hydrangeas

on my agenda this week

was to start the drying process of the hydrangeas for our home

sometime in very early spring when I was dreaming of spring and summer

I mentioned how I wanted to dry my hydrangeas for our home...

well it's about that time

however as I thought they were all going to go in our bedroom

I'm having to nix that idea

just because pink does not go in our bedroom

my so-called white hydrangeas turned out to not be white

so next year...I'll just make my pink ones blue!

or go get me some white ones:)

In any event I have two excited girls because they now want them in their room

I think they will be perfect

I was going to dry them right on the vine

and actually most of the work has already been done on the vine with drying them

but some started to turn brown

so I'm making some slight adjustments and will try the water drying method to finish them up

but first meet my fantastic helper Madison

she snagged an itty bitty hydrangea for her hair

I couldn't help but love her perfect placement above her ear that she did with it

as I was cutting them she asked

"are these going in my room mama?"

well I hadn't actually quite thought about it

but that's when it clicked...

pink...

you bet you!

they'd be perfect!

how could I turn down this sweet face

she's the one who convinced me to let her have the chandi we got for our room

she utterly fell head over heals for it

and asked for it...

so to slide that one by Bobby

I said "what a great birthday present for her Bobby!"

she loved it and it made me smile to see her so excited over it

especially when it just got hung about 3 weeks ago

when we are home

she usually always has it on...

okay...

so this is what I did after reading online

I cut the stems to be about 12-18" like it said

peeled all the leaves off

{but looking at my next picture I missed a few tiny leaves}

I then filled my pitcher half full of water

organized the hydrangeas

Right now I have a beautiful display of hydrangeas to enjoy in the meantime

Once the water evaporates hopefully they will be completely dry and

ready to decorate the girl's rooms

thank you my sweetie for your help