How to Make Hydrangea Pomanders

Pomanders, also called kissing balls, are balls of flowers. They are often carried by attendants in a wedding, but you can also make them larger to hang as a decoration from the ceiling. Hydrangea pomanders can be made using real or artificial flowers; using artificial flowers gives you the freedom of making them well in advance of a special occasion. With just a few supplies, a pomander can be made in as little as 30 minutes.

Hydrangeas
Styrofoam ball
Toothpick
Hot glue gun
Ribbon

Instructions

- 1
  Push the toothpick into the styrofoam ball where you want one stem of hydrangeas to go. Wiggle the toothpick around to make the hole a little larger.
- 2
  Put hot glue into the hole and immediately stick the hydrangea stem into the hole. Hold it secure until the glue dries; hot glue only takes a minute to dry.
- 3
  Continue making holes and glue the flowers into it until the entire styrofoam ball is covered in flowers.
- 4
  Cut the ribbon double the length you want it. For example, if you want it to hang 12 inches, cut a piece 24 inches long.
- 5
  Place a dab of glue on the styrofoam ball at the top; you will need to push the flower petals out of the way a bit to accomplish this.
- 6
  Press the two cut ends of the ribbon to the glue before it dries. This creates a loop of ribbon with which you can carry or hang the pomander ball.

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