1 00:00:04,660 --> 00:00:05,360 Hi. 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:06,639 My name is Livia Cetti. 3 00:00:06,639 --> 00:00:09,849 I'm a floral designer and a paper flower artist. 4 00:00:09,849 --> 00:00:11,869 I was a contributing editor at Martha Stewart 5 00:00:11,869 --> 00:00:14,349 Weddings for about seven years. 6 00:00:14,349 --> 00:00:17,019 I've been featured in many magazines across the country, 7 00:00:17,019 --> 00:00:21,289 including Martha Stewart Living, Vogue, W, 8 00:00:21,289 --> 00:00:26,079 Food & Wine, InStyle and many more. 9 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:28,750 I'm going to show you how to make a beautiful centerpiece today, 10 00:00:28,750 --> 00:00:31,030 a thistle and wild rose centerpiece. 11 00:00:31,030 --> 00:00:34,880 It's inspired by this 6-foot-tall thistle 12 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,619 that I had growing in my yard one day 13 00:00:36,619 --> 00:00:39,890 that I just let go till the end of the season. 14 00:00:39,890 --> 00:00:43,073 And I'm going to show you how to create each bloom. 15 00:00:43,073 --> 00:00:44,840 And we're going to use a couple different techniques. 16 00:00:44,840 --> 00:00:47,149 We're going to bleach tissue paper. 17 00:00:47,149 --> 00:00:49,020 We're going to hand-cut petals and leaves, 18 00:00:49,020 --> 00:00:51,119 and I'll show you how to assemble everything. 19 00:00:51,119 --> 00:00:54,549 At the end you should have a beautiful, impactful centerpiece 20 00:00:54,549 --> 00:00:58,060 to really wow all your guests.