I started by cutting down some of the ornamental grasses that we have outside. Some of them had fallen over during our last storm and didn't bounce back so they were just looking messy. I took the grass and made it into a wreath form.
At first I tried to just wrap the grass around itself but it wouldn't hold a bit. I ended up using twine to tie it off in places.
When I had the wreath base the way I wanted it, I cut and cut a whole bowl of semi-dry hydrangea blossoms. I've read that if you clip the blooms when they're past fresh, they will be more likely to dry nicely.
I brought in a whole bowl of flowers (and then some,.. check out the centrepiece at the end of this post) along with spiders, tiny crawlies, and something that looked like a miniature praying mantis. Ick!
I just got out the glue gun and started gluing the hydrangeas to the grass wreath form.
The ribbon was the only thing I had to purchase. It was in the sale bin at Michael's for $1, so this entire wreath cost me a buck.
I had enough hydrangea flowers leftover to make this centrepiece for the kitchen table. The basket was $1 from the thrift store - a huge steal.
Notice anybody sneaking into this shot?
This is where I'm partying:
7 comments:
So pretty! You can't even tell if it's "wonky"! Your ribbon matches perfectly! At least your little friend is just quietly walking in the room. I was taking a picture of a pumpkin in the backyard last week and through the camera I noticed Gage was getting ready to hike his leg on my pumpkin!!
This is gorgeous! We had planted 9 hydragenea plants at our old house and they became HUGE!!! Their blooms were the most gorgeous color I had ever seen!! (I spent waaay too much time out there photographing them!) I really really miss them...yesterday at Home Depot I looked at their hydragenea, but I don't really have a good place to plant them so I was kind of just looking to see if any of their blooms had dried up...and they had. I wanted them for crafts. Silly me just couldn't prune them myself, I had to be nice and ask the HD associate and they told me that they didn't own the plants so they couldn't let me....grr! I was so bummed! Now I'm thinking of plan B!
Ahhhhh - SO pretty!!!! I love hydrangeas when they've turned those colors. My PeeGee is like that right now. I may just have to go out and swipe some for the house. :)
Love, love, love the wreath AND the centerpiece!
Wonky is totally a word. I knew exactly what you meant but it looks good to me. The colors are incredible. Your pooch is cute too!
Your little sneak just wanted to model, that's all. I think the wreath looks fab. A little wonky is OK, adds character.
Wonky works when it's this pretty!
Thanks for linking to Potpourri Friday! You have made the party more fun!
Your wreath is gorgeous! I love the color of your hydrangeas! You did a beautiful job!
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