Halloween wedding bouquet idea - HOW TO MAKE tutorial - SKULLS & black roses - Gothic themed bridal accessory

I helped a friend with her Halloween themed wedding and last minute I decided to make a flower bouquet. 

I love how it turned out!

I used the leftover black roses and skulls from the table centerpiece decorations.

Purchased a strofoam half ball at Micheal's craft store.

I had leftover black styrofoam safe spray paint from a previous Halloween craft. 

Used black 1 1/2 inch satin ribbon for the handle.

I spray painted the half ball black and cut the roses off the vine. I also removed the leaves but ended up only using the roses.

I didn't have a dowel wide enough so I cut down a PVC pipe from my zombie skeletons. 

The leg...lol!

Hot glued a piece of ribbon over the bottom. 

Used the PVC pipe to twist a hole in the center of the half ball.

Removed the center.

Used lots of hot glue to attach the PVC pipe into the bottom of the base. 

I cut 7" strips of ribbon to cover the bottom of the base.

Hot glued to make loops.

Attached the ends with hot glue to the PVC pipe. Make sure you leave enough so the loop goes all the way to the edge of the base.

Hot glued to attach the loop to the base.

Repeat until bottom of the base is covered. 

Start at the bottom of the PVC pipe and wrap the ribbon towards the bottom of the base. 

Wrap a little and hot glue, wrap a little more and hot glue. Repeat.

Once all the ends of the loops are covered, cut the ribbon. Fold the end and hot glue in place. This will give it a clean edge. 

Ready to start decorating.

I placed all the roses in the styrofoam first for spacing. Once I had it figured out, removed and hot glued in place. 

The skulls were too thick and stuck out past the roses. 

I decided to cut the skulls in half with an exacto knife.

Hot glued the skull in place. 

Added more roses.

And more roses.

I thought about adding more skulls but it looked too busy. I ended up only using four with the rest roses.

I love that it matches the table centerpieces. 

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Wrapping IDEA - recycling - CUTE gift embellishment with jean pockets! - TUTORIAL

I somehow ripped the inside seam of my jeans........doing WHAT? I don't even remember. I couldn't donate them in that condition. Here are two super cute presents I wrapped to recycled an old pair of jeans.

Make your package or gift stand out by adding a special touch!

I cut around the pockets removing them from the jeans. Then trimmed only the edges to still keep it a functional pocket.

I found some cute items for "stuffers." I had several other ideas but the items need to be thin or it doesn't look good on the present. Candy or Money would be another great idea.

 Here's an easy way to wrap gift cards. Cover cardboard with paper and use double sided tape to attach the card and wrap. Easy!

To keep the pens in place I taped them to a piece of paper to fit in the pocket

I left the little necklace on the holder making it stay in place as well

I attached the pocket to the gift with hot glue. 

The photos show filling the pocket first but I actually attached the pocket first, then filled. Photos were for sizing the items to see if they would look good.

Added a ribbon and FINISHED! Super cute!

I also wrapped this one :)

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