I'm SO excited about this. This project is something I've been wanting to do for YEARS and finally decided to just do it, for crying out loud. :) I'm really happy with how it turned out, imperfections and all! These dried roses have a very special meaning to me, they are roses my hubby has given me throughout our relationship, some of them dating clear back to the early-mid 1990's. We met when we were 14. So they are OLD. :) And I have saved them because I am sentimental like that. And I love my husband. And now my little "vintage" dried roses can be displayed prettily in our home. And I am happy about it.
It was pretty easy. I just got my basket of dried roses out and dusted them off a bit, carefully, with one of those compressed air thingies that you clean out your keyboard with.
I removed the dried leaves and trimmed the stems as far down as I could. Then I arranged them into a heart-like shape and didn't worry if it wasn't a perfectly symmetrical heart. :) 
Out came my trusty hot glue gun--I glued the bottom of the roses onto a piece of cardstock, then I mounted it on the back of my shadow box frame. Easy.
Yay! A project over 14 years in the making. :) Happy February!xoxoxo,
Brooke
Little Wonders (my personal bloggie)
PS: I promise I'll post a photo/bio soon. First I need to actually find a pic with me in front of the camera instead of behind the camera! :)
Love that! I'm the same way with my roses! I need to make that!
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http://becauseicancrafts.blogspot.com
What a great job, I love it. Did you have any trouble with the buds falling apart after you hot glued them? Some of my older ones I will pick up and the spiral will just completely fall apart!
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I adore it.
Thanks ladies! Dawn, once I hot glued the flowers, they really did stay put. Even the ones where I accidentally pulled out the stem. :) These babies were really old and fragile so i wasn't sure if they'd hold up, but so far they have. I did have several fall apart when I was sorting them, but if they did I just didn't use them. Anyway, thanks for visiting the Crafty Chicks!
ReplyDeleteI have a bowl full of roses from the last 6 years...
ReplyDeleteLOVE this idea!
oh my goodness that is just so sweet!
ReplyDeleteThat is soooo beautiful! It turned out great and I love shadow boxes!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this idea. I'm gonna do this with fake flowers in my little girls room... big flowers, big frame, big ol' colorful gerber daisy heart on her wall. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI just did this with my roses!! Thanks for the wonderful idea! It was perfect for all the flowers I saved from my hubs! L.O.V.E the blog!!!
ReplyDeleteI love the Heart Shadow Box! What a wonderful idea and it allows you to keep such a beautiful gift in something that you can see daily! Great Job!
ReplyDeleteJust found this blog today. Oh, I'm in love! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS IDEA! (Now I regret not keeping all those roses from over the years!) My hubby and I met in '97 (at Magic Mtn of all places) and I was 14 as well! I love stories like ours! <3 Keep up the fantastic craftiness.... it's quite inspiring for a non crafty person like me!
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