Wow, what a lot of fun this project was! I had a picture in my mind of what I wanted it to look like and it turned out exactly like I thought it would. That doesn’t always happen for me. I created this topiary to be put in a silent auction for a Crop for the Cure I’m attending on Sunday. (Yes, I’m skipping out on church. … Shhh!)
Here it is:
I bought this bucket from Michaels in their garden decor section. Just used my hot glue gun to add some buttons from CTMH’s pink button assortment. The fill is pear cardstock put through our shredder. I spritzed the pile with water and then scrunched it up in a ball and let it dry. Then I spritzed it again a little before putting in the bucket; I wanted to make sure it wasn’t going to pop out and show the floral sponge I have in the bottom!
The dowel was cut from a piece I had lying around. The ribbon bow was made with CTMH’s sweet leaf ribbon and one from the Designer Ribbon Pink Collection.
Pearl Opaques to the body.
There she is! I used a Martha Stewart punch to create this little butterfly and then added someI love how it turned out! Even my hubby, who sometimes doesn’t react very much to my artwork, was impressed. I think I’m going to have make one for us to keep, maybe to put on our mantle. We’ll see.
Wondering how to make these roses? It’s really quite simple.
- Cut a piece of paper in a square. I used 5×5 for the big full ones and threw some 4×4 ones in there, too. Freehand cut a circle and follow the curve to cut a spiral right to the middle.
- Then, using a quilling tool or just a pair of tweezers like I did, begin at the outside and roll the spiral up tightly. As you get to the middle of the spiral, the paper will begin to look more flower-like.
- Place it on your table, positioning the rolled flower on the centre circle that was left when you cut into the middle. That’s your base. Hold it gently with your finger on the top of the rolled flower and allow it to unroll to the point you’re happy with.
- Squirt some Liquid Glass under the rolled flower on the base, press down lightly and then add a big dollop to the very middle. I like to add some down some of spaces formed when you unroll the flower, between the “petals”, just for some added stability.
- You can stick a sparkle or opaque down the middle to finish it off. My pins did that job for me.
Happy Creating!
Carla
Oh my Krista!! Absolutely stunning!! LOVE IT!!
Oma
Love it Krista!
dianewolf
Wow!!! This is gorgeous!
roxybonds
OH MY AMAAAAAZYING! Beautiful beautiful work!
Sarah
This is gorgeous, Krista!
lifesLITTLEthings
This is an amazing work of art! It will be a big hit at the auction! Thanks for sharing how you did it.
Melissa Laverty
Love it Krista! I can attest to the amount of time it takes to create one of these topiary. Yours is GORGEOUS!!
Jayma Malme
Krista, this is amazing! Great job! I love it when the hubs gives his approval…them you know you’ve really impressed!
ALessner
Very cute!!
Tamytha
This is simply stunning! You’ve inspired me to try to make one myself. Can you tell me about how tall is it and/or how big of a styrofoam ball you used? Thanks for sharing this and I’m sure it will be a huge fund raiser at the silent auction.