Kissing balls

[Major Nikon]

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Interesting..I have no idea what plant that is.

Apparently Kissing balls is a regional name.

[KMOD]

2. ya know, all these years, and I honestly never thought of the

double entendre.

Thanks, Major.

[Major Nikon]

3. Neither did I

[denbot]

4. I'm ashamed I was compelled to click on this thread.

But I did anyway.

[Major Nikon]

5. If you google - kissing balls how-to, Martha Stewart has a good article on the subject

[LiberalEsto]

6. It looks like gypsophila -- babies' breath

Someone evidently shaped cuttings of it into a ball, maybe with a styrofoam ball in the center.

[LiberalElite]

7. That's what I was going to post - they're for sale on line:

https://www.google.com/search?q=baby%27s+breath+kissing+balls&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=baby%27s+breath+kissing+balls&tbm=shop

[KMOD]

8. They are very popular at weddings,

at least here in the northeast.

At Christmas time you will see a lot of them made out of pine branches, holly, etc.. Some will hang them on the plant hangers on their porches, doorways, or even inside as a nice festive decoration.