Crepe peony. And shortbread cookies.
I made the crepe flower! (See my post below this one if you’re not up to speed).
These are the things I learned:
– There is one store in NYC (out of nearly 10 or so that I either visited or called) that sells crepe paper.
– Floral wire is also an elusive item to find in NYC (granted I did not try very hard and was convinced copper wire from the art store would be just fine – which it was).
– Why aren’t my petals as big and beautiful as the ones in the step-by-step picture? OH. Because I’m using the crepe paper you use for birthday parties, not the high-end stuff. (I couldn’t find green crepe paper so I actually made my leaves out of crepe STREAMERS. If there was extra credit for this, I have won it all.)
– Do not drink iced coffee before sitting down to work with fragile cheap crepe paper and scissors and glue.
– Do not expect mom to gush over the paper flower. Don’t get me wrong, she liked it, but she was not GUSHING which is in fact, totally NORMAL.
All in all, it came out OK. I even made shortbread cookies to go with. A very good and easy recipe by smitten kitchen here.
My new to-do list item is to buy the high-end crepe paper (via the internet) and give it another go.
