Have you ever heard of kissing balls? I’m sure you’ve seen them before… either little flower girls carrying them down the aisle or a version of holly or mistletoe during the holidays. Well I love making flowered kissing balls as part of my home décor, especially to adorn the tops of large candlesticks. Super easy and cheap to make!
I gathered my supplies:
- Fake bouquets of flowers from the Dollar Tree (6 total)
- Two styrofoam balls
- Scissors or wire cutters
I trimmed each flower down to about a 3 inch stem. I used a pair of old scissors but wire cutters would probably work a little better.
Then just start filling in the styrofoam balls with the flowers. Stick the stem straight into the foam balls and space them out a bit to let the petals and leaves hide the gaps. I varied the colors with different shades of pink as well to give the kissing balls a little depth.
And that’s it. Seriously a 15 minute project from beginning to end for about $11 per pair of kissing balls.
And yes, these are actual fake flowers from the Dollar Tree. Not too shabby, right?
kp says
Sometimes it’s the easiest things that make the biggest impact – and the biggest moment for a reader to go “seriously that’s all it takes!? doing it.”
howtonestforless says
Ha! I know what you mean! It’s always the DUH factor, like “DUH, I should’ve thought of that!”
Kathe says
Seriously cute and perfect to brighten up these dreary days of winter Erin 🙂
howtonestforless says
Thanks so much Kathe!
Ashley Ditto says
New to your blog, and so blessed to have found it! Amazing!
Ashley from http://theheartofashley.blogspot.com/
howtonestforless says
Aww Ashley, you’re too sweet! Thanks for visiting 😉
Crystal says
So pretty and easy to make! Thanks for the great idea!
Luisa says
Love these! Looking forward to trying them out! Thank you so much for sharing!
howtonestforless says
You’re welcome Luisa! I just bought some more supplies today to make some for my dining room.
Beth says
What size foam balls did you use for the size in the photo? I have some extra candlesticks laying around I haven’t done anything with in 6 months because I am a bit bored with standard pillar candles. I feel like I have so many of them! This is very refreshing!!!
howtonestforless says
Thanks Beth! The balls are about 4 inches wide. I just made another set the other night for my dining room 🙂
Eva Karen Henderson says
Love the Kissing Balls Erin and really love your cost. 🙂 Going to have to hit a junk shop for some candlesticks I can see right now. Thank you so much.
howtonestforless says
Thanks! I’ve made the kissing balls for all types of occasions with different colored flowers. People always comment on them!