Easy Moss Covered Topiaries

Written by: Grace

I’m starting to get worried for my #1 boo, Burlap, because lately moss has been the word in my house (anyone start sing “Grease is the Word” ? No? Weirdos).

I am really digging these moss sheets lately because they lend themselves to some easy and fast crafts especially these easy moss covered topiaries

This is a really easy one, so the directions are a little sparse, but seriously, you really don’t need directions…

What You’ll Need:

1. A package of moss. Like this.

2. Styrofoam cones

3. Green Paint and Paint of your choice for your flowerpot.

4. A Flowerpot or two

5. burlap scraps and some twine.

6. Raffia (optional).

7. Hot glue and a hot glue gun.

8. A stick (I got my sticks from my hedges).

9. Loose Moss

What You’ll Do:

1. Paint the bottom of the cones (just in case someone gets up close and personal with your topiary, it will look green from the bottom..)

2. Paint your flowerpot. I used a sample paint from Valspar. I love those sample paints.

Slap it on!

3. Plug in your glue gun, and start gluing the sheets of moss to the styrofoam.

4. Place a piece of styrofoam or floral foam in the flower pot, jam a stick in the bottom of the cone and into the foam in the pot, cover the top with loose moss, and voila!

5. Wrap a piece of burlap around the flowerpot, and tie it with twine, wrap some raffia around the “tree” (if you would like) and you are doneso!

Not bad for a quick craft, huh?

07
Apr
2014

As seasons change and I focus on changing up the décor inside my house, I’m sure not to neglect the exterior as well. You might have noticed Rona, Grace, and I have a thing for wreaths (Valentine’s, Berry Letter, Burlap Bubble, Boxwood Bunny). I’m sure there will be many more to come, but here’s another piece of spring door decor to add to the list.

For spring I wanted to get some floral action going on the front door. One day I was checking out HGTV’s website and found this lovely creation (although those colors are a bit more early fall to me than spring). I hit up my favorite crafting stores and set out to make my own version. There aren’t any instructions for this craft because it’s really just your basic flower arrangement.

What you need:

Basket
Flowers/greens of your choice
Foam
Ribbon of your choice

Choose a basic layout/pattern for your blooms and cut the stems down to size. I chose to stick a piece of floral foam in the bottom of my basket so my stems wouldn’t wobble around.

Interesting how a just a few flowers and a basket can make such a cute decoration.

Perfect for the spring!

31
Mar
2014

Here Comes Peter Moss-tail— Moss Covered Bunnies!!

Written by: Grace

Moss is the new Burlap.

Okay, that’s not true. Burlap will always be #1 in my heart. I mean, come on, I try to use it everywhere like in my Easy Burlap Bubble Wreath, and Kiss Me, I’m Burlap Bunting, but Moss might be trending in my house this Spring. It started with letters, and now little bunnies. Lisa even made a lucky shamrock.

These little moss covered bunnies are cute and super easy to recreate. Trust me, I’m the queen of quick and easy crafts.