Hydrangeas out of season :)

I made up the Bonnie Lavish hydrangea kit last night.  (You were right, Janice, it was fun!)  Of course I clearly picked one of the most fiddly flowers in creation with which to begin my adventures in 1:12 scale flower-making -- gluing tiny little flowers onto tiny little stems was making me a bit batty by the end of an hour, but it's very satisfying and I can recommend the kits.  The instructions were a teeny bit sketchy (I'm a Virgo and I like things to be clear :)  but it all worked out okay and, like Janice, I got six blooms, enough for two small plants. 

They will eventually go in two planters I've ordered, but for now they're living in the kitchen.  I don't know if people in the early sixteenth century picked flowers for pleasure rather than medicine or herbs, but I love flowers in my own home, and I like the detail they add to a scene.

You can buy the kits directly from Bonnie Lavish's web site, or from other retailers.  I happened to buy this kit at a discount from eBay seller littleplaceminis.