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Clementine Wreath

Here we are the end of October. Fall is in full swing. We'll put our Halloween costumes and decorations away and start planning our Thanksgiving festivities with family and friends

I though this was so pretty and soon the sweet little Clementines will be showing up in the produce isle.....what a pretty way to use them......

CLICK HERE for the instructions and list of materials to make this lovely wreath

To see how to make more pretty wreaths and floral rings

CLICK HERE

Inexpensive Table Arrangement

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This Easter my allergies got the best of me the week of Easter and there was no normal "decorations-shopping"

I had these cheap ($1.00) candles from the dollar store. I tied wide linen ribbon and bows around them. Set them on footed cake plates with small 2" Styrofoam balls cut in half filled with spring flowers. Because it was Easter I used doilies, Easter basket grass and laid eggs around in the grass......

Below I have them setting on my mantel awaiting the next event.....

The linen ribbon came from Sam's Club. Each holiday they have large rolls of ribbon to fit the occasion. I've gotten lots of pretty ribbon through the years....

Fall Pumpkins

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For instructions and a list of materials used in making the pumpkins CLICK HERE

Big tissue flowers with lights

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Had lots of emails this morning about my lighted flowers....

I have to give credit where credit is due...

I used 6-8, 12" squares of tissue paper. To add the flame-less tea light candle I just used Elmer's Glue Dots to the candle
The red flower is lit with a little LED light also glued in with a glue dot, but double stick take will work too.

Drying the Hydrangeas 2013

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The Hydrangeas are in full bloom...
this year's are so pretty...they're pure white. We've had lots of rain this Spring, I don't know if that has anything to do with the color, but I love the pure white.
I have a previous post on drying the Hydrangeas but no illustration so this post is to show you how I dry mine.
you'll need:

A large plastic tub w/a lid

Fresh Step Crystals Cat litter.
How much you need will depend on how big your tub is.

I was in the pet section at Walmart buying cat litter.I picked up the bag and saw that it was Silica Crystals...thought to myself...hmmm, that's what you dry flowers with.......and this process began. The best thing about using the litter, you can dry large amounts of large blooms.

Start with 2" of the litter in the bottom of your box.

Gently lay the blooms on the litter. Try not to overlap or over crowd.

Using a cup, gently sprinkle the litter over the blooms, gently shake the box to distribute the litter. This step helps get down into and under the tiny flowers.