A pomander is also known as a kissing ball and can be made of fresh or artificial flowers. Pomanders were traditionally made with perfumes and used to lessen bad smells. Nowadays, pomanders can be seen in many weddings. Wedding pomanders are traditionally used to decorate, they work very well on wedding arches, backs of chairs, over door knobs and also ends of pews or aisles. The most common use for the pomander is as an alternative and sweet way for the flower girl to carry flowers. It can hang from her wrist when small bouquets are hard to carry.
Things you need:
3″ Styrofoam Ball or 4″ Styrofoam Ball
Artificial Flowers (of your choice)
Ribbon (of your choice)
Floral U Pins
T-Pins
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Things to do:
1. Take your styrofoam ball and push a floral u pin through the “top” of the ball, then take the pin out. Place a few dabs of glue over the holes and place the floral u pin back in. Make sure that you leave about 1/4″ gap between the styrofoam ball and pin. The gap will be used later so that you can attach a ribbon or wire so that you can hang your pomander.
2. Next, separate your artificial flowers from their bunches and cut the stems to about a 1/4″ or 1/2″ in length. Starting from the top use your glue gun to create small dents in the styrofoam ball and add a dab of glue before placing each stem. Repeat this process until the entire styrofoam ball is covered. You can also use T pins or floral U pins instead of hot glue, depending on the size of your flowers and styrofoam ball. It may help if you start from the top and work your way down in a line and repeat the process this way so that you ensuring that the flowers are evenly placed with no gaps.
3. Once your pomander is completely covered with flowers, string your wire or ribbon through the floral U pin at the top. The length of the ribbon will depend on how you choose to use your pomander. Shorter loops are great for pomanders that will be carried by individuals in the wedding party and longer loops are better for pew decorations. You can also just skip the ribbon and hanging altogether, creating pomanders for bowls and wedding centerpiece decorations.
