MINOR KNIGHT'S ZOOM PRESENTATION ON MAKING A SEED POD KISSING BALL
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Things you can collect to make your own kissing ball:
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SIBERIAN IRIS
THISTLE ASTILBE HOSTA LEAVES WISTERIA PODS ROSE OF SHARON DAYLILIES ROSE HIPS GRASSES |
OSTRICH FERNS
FRESH FERNS MILKWEED PODS SWAMP MALO QUEEN ANN'S LACE HYDRANGEAS ALLIUM SUNFLOWER YUCCA |
REEDS
BERRY PRODUCING PLANTS SUCH AS BITTERSWEET, HOLLY & VIBURNUM FOLIAGE SMALL PINE CONES FEATHERS ARTIFICIAL CRAFT BIRDS * You can also dry your own flowers |
TIPS for collecting,: Since there is little or no no color, this is a real exercise in looking for interesting shapes and textures. For example smooth surfaces like the inside of a milkweed pod, give a lovely shine when painted. Small things that don't have a stalk can be added with a glue gun, or by adding and wrapping a piece of floral wire or toothpick.
Pictured below and some examples of kissing balls that Minor has made...
