How to Make Tall Rose Centerpieces

Submerged Roses

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  Place a layer of decorative stones or marbles in the bottom of your vases. These will hide the fishing weights and look pretty as well.

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  Tie the fishing weights to the bottom of your roses' stems with clear fishing line. For added drama, you can trim the stems of the roses to different heights before you tie the weights on, if desired.

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  Place the roses into the vases. The number of roses you use will depend on how wide your vase is. Experiment with different numbers of roses until you decide what number of roses look best.

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  Fill the vases to the top with distilled water, completely submerging the roses.

Floating Roses

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  Fill the bottom of a tall vase with rocks or stones.

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  Place flowers, such as orchids, into the vase. Weigh the orchids down with the fishing weights.

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  Fill the vase with distilled water, leaving 2 inches of room at the top.

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  Cut roses off at the blossom's bases, leaving about 1/2 inch of the stem intact.

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  Float the roses on top of the water for a dramatic arrangement. Use as many roses as you like, or put in some filler flowers as well to give it more visual interest.

Candelabras

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  Wind a green ivy garland around the candelabra as you desire. The ivy may need to be trimmed depending on how long you would like it to be.

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  Secure the garland in place on the candelabra by twisting floral wire around its ends and anywhere else it is needed to keep the garland from sliding out of place.

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  Cut roses from their long stems, leaving 1 inch of stem intact.

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  Glue the roses onto the garland with hot melt floral glue. Fill the garland with as many roses as you desire.

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  Place taper candles into the holders in the candelabra and surround the candelabra with lit votive candles.