Our annual awards ceremony is today and I discovered that we are short one centerpiece for the tables. The other floral arrangements were made over two years ago, so the likelihood of finding matching flowers is unlikely and creating a matching pot will take too long. No worries, we have one table reserved for special guests, so they will get a different centerpiece. Even if you aren't experienced with arranging flowers, you can do this and in as little as about 30 minutes. You'll need a pot, some silk flowers, Styrofoam , wire cutters, and floral sticks. I also use a glue gun to keep the Styrofoam from shifting. Cut all the flowers off the main post. Be sure to cut near the post so you don't lose any of the length. You can always trim it shorter if you need to. I'm not very good at spacing my flowers out, so I like to put rubber bands around the pot to create a grid. You can also use floral tape, masking tape, ...