Mirror plate alternatives?

Log slices?

These are fakes - /autumn -

No prices but real ones are listed here: http://www.tree-felling.co.uk/wood_carvings.htm

You may want the thinner types like those used on 'rustic' home name signs - if that's any help?

What about round wooden chopping boards?!

How about these?

http://shop.ebay.co.uk/items/__wood+charger+plates_W0QQ_dmdZ2?rvr_id=230958804086&crlp=2884476939_284591_284611&UA=WXI8&GUID=3ee1f71f1280a0aad373c5f3fe0a8b9f&agid=1237448409&tm_kw=wood+charger+plates&siteid=3&MT_ID=10&tt_encode=raw&keyword=wood+charger+plates&geo_id=21&ff4=284591_284611

How about using wood slices like this:

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I like the chopping board suggestion...

to throw a cat amongst the pigeons- why have any centrepeice plate at all? I always thought the reason for mirror ones is to reflect the light particularly if you have candles. If you don't want to do this with a mirror then maybe you don't need anything?

What centrepeices are you having?

We're having clear storm lantern vases with sand, shells and a LED pillar candle in the middle. Wanted flat/carved driftwood plates to stand them on, but quoted something really out of our budget. (Our theme is beach/seaside if you didn't guess.)

Totally irrelevant, but this is one of my favourite sayings. Just a brilliant mental image!

I am sure that something wooden to stand them on would look nice, but if I were you I wouldn't do that. I would collect driftwood (off the beach/riverbed if you or someone you know lives next to the beach or a river) and arrange that around the lantern. I would also throw in some jute twine as I think this looks beachy... don't know how I think it depends on the arrangement.

That's just my opinion and what you are doing sounds nice too. I just thought I would offer an alternative (cheap too).

This always reminds me of Alan Patridge

I think these look gorgeous: