Composite Flower Cubes

July 2, 2009

Composite Flower Cubes

July 2, 2009

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I don't know why but I have this thing for composite flowers. I adore flowers in general but something about a big old composite flower is just too much fun for me to resist.

Composite flowers are easy to make and on the bottom of cube vases they become a great, low centerpiece that your guests can see one another over.

 

Here is how I made them.

Take 3-4 flowers

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and a cube vase that has been cleaned with soap and water or Windex. Cut a few of the flowers apart, so that you have individual petals, and save one of the centers complete with stamen to use in the center of your composite.

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Glue (I used hot glue) a circle of flowers for the outline of the flower

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and then just keep gluing them in the circle, overlapping as shown, round and round until you get all but the center of the flower filled in; then glue in the flower center that you set aside with stamen. 

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There you have it! One giant rose from 3 or 4 individual roses.  This composite/cube combo would look great on a reception table with a battery operated tea light inside and you could group 3-5 of them together for more impact. They might also look nice on a buffet table among some of the serving trays. 

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