Here's a very simple and fun project to add a little bit of spring to your decor . . . "hydrangea" book page balls.
All you need are some old book pages, a pencil, Styrofoam ball(s), hot glue gun and a scalloped circle punch. You could use a plain circle punch but you don't get the true look of a hydrangea then. But if that's what you have -- go for it!
For the first ball I used this old dictionary. Then I decided to use other book pages with different 'shades' of paper and I liked seeing the contrast of different fonts and paper tints.
Punch out a bunch of the shapes and fire up the glue gun.
Now take a trip back to your elementary school days and wrap a petal over the pencil eraser end. Add a drop of hot glue and press onto the Styrofoam ball. I found that it's best to press it for just a few seconds before pulling the pencil out.
Just keep filling in all of the spaces. I used a 2" ball, then a 1.5" ball and then a 1" ball.
If you want to hang these, just insert a string before you begin adding the petals. I didn't do that but I'm going to make more and will make them to hang.
Here are the three different sizes.
I love how these turned out and they are the perfect accent for the little cloche on the bedside table. My girls found this little nest many years ago when walking home from school. It was empty but it is so fine and delicate. I don't know what kind of bird made it but it's so beautiful! I found the eggs while on a walk in the forest preserve. They had fallen to the ground and they've been sitting in this nest now every spring.
It was also time to swap out my Valentine hearts on my multi-season boards, for tulips. My second project with my jigsaw . . . still trying to get the hang of that thing so these are a little 'rustic'. While I was outside, guess what I saw?????
My crocuses are coming up!! This is one of the most exciting and happy times of the year for this winter-hater! Oh it did my heart good to see those sweet blooms! I hope wherever YOU are, you are enjoying the arrival of this "most wonderful time of the year" . . . at least in MY opinion!
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