Hydrangeas come in many colors. These are my favorites. I had this gorgeous bush in my yard in North Carolina and every year at their peak color I would cut enough stems to fill a vase and let them air dry. I filled the vase only a little. If I was making wreaths I would often cut the stems only 2 inches past the flower head and remove leaves and then place them into a baking dish with maybe 1/2" of water and all heads up but with enough flowers that they all supported one another. Then I would sit them out of direct sun, so as not to make them fade, and let them dry out. They maintaines their gorgeous colors and I would just add floral picks with wires so I could make a nice wreath for my front door. They make beautiful wreaths by themselves or you can add other dried flowers such as roses, lavender, or whatever looks pretty and greenery or dried sticks, spiral stems, etc. 
Here's a link for to get you started Drying Hydrangeas Naturally
Here's a link for to get you started Drying Hydrangeas Naturally 
A painting that I did and then added ribbons for the tail feathers of the birds and dried spiral stems for the vines and silk flowers, a nest and eggs. The lady that ordered this from me, ordered it for her mother whom has alzheimers and loves birds. She said it put a smile on her face. What more could you ask for? What a nice feeling to know that your art brings joy to someone's heart.
I am in LOVE with Somerset Studios delicious new lines of magazines. I cannot get over how many they are publishing now. I could go broke trying to keep up with all of the yumminess! I had to have this one because I love blogging and discovering new blogs to visit and meeting kindred spirits. The photography is true eye candy. You should check it out, if you haven't already. I always find my issues at Barnes and Noble but I know I have seen them in Michaels, as well. Just look at the cover of this issue. Aqua and red; one of my favorite color combinations. As seen in my work here:
