# DIY Sunken Peony Centerpieces
Things You'll Need
- 2 pink peony blooms, stems and leaves attached
- Scissors
- Tall cylindrical glass vase
- Glass gems vase fillers
- Waterproof tealight
- Sea glass
- Green floral wire
- Fishing line
- Fishing weight
- Long-handled tongs
- Cold distilled or tap water
- Weathered wood serving tray
- Beach sand
- Seashells
- 2 pillar candles, black
- Large starfish
Instructions
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Pick your peonies fresh and hold the stems under running water to trim the ends to an angle. This helps them last longer.
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Fill your glass cylinder vase 3-inches high with the glass gems vase filler. Sprinkle a few pieces of colored sea glass around the tea light.
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Stagger two peony stems and wrap them together near the bottom with green floral wire, incorporating a length of fishing line with a weight attached at the end. Carefully position the peony inside the vase, using long-handled tongs to bury the weight under the vase filler.
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Tilt the vase and fill it gently with cold tap water. Tap water allows bubbles to form and cling to the peonies and leaves in a pleasing way. If you don't want bubbles in your centerpiece, use distilled water instead. Turn on the waterproof tealight and drop it on top.
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Position your cylinder vase in a corner of an old weathered wooden serving tray filled with a thin layer of beach sand.
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Scatter seashells and sea glass through the sand. Add two black pillar candles -- one taller than the other -- and prop a large starfish against them.
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