Space Wedding : Planet Centerpieces

The idea came

from this photo:

The base are balloon weights from Dollar Tree

To represent the family we used 4 planets

2 2.5 inch ones for the parents

2  2 inch for the children

Instead of being scientifically correct

it was decided to take each ones

favorite color and create their

own planets

The paint was sponged on with a dauber

for the best coverage

placed on skewers

rubber banded and tapped together

and hot glued to the base

the planet stems are anchored

by using 2 of the star branches 

twisted around the taped

base

The bottom is then reattached 

To take up more area on the table

12x12 mirror tiles from Lowes were used

The centerpieces worked out to be about $5 a piece!

We added Dollar Tree star shaped tealights

!st scuff up the finish w a sading block

I attached them to the box with

poster ticky tack

Then sprayed them with

Krylon Shimmering Purple

in retrospect I would

do a few things differently

because this spray 

is difficult. I would've 

base coated them

with black paint

thus decreasing how much of 

this paint I use - it is rather pricey

at $10 a can (I used 50% off coupons)

but it still was $10 for 

40 of them

They needed multiple coats

and the glitter part had a tendancy

to clump

I would consider just spraying

the item with purple paint 

then adding glitter

The end product: