Lettuce Share

The Bibb lettuce is so beautiful right now.  The layers are full; the leaves are crisp.  It made a hearty Caesar salad last night.  Not as crunchy as Romaine, I mixed in a grated carrot to add texture and some rotisserie chicken to add protein.  It had it all; it was fast, easy, healthy, and delicious.  But before I was eating the lettuce, I was admiring it.

Cover the roots with ribbon and voila – bridal bouquet!  I am engaged, and it would be fitting…you never know.  And it turns out I’m not that crazy after all.  A quick Google search on lettuce bridal bouquets returned a fantastic blog post from Des Moines Wedding Savvy called Unexpected Bridal Bouquets.  There are gorgeous bouquets made of not only lettuce but artichokes, apples, succulents, jewelry, and paper.  The paper bouquet has me inspired…my no-water arrangements may need an upgrade.

These were made with construction paper, color cards from the paint department at Home Depot, a glossy mailer from the Ringling Museum, and buttons.  Skewers serve as stems, and Goop keeps them together.   

The flower was made with tiny red leaves and one silver button.  After both were set in the spoon, I poured a high gloss finish over the top just until the spoon was full.  No green thumb required!