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Sharing ostrich feather centerpieces...anyone interested?

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    linann333    August 6, 2011  

    I'm an August 6, 2011 bride and am starting to seriously plan my centerpieces. I want to do white ostrich feathers in a 24" frosted eiffel tower vase with white LED lighting inside the vase. (example picture below).

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/61978475@N02/5641327727/

    I need about 15 centerpieces. I shopped Save-on-crafts and found that I can get:
    15 frosted 24" eiffel vases
    250 white drab ostrich feathers
    150 plumes (about 26 feathers per centerpiece, so a pretty good full look)
    15 white LED rope lights for eiffel vases
    15 bouquet holders to hold the ostrich feathers

    all for about $760. I don't really want to spend that much, so I'm looking to see if any bride or brides out there would like to purchase the centerpieces together, and then share! If you need more or less than 15 centerpieces, we could always split the cost of that as well.

    If 2 of us go in on it together and split the cost, that would be less than $400 per person for awesome centerpieces! If we found 3 of us to do it, that would only be $253!!! Whoever needs the centerpieces first could ship them to the next person (we could split shipping as well). And when we're all done, we could sell them!

    It would probably help though if we didn't have to mail them and if we lived close or relatively close to each other.

    We could even do Paypal!

    To eliminate any fears that I'm not a real person or that you're not a real person or that we might scam each other, we could exchange phone numbers, emails, facebooks, etc. Maybe even a written contract that we will both have use of the centerpieces? I don't know yet, but I'm sure we could work it out.

    Let me know if you're interested in doing something like this. I haven't even run this by my fiance yet, so he may not even like the ostrich feather thing, but I wanted to get a feel of how possible it would be to do this before talking to him.

    Thanks!

    p.s. I live in Indianapolis, so an Indiana location would be a plus!

     
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    christinenadine      

    That's a great idea! Good luck finding some centerpiece partners :)

     
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    trinalorenz    August 25, 2012   Portland, Oregon

    Honestly I'm interested as I've been looking for feather centerpieces (not sure about the eiffel tower vases as I really like larger vases and I do already have vases I could use), but I'd definitely be willing to share the cost of the feathers they are less to ship as well. I just want to verify the feathers are white. Plus my wedding isn't until September 2012. Please let me know your thoughts. I live in Oregon zip code 97222

     
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    newbrideinbc    November 11, 2011   Battle Creek

    My wedding is 11-11-11 and I'm looking for these centerpieces too.  I'm not sure if save-on-crafts is the cheapest website yet.  But I'm willing to share the cost, shipping, etc.  I live in Battle Creek, MI.  I was thinking about just having 10 centerpieces if I can find something else for the other tables.  So I may just need the feathers.  I was thinking about purchasing black vases.  Let me know your thoughts.

     
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    sweetyelli    April 29, 2012   ct

    @linann333: Im also looking for these center pieces my wedding is april 2012 been looking like a crazy person for these feathers cheap and having no luck i would need like 17-20 of them would be willing to split it all also let me know sweetyelli3582@aol.com or 203-305-4725 =)

     
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    THS Love    July 29, 2011  

    @trinalorenz:

    I have real ostrich feathers for sale: I used them in my wedding (July 2011). I used them as my bouquet and my decorations. I have 418 white ostrich feathers and 14 white eiffel tower vases. I am asking $500 for everything (not including shipping).

    If interested, please contact me 53o:277-777l

     
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    tery526    May 26, 2012   St. Paul, MN

    I love this idea. I too am in search of an affordable way to have ostrich feathers at my wedding for centerpieces. I really want ivory feathers. Please contact me if you want to go in on this with me! I'm in Minnesota. My wedding is May 2012.

     
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    MIBEETOWED    January 1, 2013  

    id be interested as well! my wedding is may 20th and i live in metro detroit mi

     
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    MIBEETOWED    January 1, 2013  

    if you get enough people, it could cost close to nothing.

     
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    Pamla    September 1, 2012  

    @THS Love: Do you still have the ostrich feathers for sale?

     
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    ksb1229    December 29, 2011  

    @linann333: Do you still have the centerpieces and are they for sale?

     
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    starlicious08    May 12, 2012  

    are u selling the feathers only?

     
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    cherem1019    July 17, 2010  

    If anyone is looking for Ostrich Feathers, check out www.ostrichfeathersforsale.com

    Great Feathers for a Great Price!!

     
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    THS Love    July 29, 2011  

    @THS Love: I have sold my ostrich feathers

     
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    Kierstin    June 8, 2012   Louisia

    I too am thinking of feather ivory. My date is 06/08/12 . I need 19 centerpieces. Kiersten

     

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