Botanical Topiary
Designed
and presented by Deborah Spofford on AM Northwest
Author, Consultant, and Designer for the Creative Industry
Add elegance to your home with a beautiful
botanical topiary. In less than
one hour and with just a few supplies, you can create this decorative
accent for any room. Choose
a planter and ribbon that coordinate with your home Dιcor.
Materials
Planter: 7 H x 11 W x 5 D
Herb
Vine: 70 long
Two
Herb Wreaths: 7 base
Wooden
Dowel: 1 x 17 long
Floral
Foam
Sheet
Moss
Ribbons: three different ribbons each 1 ½ yards
Herb
Bush
Grape
Cluster: dusty rose
Two
Silk Flower Stems: white
Brown
Acrylic Paint
Paint
Brush
Wire
cutters
Hot
Glue Gun
Floral
Clay Tape
Instructions
1. Apply
floral clay tape to the bottom of the planter. Press floral foam into the clay tape so that
the foam is securely attached to the planter.
2. Paint
the wooden dowel with brown acrylic paint. Let
dry.
3. Push
the wooden dowel into the center of the floral foam. Cover the floral foam with sheet moss.
4. Hold
the herb wreaths together with the backs touching. Wrap the herb vine around the wreaths starting
in the center and working to the outside edge and then back through
the center again. Continue wrapping
the wreaths until the entire vine is used. Tuck
the ends of the vine into the wreaths and secure with a dot of hot
glue.
5. Slightly
pull the wreaths apart and slide them onto the wooden dowel. The top of the wreaths will rest on the top
of the dowel. Secure the dowel
to the wreaths with hot glue.
6. Cut
the herb bush into small sprigs. Tuck
the sprigs into the wreath. Secure
the sprigs a dot of hot glue. Repeat
this step for the small white silk flowers.
7. Cut
the grape cluster into smaller cluster of four grapes. Hot glue the grape cluster to the wreath.
8. Tie the ribbons onto the wooden dowel at the base of the wreaths.
