This week I decided to take on Edible Arrangements and make my own for Anne in celebration of Lily's birth. I decided on the fruits of pineapple, strawberries (both regular and chocolate-covered), grapes, blueberries and raspberries. I figured those would be easy to skewer and would keep better than some of the softer fruits.
After receiving some help from Kendra (who really is Martha Stewart in disguise), I set off to Michael's and bought an adorable pink flower pot, some styrofoam and a cookie cutter for pineapple flowers.
Surprisingly, it was not too difficult to make the bouquet. I think it turned out fairly well and the fruit was delicious (I felt it was my duty to make sure it tasted ok - and I love eating fruit).
Here are some pictures of the finished product:
Unfortunately, transportation was a bit of a hiccup with speedbumps, pot holes and plain bad driving (I will admit to it). There were some raspberries lost and the whole thing just tilted to the right. I sent these to Anne so she would know that at one point, it actually did look pretty.
So, as soon as I figure out how to transport these puppies, look out world - here I come! Ok, more likely if you are my friend and have an exciting event happen in your life, please request a specific gift or else you will probably get one of these!
And with that, I'm off to go grab eggs from my private chicken coop. Just kidding, I don't have a private coop...yet.
