DIY Graduation Centerpiece UPDATED 2024 PATTERN (Step-by-Step Instructions)
DIY Graduation Centerpiece 2023
Create this festive 2023 DIY graduation centerpiece made from tissue boxes and inexpensive things from the craft store. This graduation decor is sure to add pizazz to any graduation party for any age! It is such a unique display for a graduation party or celebration because it is a custom-made decoration that shows the school and year rather than a generic graduation decoration.
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The nice thing about this DIY graduation decoration is can easily be customized for the school colors and mascot. Just change the paint and create flowers to match the colors of the school.
DIY Graduation Centerpiece Ideas 2023
When I was designing this centerpiece, I wanted it not to be expensive to make and could easily be recreated by anyone who wanted to make this graduation decoration. I thought of using tissue boxes for the cubes because they can be easily painted and they had a hole in the top for the flowers.
I decided to make the flowers out of layered tissue paper because it is so easy to find in almost every color. I wanted the letters to be very sturdy and have some weight to them to anchor the boxes so they would be more stable. I thought the grad caps with tassel and the mascot added a nice touch to complete the graduation look.
Watch my video to see how to make this DIY Graduation Centerpiece. I show step-by-step each piece of this DIY Graduation Centerpiece idea. I demonstrate the process as I make it. The colors, mascot and wood numbers can be changed to reflect the year and school of the graduate.
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Materials for the DIY Graduation Centerpiece
- 4 Cube Tissue Boxes
- Wood Numbers 2022 (from the craft store)
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Acrylic Paint in School Colors
- Tissue Paper in School Colors
- Stiff Black Felt
- Gold Embroidery Floss
- Gold Twist Ties (from the craft store)
- 2 Black Buttons
- Wood Stir Sticks
- Craft Glue
- Hot Glue Gun
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How to Make the DIY Graduation Centerpiece
- Remove the plastic from the tissue boxes.
- Paint the tissue boxes Black Acrylic Paint. Two coats may be needed to cover the pattern on the box.
- Paint wood numbers with acrylic paint and let dry.
- Trace the wood numbers onto a contrasting cardstock in an alternating school color. Draw and outline of the numbers about 1/4 inch larger than the outline and cutout as shown above.
- Glue the wood numbers onto the cardstock with craft glue.
- Glue the wood numbers with the cardstock matte onto the front the tissue boxes with the opening on top.
- Cut two 4-1/2″ squares of stiff black felt.
- Make two mini tassles. Click here for Instructions on how to make the tassels.
- Using a hot glue gun, attach the tassels and black buttons to the black square to make a graduation hat.
- Print two mascot pictures on cardstock and cut out.
- Glue the mascots and graduation cap onto the wood stir sticks.
- Make a tissue flower as seen in my Graduation Centerpiece video or place fabric flowers on top of the tissue boxes over the opening. Glue them in place.
- Glue the Graduation Caps and Mascots into the opening to finish you festive graduation centerpiece.
DIY Graduation Centerpiece 2022
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- Glass Vase
- 2021 Wood Letters
- Wood Skewers
- Acrylic Paint in School Colors
- Battery Operated LED String Lights
- Ribbon in School Colors
- Double-Sided Tape
- Twist Ties
- Gold or Yellow Embroidery Floss
- Black Stiff Felt
- Black Button
- Masking Tape
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How to make the Graduation Centerpiece
- Apply double-sided tape down the back of the vase and wrap strips of ribbon around the vase, alternating the colors.
- This is a very quick way to decorate a vase and the ribbon can be easily removed to restore the vase to normal.
- Paint the numbers in alternating school colors.
- Using a hot glue gun, attach the numbers, arranging them slightly overlapping as shown above.
- Glue wooden skewers to the back of the numbers so they can stand inside the vase.
- Tape the numbers to the back wall of the vase with masking tape and add the LED string lights.
- Feed twist ties through each end of the embroidery floss.
- Twist the tie to secure the end. Cut a smaller piece of the twist tie.
- Twist the smaller piece of the twist tie about 1/4 inch from the top of the tassel to form the tassel head.
- Cut the embroidery floss in half to create two tassels.
- Trim the edges if they are uneven.
- Cut a small square of the stiff black felt. Glue the tassel, and bead on the black square to make a mini graduation hat.
- Extra twist ties can be added to the tassel to make it longer.
- Glue the mini graduation hat to the number 2 and arrange school colored flowers inside the vase to finish your fun graduation centerpiece!
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