Tools + Materials

• several 4-inch-tall mini cloches or glass votives (found at crafts or home stores) for vases
• 2 feet of 3/8-inch-wide grosgrain ribbon for each cloche or votive
• hot-glue gun
• freshly cut flowers

1. Turn a vase upside down on a work surface. Fold a 2-foot-length of ribbon in half to find the midpoint. Using the hot-glue gun, attach the midpoint of the ribbon to the center bottom of the vase. Glue the ribbon to the sides of the vase and let it dry.

2. Repeat with the remaining vases.

3. If additional embellishment is desired, hot glue any excess ribbon around the lips of the glass containers, smoothing out the ribbon so it lies flat. Let dry.

4. Fill each vase 1/3 full of water. Add cut blooms to the vases. We used white peonies and lady’s mantle. Then tie the ribbons along tree branches for a dazzling, romantic display.

Tips
Try this! Tie the ribbon shorter on some vases, to vary the ribbon length depending on how low you want the bouquet to hang.

Then, try this! We hung our pretty posies from tree branches. You can also hang them from pergola or arbor rails or deck railings.

Want longer-lasting bouquets? Eliminate the water and use dots of hot glue to hold small bouquets of dried blooms in your hanging vases.