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Graduation party centerpieces can be easy, creative, affordable and attractive. Here’s a budget friendly idea to DIY graduation centerpieces for guys and girls.

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Budget Graduation Party Centerpieces

Graduation party centerpieces can be inexpensive table décor. Using an overhead lantern and a little imagination one can surprisingly create a table centerpiece. We used these graduation cap lanterns as centerpieces. Attaching the school logo was another clever way to customize the look and style. A resourceful way to elevate the event and stay within a tight budget.

Graduation Centerpieces for Guys and Girls

Any logo, name or graduation photo can be attached to a graduation cap lantern. With the use of a printer, double sided tape and scissors a lovely centerpiece can be created. Perfect for a guy or a girl, customization is quick and easy.

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Always infuse your graduation celebration with a touch of black. Black automatically elevates a design and helps create a high-end look.

Kimberly R. Jones | Lifestyle Expert

Simple Graduation DIY Centerpieces

There are so many wonderful things about turning a paper graduation cap lantern into a centerpiece.

1. They are easy to assemble and customizable for a guy or a girls celebration.

2. Affordable, reasonably priced and light weight for transportation to venues.

3. They fold flat for storage and can be reusable for future use.

4. Attractively delightful and a good value for enhancing graduation party décor.

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College Graduation Centerpieces

If the budget permits consider using a white tablecloth and adding a table overlay to create a more stylish event for a college graduate celebration. This setup has a 120” white table cloth that gives floor length hang on a standard 60” table. Topped with a 72” Square black velvet table overlay to add a bit more elegance and high-end feel.

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Make your graduation party centerpieces simple but significant.

Graduation Party Centerpiece Supplies:

1. Centerpiece
2. Black table overlay
3. White table cloth
4. Black table cloth

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