Fluffy Decorating Flowers

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It was fun to make these flowers for a “Young Women in Excellence” activity we had on a Sunday evening it went wonderfully. I hope this inspires you to make some of these flowers for an event you are having.

Fluffy Decorating Flowers

Supplies needed:

*10 Coffee Filters per flower, moisten filters and then let them dry
*22 Gauge Wire, cut in 12 inch pieces per flower
*Wooden Dowels cut to length desired (I used a 3/16 inch dowel 12 inches long and cut the dowel in half)
*Paper Glue, of your choice
*Scissors
*Wire Cutters
*Floral Tape, White or color of your choice

I hope the directions and pictures will help in assembling these Fluffy Decorating Flowers.

Also see Unusually Lovely

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*12 inches 22 Gauge Wire
* Poke wire through the center of one of the smaller flower petal coffee filters
*make a loop with the wire
*add a dab of glue
* bring up the edges of the flower petal coffee filter having the glue and wire in the center
*twist, adding the 4 more smaller flower petal coffee filters, twisting each one before adding another petal
*add about 5 inches of white floral tape and wrap around end of petal centers and add a dab of glue

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*add the last five larger petal coffee filters, adding one at a time twisting in the middle around the wire after each petal is add
*add a dabs of glue when needed
*wrap the wire around the dowel attaching the coffee filter flower at the twisted center
*add a dab of glue if desired and wrap wire around dowel wrapping down the dowel and then wrap back up the dowel to the flower
*Wrap with as much white floral tape as needed to wrap and cover wire
*fluff flower and ad to a vase, jars and etc…….

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Acorns were made with mini vanilla wafers, frosting the bottom of wafer and adding unwrapped Hershey Kiss. You could also add a mini chocolate chip for a stem using frosting to attach.

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Enjoy!

Lindy

Bee & Pioneer Candy Jars

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Pioneer Candy Store display for our Pioneer Dinner.

In a few days, we will be celebrating the 24th of July for our state in Utah/Days of ’47 and the Mormon Pioneers Trek to Utah.

Candy Jars

*Candy Jars
*Tulle, Black and Yellow, cut in strips to fit jars
*Yellow Gingham, cut ripped in 1-2 inch strips to fit jars
*Candy, of your choice or see pictures below
*Honey Flavored Cereals, optional
*Honey Teddy Grahams, optional

Also see the links below pictures for more bee pioneer ideas and the candy and cereal we used.

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See Honey Roasted Peanut Jars

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See Beehive Coasters and Honey Dippers

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Enjoy!

Lindy