How to Make the Rose Ball
Use these wonderful rose balls for decorating, as bouquets or favors. Easy and inexpensive to make. Try using dahlias or carnations for a different look. The trick is get the flowers as close together as possible when you are placing them into the ball. Use fresh or silk flowers.
Materials Needed:
- Styrofoam Ball
- 2 dozen stems of silk rose buds
- Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Assembly:
Directions for making with silk flowers:
- Pull the roses off the stems or use a wire cutter to remove -leaving a 1/4" on each.
- Using a toothpick make a hole in the Styrofoam ball for each rose bud you are attaching.
- Then fill with a dot of hot glue - place the rose in hole. Let dry.
- Continue adding roses until the ball is filled.
- You can insert a few leaves between the roses for added color.
Directions for fresh flowers:
- You will doing the same as above but instead of a Styrofoam ball use an Oasis foam ball for fresh flowers.
- Also instead of using hot glue to hold your flowers in place use greening pins instead.
To make a handle:
- If you want to carry your rose ball you can easily make a handle.
- Use ribbons or jute.
- Measure desired length x 2 and add 3 inches for the knot.
- Tie into a loop (double knot). Hold in place with greening pin.
- Then hot glue another greening pin over the top.
