Holiday Wreaths

Season's Greetings!

I can't believe it's already December!  Not only can you tell by all the lights and decorations, but also the holiday music on the radio.  I am obsessed with holiday music, especially the Chipmunks Christmas song.  Alvin gets me every time when he asks for his hula hoop.  He's just too darn cute! Holiday music puts me in the perfect mood to do holiday crafts.  So, this week Leti and I made fresh wreaths. 

You will need:
Wire circles in various sizes
Florist's wire gauge 24 or 26
Christmas greens, berries, seeded eucalyptus, etc.

We purchased both the paddle wire and the wire circles from Michael's

First, we separated all of our materials into 12 bunches.  Each bunch had 5 Christmas greens, 2 sprigs of seeded eucalyptus and 1 berry sprig.

Next, you just simply attach each bunch onto the wire circle by wrapping the stems with the florist's wire.  Repeat this step until you're done!

Here is Leti's wreath on her front door.  Hope you like it!

-Johanna

Mickey Mouse Oreo Pops

Hi Everyone,

This past weekend I made Mickey Mouse Oreo pops for my friend's son who turned two.  Below are the step by step instructions for the pops and the stand.

Here's what I used for the Mickey Mouse Oreo pops:

Lollipop sticks, double stuf Oreos, white Smarties, red sprinkles & black and red candy melts 

First, I melted the red candy melts using the double boiler method

Then, I dipped the Oreo halfway,

 

Covered half the Oreo in red sprinkles, 

Placed two smarties on top and added two candy melts for the ears.  To ensure that the "ears" stayed on I dipped the edge of each "ear" into the melted red candy melts and then stuck them on.

Lastly, I inserted the lollipop stick into the Oreo and put them aside to dry.

Here are the materials I used to make the pop stand:

Yellow construction paper, a sharpie, scissors, a hot glue gun, three pieces of floral foam & ribbon

First, I traced the outer edges of each piece of foam on the yellow construction paper, cut the circles out and set them aside.

Because two out of the three pieces of foam were wider than the ribbon I had to cover the edges of the green foam with black sharpie.  

Next, I hot glued the ribbon around each piece of foam

Lastly, I hot glued the yellow circles of construction paper onto each piece of foam and hot glued each tier to one another.

I hope you enjoyed my Mickey Mouse Oreo Pops as much as the birthday boy did!

-Johanna

Pretty in Pink

Hi all,

Here are a couple of pictures from a brunch we had this weekend at the Top of the Mark.  The client wanted three pink and white arrangements to celebrate her baby girl's christening.  Hope you enjoy the pictures!

-Johanna