![]() ![]() Long skewers are good for the pineapple flowers and long stacks of grapes, and toothpicks were great for the honey dew wedges and smaller stacks of grapes. Start your arrangement by placing the pineapple stem in the middle, and then move out from there. Dip half of your strawberries in the chocolate and set on a wax-paper lined cookie sheet to allow the chocolate to set completely. Rinse, cut, and dry the strawberries and melt chocolate according to package's instructions. For the leaves, cut the honeydew melon in wedges. Use a toothpick cut in half to attach the melon ball to the pineapple flower. ![]() Cut the cantaloupe open and use a melon baller to make a dozen balls and use a knife to make a flat side on each one so they sit flat up against the pineapple. ![]() Cut the pineapple in slices lengthwise and use a flower cookie cutter to cut out shapes (I made 11 flowers). Start by getting all of your fruit ready. From there I just kept filling in, sometimes just adding a grape or 2 to cover a hole in the arrangement I tried to load up on the chocolate covered strawberries as much as possible because we all know those are everyone’s favorites. Then I added a few pineapple flowers, lined the edge with honey dew wedges/”leaves” and started adding skewers of grapes at random. I started with the pineapple stem in the middle and I loved that it gave me a starting point and some height from the beginning. Cantaloupe balls were attached with toothpicks (I found this to be the easiest way, not sure how the pro’s do it though) and the pretty flowers were complete. For the pineapple flowers, I cut the pineapple into slices and used a flower cookie cutter to get my shapes. All I had to do was trim the sides a bit to fit into my tin. The half-dome shaped styrofoam was great because it gave the arrangement a natural curve to start with and some height as well. I wanted to include some step-by-step photos of the process just to help visualize what I did to get to the final product. I think it’d be a great activity for kids to get involved in (once the fruit is cut up obviously) – and there’s nothing like free labor to help get the job done! It really was fun putting everything together and I loved filling in the holes and being OCD about making sure everything was even and balanced. I trimmed down a half-dome styrofoam to fit in the tin and a variety of wooden skewers and toothpicks to get everything at the right height. I found a cute tin basket at a craft store to use as the base because I learned that I liked the lower and wider style of arrangements better. If cutting up the fruit is the hardest task involved with this project though, it’s really not bad. ![]() I still don’t really understand why these cost upwards of $60 store-bought, but if you caught me covered in pineapple juice with my counters a mess, I might have paid you a pretty penny to finish the job. I want to say that this was really easy to put together, because it’s fundamentally not hard, but I just happen to hate cutting melons and pineapples. My family was definitely impressed, and not only by my newly acquired D.M.D., but mostly by this beautiful and delicious fruit arrangement :) But don’t worry, I got her other presents too :) And of course had to make something to eat! I opted for a fresh and healthy treat by making my own decorative fruit/flower bouquet inspired by those ridiculously expensive versions we all know (and love). in front of my name, which makes my Mom mother to a doctor, which was a pretty awesome gift this year. Between the graduation festivities and Mother’s Day, my family was quite busy with celebrations. Multiple bottles of champagne were popped and I was surrounded by love and smiles for four days. ![]()
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