These photos were supposed to be clickable thumbnails but I see something has gone haywire with Photobucket, again. Sorry all.

The clickable worked on the other site you posted them on. Love this. I love nature made "stuff". Did you just start gluing one on top of the next, or is is glued to a form of some kind?

Kim

That is nothing short of spectacular!!!!

Susie

Just beautiful! And my guess is it will last a long time! What a great job!

Beautiful! Gorgeous!!!

That would have been a terrible waste if you had thrown this out. Glad your creative juices kicked in!! It's a beautiful flower & looks like it cost a fortune!! Lovely on a front door ,wall, gate or most anywhere!! Jan

Calicocat: I glued the pods to a styrofoam disc. I worked from the outer edge to the center with the largest pods making up the outer ring.
I needed a solid flat base to attach the pods to. Other wreath forms I found were too heavy or small. I stumbled across the styrofoam "pizzas" and figured one of those would work and it was cheaper than the other bases.
I used hot glue to attach the pods, it felt weird not using GEII. I usually use that for everything but for this project I wanted an adhesive that would set quickly.
I like your phrase "nature made stuff", made me smile.

I love it! What is the size? it looks huge.
kathy

Now, nmgirl, that is a beautiful piece of art! I love it! A wonderful idea and will look very exquisite anywhere! Jeanne S.

Concretenprimroses,
It's 24" in diameter, the pine cone is 3". It's built on a 16" styrofoam base.

Beautiful. I like em

How pretty! I like things made from bits and pieces of nature too. Great job!

that is beautiful! I have a triumphet vine too and I would like to know how you cleaned and dried your pods? also could you explain or show a picture of the disk you used to glue them to...tfs, Janie

Hi Janied,
I washed the pods by dumping them in the bathtub and running several inches of cold water in with them and let them soak for just a little while. Then I swished them around in the water for a few minutes, let out the water and allowed the pods to drain. I spread them out on our patio table in the sun so they would dry.
Next time I go to Michael's, which will probably be tomorrow, I'll take a photo of the styrofoam disk I used and then post it.

Hi Janied,
This is what I used for the base. It's a solid piece of styrofoam app.1" thick. There's no center hole as it's not a wreath form.

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your flower is beau-ti-lous! ( thats beautiful and fabulous together!!!!)How creative you are! It is so pretty. I love anything made from nature or rustic projects. You have inspired all of us, nmgirl!! Love it!!
blessings-sherri

That is totally awesome!!! I bet it looks 1000 time prettier in person!!! I'm sure pictures don't do it justice!!
Years ago when my son was little we made all of our Christmas tree decorations and allot of them were made from nature items, mostly pine cones of different shapes & sizes. I would hang that in my living room and leave it up all year!!! I too love 'nature made things!!!' You go girl!!!

I love that, very pretty and can go almost anywhere!
Well done,

That has to be the most creative and beautiful thing I have ever seen, awesome work. The last two photos worked for me.

Sharon