Fabulous Styrofoam Crystal Heart Altar Arrangement

Accented with shimmering crystal hearts gorgeous white wedding florals are perfect for the altar the head table or the bride and groom's first home.

Completion time – 2-3 hours

Materials
STYROFOAM Brand Foam
Arranger, green, 6" x 3" x 2" OR Block, green, 8"Hearts, solid: 3" x 1/2", four; 6" x 1", one

Other Materials
Pewter/brushed brass pedestal bowl, 9"Crystal micro-bead assortment, three bags
Double-sided tape, 1/2" wide
Faceted crystal spray, four
White or ivory silk floral stems: orchid, one; frelilacs, and rosebuds with leaves, three each; miniroses with leaves, seven
Green reindeer moss, one bag each: light; medium;T-pins

Tools

Floral shears
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Tape measure or ruler
Wooden skewer
Paper plate
Scissors
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Insert wooden skewer into back of one 3" foam
heart. Holding skewer, carefully and completely cover
front and sides of heart with double-sided tape. Avoid
touching adhesive with fingers. Remove protective liners.

2. Carefully open micro-bead bags and pour onto paperplate; extra beads may be returned to bag upon project
completion. Press exposed areas of heart into beads.
Use fingers to press beads to any open areas; fill in
open areas with smaller beads from package. Gently tap
heart against plate to dislodge loose beads. Remove skewer.

3. Cut mini rose from stem and glue to heart center.Glue small pieces of medium and dark green moss to
back edges of heart.

4. Repeat Steps 1-3 three times.

5. Apply double-sided tape to sides of large foamheart; apply beads in same way as smaller hearts. Glue
light and medium green moss to front of heart. Glue
medium and dark green moss to back of heart.

6. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin.Cut 1" x 1" x 1/2" scrap from foam block; glue to
center of large heart. Center and glue one smaller
heart to large heart. Glue small pieces of light green
moss to exposed gap between hearts. Set aside.
Floral Arrangement
Note: As you work, carefully measure and trim floral
stems to achieve balanced design approximately 36"
wide and 20" tall. Position florals as if growing from
center of arrangement. Stand back to periodically
check placement; adjust as desired.

7. Use waxed knife to round corners of foam block tofit container; glue to secure. Fill gaps around block
with scrap foam. Cover foam surface with dark green moss.

8. Use floral shears to trim floral stems, then insertinto foam block as follows (think of a clock):
gladiolas, one at 9 o'clock, 11, and 3; lilacs, one at
10 o'clock, 1, and 2; crystal sprays, one at 8
o'clock, 11, 12, and 4; orchid, in center between two
left crystal stems; freesia, one to right of orchid
and one to bottom left front of design.

9. Select four 8" flexible stems from those cut inStep 8. Glue one end of each stem to center back of
foam hearts. Using photo as guide, insert hearts into arrangement.

10. Trim rose and rosebud stems as needed. Using photoas guide, insert large roses and three rosebuds around
hearts at center of arrangement.
11. If desired, remove and spot glue stems to secure.

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