We Met in a Bar

Billy balls.

by Heather

get your head out of the gutter!  I am talking about flowers here ladies. sheesh.

The other day I ran into my florist at Bagel Shack and she said she had a certain flower she wanted to add to our hydrangeas and dahlias.  The next day I got an email with this attached.

See those flower balls (craspedia, or Billy Balls) in the back? We will be adding those to our arrangements and I am pretty darn excited. Bryan says he thinks they look weird but that if I like them, he likes them (gotta love him) so they are in :)  Here are some more pictures I found using these flowers beautifully:

(first here second and third here)

14 comments

1 Ashley { 04.30.09 at 8:35 pm }

oooooo… love it!!! that’s the kind of little touch that makes a bouquet super special!

2 Kate@ Kids and Cocktails { 04.30.09 at 9:24 pm }

I love them. They’re so cute and I love the shade of yellow. Thanks for the good inspiration pictures.

3 Melissa M. { 05.01.09 at 1:54 am }

I love them! They’re kind of a quirky and fun little addition. Kind of unexpected too, which is nice. Lovely!

4 Julia { 05.01.09 at 3:42 am }

very funky! gives a great modern touch to the bouquet

5 Jennifer { 05.01.09 at 5:54 am }

Those are so cute!! I love the texture they add to the bouquets!

6 Katy { 05.01.09 at 7:08 am }

I love them!

7 The Bridal BFF { 05.01.09 at 7:26 am }

They are sooo cute!

8 Nicole-Lynn { 05.01.09 at 9:51 am }

haha they’re very cute!

9 Abbie { 05.01.09 at 2:35 pm }

I love those things! I just told my friend who’s using yellow that she absolutely MUST have them. I can’t wait to see your photos!

10 K @ BlogGoggles { 05.04.09 at 1:48 am }

Craspedia is so fun! Can’t wait to see how you use them!

11 prue { 05.04.09 at 2:14 am }

wow! simply yet stunning…I like you might have just influenced my choice…

12 anyta { 05.06.09 at 6:46 am }

oh i love them! unfortunately i dun think we have it here in Singapore. :( (((

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