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Materials
- Krylon Make It Stone!® Textured Paints - Charcoal Sand (#18202)
- Krylon Make It Last!® Clear Sealer - Clear (#18200)
- Krylon Glitter Spray - Resplendent Red (#403)
- Krylon Glitter Spray - Glamorous Green (#404)
- Krylon Short Cuts® Aerosol Paints - Gold Leaf (#SCS029)
- 6" clay flowerpot
- 2 - 4" clay flowerpots
- Styrofoam® bricks
- 4" × 15" Styrofoam® cone
- 2 - 3" × 12" Styrofoam® cones
- Spanish moss
- Green moss
- 12 small magnolias
- 5 yds. 1½ in. wide wire–edged red ribbon.
- 1½ yds. ½ in. wire–edged gold ribbon
- 18" - ½ in. wide gold metallic ribbon
- 2 yds. red 3mm strung beads
- 24 gauge gold beading wire
- several dozen assorted pearls and beads
- 2.25 qt. dry potpourri
- 6" long ¼" diameter wooden dowel
General Supplies
- Hot glue gun
- Glue sticks
- Scissors
- Floral wire
- Wire cutters
Instructions
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Paint 3 flowerpots with Charcoal Sand, following manufacturer’s instructions. Let dry.
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Protect flowerpots with Clear Sealer. Let dry.
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Fill flowerpots with Styrofoam (cut brick to fit), securing with hot glue. Cover with spanish moss and glue in place.
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Glue green moss to one large foam cone, and glue cone to 6" flower pot. This will be for the magnolia topiary.
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Glue magnolias and leaves to large moss covered cone (refer to photo).
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Attach ribbon to magnolia topiary with hot glue. Use floral wire to create loops of ribbon and secure end of wire into cone.
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Mist the ends of magnolias and leaves with Glitter Spray. Set completed magnolia topiary aside to dry.
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Glue green moss to one small foam cone and use dowel to attach cone to 4" flower pot. Let 1 – 2 inches of dowel show between cone and flower pot. This will be for the beaded topiary.
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Lightly mist small moss covered cone with Glitter Spray. Let dry.
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Wrap string of red beads loosely around topiary; tack with hot glue.
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String combinations of pearls and beads onto gold beading wire. Work with 1 yard of wire at a time, 2 – 3 lengths of beaded wire is sufficient for topiary.
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To secure beads in place on wire, simply bend or twist wire around beads. Loosely wrap wire around topiary.
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Create a multi–looped bow with ribbon and glue to top of beaded topiary. Set completed beaded topiary aside to dry.
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To create potpourri topiary, glue potpourri to one foam cone . Work in small 2 in. × 2 in. areas. Let dry before gluing next area.
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Mist potpourri with Gold Leaf paint. Let dry.
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Glue base of potpourri topiary to flower pot.
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Tie ribbon around rim of potpourri topiary pot. Tack with glue and let completed topiary dry.
