Flower Preserving Par Deux!

Here is what I used:

• A 11x14" Shadow box
• 2 pieces Fabric (one solid white and the other sheer purple)
• Ribbon (one sheer white and the other solid purple)
• A Hot Glue gun with lots of extra glue
• Pearlized Pins
• All of those beautiful dried flowers
• A wedding invitation

And Here is what I did:

• Cut both pieces of fabric and glue them directly to the back of the shadowbox.. Be sure to pull the fabric tight before you glue. It will make a difference!

• Get some inspiration. I'm not very artsy, so I used the internet to find a style that I liked. The one that I found looked nothing like the flowers I had, but the concept was good. At the wedding Meghans flowers were cascading, and the flowers in the picture I liked (and Linked) were cascading as well, so I used that as my guide.
• Glue down the invitation.
• Glue down the greens
• Glue down everything else! This is such an easy project. Don't be shy of your glue gun, just use it! You might be suprised with the result! Here was mine:

• Get a second opinion on how the flowers are arranged. Sometimes we need a little perspective. Josh told me that I needed to fill some of the space on the right side of the flowers. Can you tell a difference?

• Add the ribbon and pin it down.
• Using a some leftover sheer white ribbon, finish the border of the frame.

That's it! There is a sealant that I plan on spraying on the entire arrangement that will help the flowers retain their colors for years to come, but I haven't found it yet, so these flowers are going to have to wait.

So here is the finished project. What do you think??