A little DIY...
I LOVE peonies.
In all shapes, sizes, colors and scents. The year we discovered a farm, devoted to nothing but peonies, just a few miles up the road from our condo was the year I thought I had found heaven. I mean, really. Can you imagine anything more breathtaking? My photos just
DO. NOT.
do it justice.
But alas, whether it's the 4 small bushes I currently have in my yard, or it's field, upon field, upon field, the lifespan of the peony bloom is tragically, almost cruelly short.
So this year I decided to remedy that by crafting, out of coffee filters, some peony blooms that would last forever.
I think, that like the real thing, they turned out spectacularly lovely.
And they were easy, too.
I followed the instruction, in the first link I included below, when I dyed them. And the instructions in the second link proved an easier and more secure method of attaching the stems. Though I did use green pipe cleaners in place of the wire and dowel/skewer stick.
Hope you feel inspired to make your own everlasting peonies!
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