When hosting a wedding, birthday celebration, shower, or last-minute dinner party, fresh floral centerpieces ... pool noodle, 28-ounce mason jars, metallic spray paint from Michaels, and faux flowers.

They can be used as-is to create a faucet extender to fill buckets for mopping kitchen floors, or they can be transformed to make stunning centerpieces ... pool noodle and a few artificial flowers ...

Posting on DIY On A Budget Official, a private Facebook group with 2.2 million members, Vickii explained how she used a pool noodle and faux flowers to give her hanging light a makeover.

Mason jars filled with flowers are the centerpieces on an outdoor table. - Taylor Made Photo KC/Shutterstock ...