Bridesmaids Posies...

Yesterday I put the finishing touches to the two bridesmaids posies - wrapping the 'wands' with ribbon and attaching the crochet lace with a bows made up of four different ribbons.  These are now ready to go, with just under a month to spare - phew!  

These are for the bridesmaids at my son's wedding next month, and as my granddaughter is just 4 and her cousin is just 6, I had to make the posies pretty much childproof.  All wires have been well and truly covered by florists tape and ribbon, all flowers have been stiffened and either glued or sewn into place firmly. I just hope the girls don't start whacking each other with them...

This was definitely a labour of love - I would need an awful lot of money to make these again, if at all, as the pain in my hand was unbearable by the time I'd finished crocheting the flowers.