Celina
Miriam
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(Note: As you shop flea markets and tag sales for vintage teacups, feel free to creatively mix and match flowers and ribbons to coordinate with your finds.)
Instructions
1. Insert and glue one end of silk flower stem 2” deep in 2” ball; repeat for other end, inserting it 2” deep into 2-1/2” ball.2. Glue Spanish moss on 2” foam ball, lightly covering entire ball.
3. Cut flowers from stems. Arrange and glue flowers over moss, covering ball.4. Make a six-loop bow from each length of ribbon; secure with wire. Wire each bow to the topiary stem, under center front of ball; glue in place.
5. Place 2-1/2” ball in cup; if needed flatten sides to fit. Glue in place.6. Cover foam base with green moss.
Source: Sav-on-Crafts
If you want to be unique, you or your bridesmaids can choose to carry something other than live or silk flowers down the aisle, here are some fun alternatives:
in silver or silver-colored metal. Check out Online Bridal for a nice Victorian Rose 
spent in the glow of candlelight. Quaint and casual aluminum lantern measures 5" tall and is available in your choice of glossy white or brushed silver. The lid is removable so lighting and replacing the tea light is easy. Again, you can buy battery operated tea lights through Oriental Trading .If you want to carry a single candle down the aisle you can add radiance to your event with this Choice Crystal lotus flower candleholder with candle. The unique lotus flower closes and sinks underwater, but at dawn it rises and opens again – making it a symbol of the sun and rebirth, representing long life and these wedding favors from the exclusive Choice Crystal truly capture the lotus’ beauty. Each features a 2 ¾” diameter faceted crystal lotus flower candleholder base with a 4” white tapered candle included.
A simple Bible. can be carried by the Bride. Or, the bible can be held with one long stemmed flowrer such as a rose or calla lily.
Conch shells. These are terrific for a beach wedding. (Can be found at Oriental Trading 
(Item IN-25/211) 
to the right are both different, pretty and again, an heirloom.
believe it or not can be inexpensive. For example a peony bouquet for under $20.00 at Online Bridal .The wonderful thing about silk flowers is they will stay fresh looking throughout the wedding day regardless of the temperature . . . hot or cold. Afterwards, these can become part of your home décor.
**You cannot use flowers bought at a florist for this recipe!! Many commercially-bought flowers contain pesticides and it is not worth it to ingest poison. Please obtain all flowers from organic retailers or from home-grown sources.**
.... or you be like me and buy them : )
Looking for a way to decorate your wedding reception or next party ... and also give to charity? I've got the perfect place for you to visit. Organic Bouquet. Organic Bouquet was formed in January 2001 with the goal to establish the national market for organic flowers. They have accomplished this by encouraging both small and large flower growers to initiate organic production while creating widespread trade and consumer awareness of the need for organic flowers. Their ultimate goal is to protect the environment and improve farm worker safety by eliminating millions of pounds of toxic pesticides from agricultural usage.
Organic Bouquet has quickly become the market leader in organic flowers and is recognized in the trade as having established the natural products industry's newest category--organic floral. Their flowers are available online and in some of your favorite natural food stores, including Whole Foods Markets nationwide. Here are a few samples: Roses where a portion is donated to the Red Cross; but they have flowers that go to other charities as well, including: Peace, Children, Snow Tigers, other wildlife to name just a few. This company is really worth checking out.
Organic Bouquet is honored to offer these rare and elegant red roses to support the mission of the American Red Cross. The American Red Cross provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross also offers CPR classes and certificates, and blood donation drives. The organization is led by volunteers and is celebrating its 125th anniversary this May, 2006.
Flowering Tea Gift Set This gorgeous Numi gourmet tea set turns the art of making tea into tea art. Flowering teas are handpicked, organically grown premium white, green and black tea leaves that are hand sewn with cotton thread by Chinese artisans into rosettes or tiny bundles. This makes a great centerpiece --- Very pretty.
