Ladies, I have a question
 

Getting my daughter's baby shower together, I'm using well over 130 roses. These are the cream Carolina roses at Hobby Lobby. Gorgeous! You can't tell they are not real!

I've pulled all of the leaves off and have a tub full of rose leaves. I can't think of anything I would do with them. Should I throw them away? Could they be used in Sunday School, etc., etc.?

Just checking before I trash them. I'm not a collector or a hoarder. I don't keep anything I'm not going to use.

Any ideas?

TIA!

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Well...you could hot glue them to foam balls and make topiaries? I don't know....

You could just put them in ziplocs and put the in the SS storage closet--I have used loose leaves for things before, to add texture to walls, etc.

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Oh my gosh!!! I didn't think of that - topiaries!!!! Perfect!!! That would look great for centerpieces and I have plenty!!! I went to make sure the leaves looked as real as the roses and they look pretty real. Of course, better than the Walmart looking flowers - ick! LOL!

I hate making topairies. I hate styrofoam!! But, I will keep them for that!!

Thanks, Abi!!!

I will tell the SS teachers if they ever need any, I have them. But, I'm not going to store them at church. I might need them. :D

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Now my mind is rolling with other ideas.

You could also buy the appropriate sized gift boxes (for a vase), glue leaves to that and put together whatever arrangement you want in the box. You could build the arrangement into clay or real dirt, if the flowers are real. Then you could spread (depending on theme) a pretty moss, glass pieces, whimsical filler, etc., to cover the clay/dirt.

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Yep - love Miss B's idea.

I have seen vases with the leaves on them too.

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I'm not a lady, but if I may, if you have any upcoming weddings they are great for the flower girls to drop and even to spread along the isle runner. Churches are always having weddings you know.

Been Thinkin

Re: Ladies, I have a question
 

Showing the feminine side, huh? LOL! I think you are thinking of rose petals. I've never seen them throw down the leaves.

I could also use them as a table runner and then place the centerpieces on them. Now that would be pretty. I have a zillion leaves! LOL!

Re: Ladies, I have a question
 

I guess I need to go to that other Thread, "Intelligence Is Still Important!" Nah that won't work either. Oh well good night! :bliss :razz :neener

Wasn't Thinkin'

Re: Ladies, I have a question
 

LOL! Well, ya never know until you try, right?

:toofunny :toofunny

Goodnight!

Re: Ladies, I have a question
 

I am not a lady or women, but here is an idea....make hair bows out of them when you are done. Sell them and help recoup some of the cost.

Re: Ladies, I have a question
 

You just HAD to bring up the COST didn't you?!!!! JUST LIKE A MAN!!!! :thwak

:toofunny

NO hair bows unless they are for children! I think the leaves are too big anyway.

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And you just HAD to whack him on the head for trying to help! Just like a woman!!! :lol


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:ursofunny :ursofunny :ursofunny

My daughter said, "Mother will all the money you've spent on this shower, you could have bought everything that I need and we wouldn't have needed to have a baby shower!" :ursofunny

Needless to say, I'm a little touchy on the cost issue. :D :toofunny

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:lol

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I've pondered on this ever since you posted and it just hit me this morning what you are describing. Glue the leaves to the box and use it for the arrangement instead of a vase.... ???? That would be really cute.

My creative juices just don't flow as well as yours seem to. :razz But I have gotten great ideas from you in previous threads! :thumbsup Looking forward to pictures of the shower and all the decor!

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LOL!

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Reminds me when a couple of us guys tried to help with a punch recipe for something or other you gals were planning. :D

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You know the type of boxes you see stacked around at Christmas? They come in all sizes, but are mainly square. I know Hobby Lobby always has boxes and I think the oval shaped ones would be even more elegant.

I'm still not sure the fake leaves would be as pretty as using real leaves. I'd have to see what it would look like. Perhaps spraying a finish to give them a shine would make them look more real. That would work!

Now what this means is that I would have to take the stems from ALL of the leaves in the tub and clip the three leaves off EACH stem. Now that is a lot of leaves to trim. LOL! Not happening any time soon! LOL!

Hope I don't forget my camera for the baby shower!!!! LOL! I have a note to make sure it's charged! LOL!

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I remember that!!!!!! - you knotheaded, dude!!! :toofunny

I am using that same punch that Margie suggested. Everyone loves it and it's so easy. NO, Tim-may we do not spike our punch! This isn't a church shower though, so some of the people I know coming would probably like that though! :toofunny

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Two punch bowls! Problem solved! You're welcome! :heeheehee

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:ursofunny:ursofunny:ursofunny:ursofunny

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thwak

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There you go again!

:ursofunny

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You need it! :toofunny

Gotta run some errands. Stay out of my punch, boy! I better not come back and find any Margarita recipes!!! :thwak

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