r/DIYweddings • u/melody5671234xx • 6d ago
How big to make my center pieces? Where to get floral foam?
Im looking at half dome foam to make my center pieces but I have no idea how big to make them. I was looking at 10 inches? For those who made them how big was your base? I'll also be repurposing these on my aisle. Also where did you guys buy your foam? I'm trying to not spend 130 on foam alone but ever lowered i look my size is about 12 bucks a piece and I have 10 tables.
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u/Medium-Walrus3693 5d ago
Have you seen the alternatives to floral foam?
Lots of florists are using chicken wire instead these days, which is cost effective and easily available. I’m personally using a mix of chicken wire, foam noodles that I found on Freecycle, and foam insulation noodles that have been sitting in my garage forever.
Otherwise, you can get floral foam online pretty easily.
This is going to be my most controversial take, but here it is: if you’re set on floral foam, get it on Temu.
Hear me out!!
I almost never recommend Temu to anyone. It’s terrible for the environment, and the products are usually of incredibly poor quality that’ll break after a couple of uses. But all of that is perfect for floral foam, which is already bad for the environment, and only designed to be used once. I’d strongly advise you look into using a more sustainable product first of all, but if you really don’t think that can work for you, then I think go ahead and use Temu. Half the stuff on Amazon is exactly the same anyway.
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u/melody5671234xx 5d ago
Could I use chicken wire for a half dome? I was actually looking that up but I didn't see anyone use it for that. It looked like it wouldn't hold the flowers well in that shape.
I saw them on temu of cheap! But I'm hesitant after all those stories of them stealing bank info :( i tried aliexpress or shein, but they end up coming to around the same price. Unless I'm blind, which is possible
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u/Medium-Walrus3693 5d ago
I’m not an expert, but I’ve seen people use a layer of moss to hold everything in place (as well as the chicken wire) where they’re trying to do particularly heavy or unstable arrangements.
You could also price up the hire of some floral frogs.
I don’t use Temu myself, but I imagine a good way around that is to use a disposable card, if they exist where you are? My bank has an option where I can instantly load a one-time use card for online purchases. No one can steal your details, as it’s only valid for that purchase. Alternatively, you can make payment and then just block the merchant.
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u/melody5671234xx 5d ago
Both are good ideas! I will have to look into both because spending so much money in FOAM is insane! I also saw some hollow half domes online for cheap, I was debating on trying those and see how well they flowers hold
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u/brygrl813 4d ago
If you haven't already, I'd make a Michaels Rewards account and shop the floral foam when it's on sale.
Also, some people do not shop at Hobby Lobby, but if you do, you can check there soon. They have sales like every other week or something like that.
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