Dried Rose Project

When was the last time you got roses? Did you think...I wish I could enjoy these forever?? I know anytime I get fresh flowers I always wish they would last longer, or that there was some way I could just save them! Have you ever done a project with dried out roses that you saved? My friend Christina was so excited when she ran across this photo on pinterest a few days ago! 
 

rose shadow box from The Crafy Chicks

Let me tell you, Christina is like my best friend and also a mommy! She has been doing some super crafty stuff at her house and has agreed to send me photos to share with all of you! I totally want to be just like her and go to hobby lobby and buy a ton of stuff and start doing all these super neat crafts I have....but if you saw my house you would know exactly why I will not ALLOW myself to buy any more stuff! We have way too much stuff, and I really want to get the house looking a little more neat and organized before I start doing other things! What was this post about?? Oh yeah, Christina and her craft! She had some dried roses that she got a Valentine's day and had been looking for something creative to do with them. So the project ^^^ up there was what she went for. 

Things needed: Roses (dried)

Hot glue and the gun

Shadow box 

Scrapbook paper

This is the original post you can follow for better directions or more ideas on what to if you really want to follow the above photo. Christina did not have enough roses to make a heart so she kind of did her own thing. It still came out super cute, and looks amazing! She did say that her shadow box was a little to small so it does not look quite like the photo she followed, but she is still happy with her craft! Now she can always remember the flowers she got on Valentines day, and she knows that not ever other person in the world will have this piece of art in their home!

I love the way it came out. I really like that they are not all the same color and that they do not look "perfect" like the first photo. It has character! I also like that it has the scrapbook paper behind it instead of just a plain piece of paper! Great job Christina, can't wait to see what you have to show us next!