Botanical Ice Holiday Table Display
A great idea for your Holiday Table Setting! It is SO beautiful and unique and you can create it!
Here are some easy instructions:
**Make ahead 2 days before you need it to allow for freezing time.**
1. Recycle a smooth food container (yogurt, milk, pudding, margarine, etc). to use as your mold.
2. Fill it to 75% capacity with water.
3. Add cranberries, hardy boxwood type plants, berries, eucalyptus branches, or any stick type plants. Allow some of the plants to rise several inches above the water line. Use fresh, or dried flowers/plants.
4. Freeze part way, then place a candle on the top of the display such as floating candles, or the little tealite candles.
5. Finish freezing over night. Remove ice bouquets from their plastic containers by dipping for a few seconds in hot water. Find a freezable platter with a rim and float the boquets on a thin layer of water. Add berries to the platter and re-freeze. The platter will catch extra water as it melts. Placing a wash cloth, or fabric underneath to absorb any extra moisture when you set it out for display. Keep in freezer until guests arrive.
Botanical Ice Boquet
My sister in law created one of these with all rose buds and it was stunning! You can get very creative. Let your kids make one with Lego toys and marbles, or plastic insects.
This is a great Idea. I am having a huge group for Thanksgiving dinner and will use the idea, but adapt to a fall scape. Thanks for the great suggestion!
Wend
It is amazing how something so cold can be so beautiful, warm, and inviting.
I agree!
You have inspired me with this one! I will be cutting some red berried branches from my Nandinas for a start. thanks Nadia!