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 Beautiful-in-Bloom
Pansy Topiary
Designed
By: Kay Kaduce
Typical
Project Completion Time:
2-4 hours
(does not include drying time)
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MATERIALS
NEEDED:
STYROFOAM*
Brand Products:
5" ball, white or green
Other
Materials:
Clay pot, 5" x 6"
Spray paints: faux stone; moss green; metallic gold
Green sheet moss
Sand or aquarium gravel - 2 C.
Plaster of Paris
Freeze-dried pansies, 50
3" purple sheer ribbon, 3-1/2 yds.
Curly willow branch
Floral wire
Spray adhesive
Low-temperature glue gun and glue sticks
Masking tape
Medium disposable container
Wire cutters
Ruler
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1.
Spray clay pot with faux stone paint. Let dry. |
| 2.
If clay pot has a drainage hole, cover with masking tape. Fill
clay pot with sand or small gravel to within 1-1/2"-2" of top. |
| 3.
Cut curly willow into 15" lengths. Bunch three largest stems
together, align ends, and insert halfway into foam ball for
topiary trunk. Remove stems, apply glue, and reinsert into ball.
Insert opposite ends into center of clay pot filled with sand.
Insert remaining stems of curly willow in sand, letting them
twist around base of foam ball (refer to photo). |
| 4.
Mix plaster of Paris and pour over sand to fill clay pot. Let
dry. |
| 5.
Spray foam ball with adhesive and then cover with a layer of
sheet moss. |
| 6.
Lightly spray sheet moss with moss green and metallic gold paint.
Let dry. Paint additional sheet moss and spread it inside clay
pot to cover plaster. |
| 7.
Glue pansies covering foam ball, starting at top and working
to bottom. Glue remaining pansies to inside rim of clay pot. |
| 8.
Form ribbon into bows with three 4" loops each and wire to secure.
Cut Vs in ribbon ends. Glue bows to base of foam ball around
willow trunk. |
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