They'd make nice bouganvillea branches as well.
Bougenvillia Photo Bougainvillea blossom stock photo
The second shot shows the thorns pretty well. As a kid we had one growing outside the kitchen window and the sprinkler facets were under it. The thorns in the pictures are the ittsy bittsy ones at the ends of the branches. The ones on the main trunk would qualify as deadly weapons anywhere but on a flowering shrub.
Frosty