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Frances wrote a wonderful comment on the post {Ask Nancy: Pomander Tutorial}, on how to make kissing balls. She introduced the idea of using waterproof tape. As a follow up, when you are using large stem flowers like roses, you definitely should use an oasis ball that is soaked with water. One of the things that floral designers also do is wrap the oasis ball with chicken wire to prevent it from crumbling. I also like Frances' idea, which is to wrap the ball with waterproof tape. Read about her experience below.

Hi Nancy! I have the same relationship with these darn things and when brides tell me they want one, I almost cringe…my first attempt was 8 years ago with some bluebird roses. Uggh, what a mistake! The flower girls were holding the balls down the aisle in pieces (luckily the bride was a relative and wasn't too upset). I have since found other ways to avoid the “fall apart” debacle. I've tried the chicken wire around the oasis method  and, although it withstood the softball pitch the flower girl threw with it, the ball still takes more time to make. I have since been using waterproof tape, to tape around the asis (about 3 loops will do, depending on size), and it has helped keep the oasis ball together. Hope this helps all your readers…

Thanks for all the great insight! I love your work.

Thank you Frances! If you also have a tip or question, please leave it in the comments for me.