Great for a dinner party

There is something about fresh cut flowers that just makes the home more homier.

Here are some great tips for decorating ideas with sunflowers...it is sunflower season! Take 5-10 sunflowers and cut them all at different heights and put them in a very high vase - at least 16 inch high. Don't cut them at the same length because it will look weird. Make sure the vase is a heavy and robust vase so that the weight of the flowers don't tip over the vase. One great vase idea is an old fashion milk bottle. And add a couple of empty bottles on the side of the flower display - it gives it that warm country feel. An earthy tone table cloth goes very nice with this flower display...it enhances the fresh yellow fallish tone. The best part is you don't even need to get filler flowers or greenery with sunflowers. But if you have some black-eyed susans in your back yard you can add them - they give it a nice touch. A nice place for this is in the kitchen.

Another idea is to use the sunflower stmes in a narrow elegant vase and display them on the bathroom countertop. Then take the flower heads and have them float in a pretty crystal bowl of water...it makes for a beautiful centerpiece. You can even add a couple of floating candles. You can also use the extras by decorating your plate - be sure to put the flowers on aluminum foil or something so they are not directly touching the plate.