A Birthday Bouquet
Okay, I was only going to do one project for Jenn's Blog Hop because those banners take for-stinkin-ever for me to get them just they way I like 'em. However, I found some hydrangeas I had started on last week and decided I'd get them finished up for a "birthday bouquet" of sorts. They were really fun to make. AND I got to use one of my favorite vases! The vase is crystal and was given to my husband and I as a wedding gift. The hydrangeas themselves started as cut files from Penny Duncan Creations. She has created cut files and YouTube videos with complete instructions for making these beautiful flowers. Of course, I tweaked her instructions just a little for these. I enlarged the files and used 2 inch Styrofoam balls cut in half. I used the pink skittles in the centers. You can tell on the dark pink one the glue isn't quite dry. I tried using a glue gun to glue down the skittles, but it kept melting the glue on the ...