I have been looking at Joanne's and Michaels for silk peonies. I even tried Target. Finally found one small bouquet of white peonies at Pier 1. Beautiful flowers and the best part? They won't die. Love them. It's pretty difficult to find a peony bush in Flagstaff with our short growing season.

I am so happy I found this bouquet. I can see it being the star of many photography experiments. Thank you, Pier 1.

Gotta love the zoom lens on the Canon 50D DSLR.

I thought the colorful glass stones added to the beauty of the bouquet.

I finally removed the Pier 1 tag after this photo, but for this first attempt at photographing the peonies, it doesn't bother me. The vintage hat found at a church rummage sale adds another touch of romance and elegance. I didn't even have to make any adjustments in PhotoShop.