Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Country Topiaries

These tiny wonders make a great addition to any tabletop.

Materials:

4 inch Terra cotta pot
Styrofoam piece to fit pot
Wooden dowel or small tree branch
Miniature pumpkins
Hot glue/dried beans/raffia

How to:

Prepare the container, Use hot glue to secure the Styrofoam into the pot

Make the tree Sharpen the end of the dowel or branch. Push it into the bottom of the pumpkin.Push the other end of the dowel into the Styrofoam. Hot glue the dowel to secure if necessary

Spread dried beans over the top of the Styrofoam, gluing if necessary . Using raffia, tie a bow around the dowel just below the pumpkin.

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