares demonstration about 10 years ago and I have used them for countless centerpieces and displays. They are large enough to make quite an impact no matter where they're placed.

I will add handfuls of the moss and place that on the bottoms of containers. This will help to fill the tall vases. Next, I will add the flowers. I never ever cut the stems!  Unless I am making something I am giving as a gift, or selling, I do not ever make anything permanent. So I will twist and bend the stems (it is annoying sometimes, but you never know what you'll want them for) to fit into the containers the way I'd like them to.

I actually bent them up so that the flower stem would stand them up as if they were on a stand.  I'll begin to insert the magnolia's using the smaller magnolia with the two blooms in the smaller vessel and turn and add moss in blank spots. I continue to fluff and fold the petals of the magnolia as I turn the glass vase. Because this is glass, all the way around it must look nice.

I continue the same way with the larger container and the three magnolia blooms, I continue to add the natural dried moss, and shift and bend the magnolias. I actually, in the end, didn't like how the magnolia leaves looked through the glass so I rolled and tucked them away for the most part.

I liked the woody texture of this moss and I featured it prominently in the middle as it looked like it needed a bit more filler than the other vase. These flowers stood a bit taller but were also skinnier. I continued to fold and tuck petals until I had the desired look I was after. All in all, it took more time to gather the supplies than to make the centerpiece. It adds a bit of whimsy, an air of spring or summer and all I can think of is the sheer happiness of the windows rolled down, your hair catching the wind and singing to the Grateful Dead's Sugar Magnolia!

How Beautiful!
Photo Credit: MaryCaliendoPhoto2019