I had such a fun time at the flower arranging workshop I go to once a month.
Perfect pearls with pink
My tutor had said that it would suit me down to the ground, and it did!
Most of the lesson was 'crafting'
You cut up a bit of old cardboard 10"x10" or any size you like to fit over your vase - a tall one.
Cut a square in the centre - so it looks like an empty picture frame
Then start wrapping material scraps, plasterers netting strips, ribbon, wool, torn paper, skeleton leaves, and just keep adding layers until it looks padded and pretty. Lay bits and pieces loosely on top, like skeleton leaves, bits of string - anything that takes your fancy.
Then wind around it with wire to flatten it and keep it all intact.
I decided to thread some old beads from a broken necklace on the wire to add some interest.
Then you just do a hand-tied bouquet of whatever flowers you like-roses in this case from the supermarket.
And I thought I would add some pearls on pins to the centre of the roses.
Over the coming days the roses will open up and fill out and look gorgeous.
Imagine a frame with spring colours - and the bouquet full of tulips or daffodils!
Or hot firey reds and oranges for summer flowers from the garden.
Or those lovely rustic autumn colours - yummy!
Think I will be making a few more frames - such a cheap way of having a bouquet in your home.
And it would only cost pennies - and the frame will last forever!
Edited
I took the above photos last night with the hope of taking better ones today.
My bungalow is so tiny that I only have one table to put a vase of flowers on, but I can't get a decent photo without 'things' in the background - like the fire place or sofa - so I tried outside.
And this happened! As soon as either of us go outside the bantams come rushing over to see if they can scrounge some food or scraps! These are just some of my rare breed banties.
I threw them some chopped up apple and pear cores and managed to just get them out of sight for a quick photo.
