Saturday, December 10, 2011

Making Merry Christmas Memories


Met at a friend's house the other day to learn to make a kissing ball.  They had made them before but this was a first for me.  Didn't realize that the base of the ball is as small as an orange.  They said that the juice from the orange would keep the greens good.  In seeing the orange size I never would have believed the size these become.

Supplies were put out ...
the oranges were tied with twine and we started inserting the greens, holiday music in the background ...
can't forget to mention the peppermint tea and fresh from the oven cornbread.  It was delightful!



And look at what we got!  We liked their fullness and decided not to trim into a more round shape.  Found two birds in the ribbon box so on the ball they perched.  Each of us now has our home made kissing ball on our respective lamp posts.

I have declared this a tradition.  What a lovely way to have shared time with friends. 

This truly makes for a Merry Christmas memory.
 May your weekend be merry and bright.


10 comments:

  1. How lovely, Gloria, and what a fun thing to do with good friends! :D

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  2. I like this :)) what a great idea :))

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  3. I was wondering what a kissing ball is, you mentioned it, glad you elaborated on your blog. It is very pretty, and the smell from the organge and the greens..wonderful? This is so pretty....thank you for sharing...your time, the special time with friends and memories.

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  4. Very pretty and it sounds like a fun day with friends. Have a wonderful day Glor. :-)

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  5. I LOVE these! Very pretty, Glor, and I bet they smell so good too!!!.. Hope you're enjoying your weekend, and the holiday season! ~tina

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  6. oh! wow!!They are so beautiful! I love these

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  7. oh they are so pretty I love this idea and I think I will make these with a friend too. :) What a great way to spend the afternoon and with tea and corn bread yummmm...

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  8. opps I forgot to ask why are they called a "kissing ball"?

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  9. This sounds so interesting. I've put cloves in an orange, and that makes a lovely pomander, but I've not tried this!

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