DIY Heart of Roses

I saw this heart of roses in a mail order catalog (can’t remember which one) and thought it would be a gorgeous idea for a Valentine centerpiece. 

It was costly…well over $100 I think.  So I thought it would be fun to make my own.   The only materials I bought were the red roses and a piece of florist foam which I cut into two pieces to make a flat square about 1 1/2” high. 

I drew an outline of a heart of the foam, snipped the roses, and began inserting them until I liked the results.  It took about 23 roses for the approximately 10” X 10” square.  I used reindeer moss to fill in around the heart and wrapped burlap ribbon around the base. 

An old printer’s tray that I already had was a perfect container and then I started playing with items that reminded me of romance and Valentine’s Day.

I’ve had that sugar sack for a while now and thought it would make a nice backdrop for some photos.  A mercury glass heart and some antique French zinc numbers are some of my favorite items.  And, of course, a key for “a key to my heart”!

I also had some black tin numbers and a cherub valentine.

I’m going to use this on my dinette table until Valentine’s Day!  I love using real flowers in my décor whenever possible.  The real thing is always so much better and I don’t have tons of chotskies to store for every holiday!

 

I’ll be working on some more projects this weekend and hopefully will share some with you next week.

Blessings,

Kim

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