mum's the word

I saw these at a wedding online, and found a blog that broke it down. While working for a florist in Hawaii last spring, I learned that mum's are typically a funeral flower. Cheap, long lasting, & needing little care. But in groups, tightly placed, they look fantastic, and should be seen at weddings! I want to hang these with blue ribbon along the fence just above where we'll eat dinner. In a soft orange or yellow, or just white for simplicity.

Here's the how to. Girls, get ready to make some mum balls with me! (I'll provide the cupcakes)

You'll need: Floral Foam (the green stuff) Mums (any color you like) Floral Pins Army Knife Scissors
- Use your knife to carve the floral foam into 1" - 2" spheres
- Snip off the heads of your mums
- Soak your foam spheres in water one at a time just before you areready to assemble each (the foam retains some of the water and will keep your mums looking fresh)
- Begin attaching the mum heads to the foam sphere with your floralpins.

Continue until you have covered all of the green foam with mums. Now you have a mum ball!