I have been meaning to write the tutorial for the rose balls I used in my daughter's party.
A little story about these. I was in Los Angeles, CA this past March. I went shopping with my aunt. We walked into this little store downtown and they had some gorgeous rose balls hanging from the ceiling. I asked the clerk if they were for sale and she said "yes". I told her I wanted 3 of the pink ones. She told me "we are sold out, and we won't get any for another month". I was devastated, because my party was in like 3 weeks! I knew these would be perfect for the party. I had no choice, but to try and make them myself.....ha! Here's what I came up with and it's super easy, but you need to know that it took me over 7 hours to make these 3 balls... sooooooo much time!!!
Materials: Roses, foam ball and glue gun.
(You can also spray paint the foam ball, but I did not)
Take the roses apart and get rid of all the greenery
Take your glue gun and add some to the stem
Stick it in the ball right away before your glue dries. You will need to press hard and hold for a minute or two
Your rose will look like this when you let go
I added some hot glue inside the petals to make them look tighter
Then add another rose, and another, and another....until your ball is full
You want to stick them pretty close together so you have no white spots showing
And here's what your rose ball will look like!!
Here's where I used them for my daughter's party! You can view all the pictures from her party HERE
Materials: Roses, foam ball and glue gun.
(You can also spray paint the foam ball, but I did not)
Take the roses apart and get rid of all the greenery
Take your glue gun and add some to the stem
Stick it in the ball right away before your glue dries. You will need to press hard and hold for a minute or two
Your rose will look like this when you let go
I added some hot glue inside the petals to make them look tighter
Then add another rose, and another, and another....until your ball is full
You want to stick them pretty close together so you have no white spots showing
And here's what your rose ball will look like!!
Here's where I used them for my daughter's party! You can view all the pictures from her party HERE
I also used one of them for this zebra photo shoot and just put it on a candle holder
The possibilities for these gorgeous rose balls are endless! I'd love to hang these in a nursery room, or use them for a wedding, you could also hang them above a desserts table, etc..etc... Let your imagination come up with new ideas for these!!
Send me an email with pictures if you decide to make these and use them on your upcoming party! I'd love to see them :)
Feel free to ask any questions. My email: atozebranancy@gmail.com
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The possibilities for these gorgeous rose balls are endless! I'd love to hang these in a nursery room, or use them for a wedding, you could also hang them above a desserts table, etc..etc... Let your imagination come up with new ideas for these!!
Send me an email with pictures if you decide to make these and use them on your upcoming party! I'd love to see them :)
Feel free to ask any questions. My email: atozebranancy@gmail.com
Linking to: http://brassyapple.blogspot.com/2011/12/mom-it-monday-11-snow-bucket.html Linking to
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I love those! what did you hang them with to make them not to heavy?
ReplyDeleteHelen
I loved this rose! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteYou did an amazing job!!! You have such great ideas!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies!!!! I used a pink/gold rope. You can find at hobby lobby by the ribbon dept. Ok- not sure if this will make sense, but attaching them together was really tricky. I recommend to have a friend help you so she/he can tell you how close to each other you want them while you hold them up. You want them to be spaced out evenly. The balls are 3 different sizes. I put 2 holes on each ball through the middle. I used a not so thick wood dowel. Then I poke the rope through the smallest ball...a lot of rope because I wasn't sure how long I needed to hang them. I wanted extra than not enough. Then I grabbed a button and put the rope through the smallest ball which was going to be the last to hang. I made a knot and added tons of hot glue to secure it. Then I cut a piece of cardboard in a circle and put a hole in the middle where I will put the rope through. You are creating a little stopper sort of way so the balls don't slide together once you hang them. I guess you could use buttons, but I didn't have anymore that were big enough. Does this make any sense? Sorry....not sure if this is any help. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThank you!!
Patricia
Those are so cute! Love how they turned out- really neat for the party.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful--the whole set up really!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty...thank you so much for linking to Totally Tutorial Tuesdays :)
ReplyDeleteJessica
This looks amazing!! I'm your newest follower-stop over for a visit!!
ReplyDeleteHow many roses did you need?
ReplyDeleteOhhhh I don't know how many roses I used.....good question. I just know it was a TON! I'd say more than 200 if you want to make all 3 balls.
ReplyDeletewow! ps love the matching fingernails!
ReplyDeleteCan I tell you how much I love these! They would also be great for weddings. Add a ribbon and they would be so cute for a flower girl to hold. LOVE it! I am pinning this. I am a new Twitter and GFC follower visiting from Crafty Mom Share. Vicky from Mess For Less
ReplyDeleteI love the Rose balls and basically everything about this party! Thanks for linking up with me for Friday Favorites! I'm featuring you this week! Come by and grab my featured button if you'd like one.
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I love these. Thank you so much for sharing this on Fabulous Friday at Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust. Please do come back again next Friday.
ReplyDeleteWarmly, Michelle