Kitchen Change Up Part Two and Hydrangea Topiary Craft

You saw the craft pile ( inspiration from Wordless Wednesday below). Well I was inspired. I made a lovely hydrangea topiary for the kitchen change up.

Before

After

Now Let's Make that cute Hydrangea Topiary!

Hydrangea Topiary

What You Need

Styrofoam Ball ( you decide what size, mine is 4 inches in diameter)

Toothpicks

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Wire cutters

Silk flowers ( hydrangea) you will need enough to cover the ball. (a four inch ball  used 65 petals)

Green paint

Paint brush

Cardboard box (empty shoe box or empty egg carton)

Lets Make It

Poke a toothpick into the styrofoam ball (this will be your handle when you have painted most of the ball) paint your styrofoam ball to match ( or come close to) the color of your flower petals ( mine are pale green).

 Poke it into a cardboard box, egg carton or other container to hold the ball upright while it dries.

Remove the hydrangea petals using your wire cutters, leaving about a 1/4 inch stem.

After the ball has dried, heat up your glue gun, poke a small hole in the styrofoam with the tooth pick, dip the end of your petal stem into the glue and poke it into the hole, push gently. I think it works best to work in a random pattern as you cover the ball with petals rather than in rows. But this is your choice. Do not put your hot glue gun directly onto the styrofoam ball it will melt. Continue covering the ball. ( if you want to hang it be sure to leave a little space to attach the ribbon and then cover it with petals).

 That’s it! Oh so simple. Or as we say in our home, easy peasy! Now you can make several and put them in bowls, or scatter them about, place one on top of a candle holder like I did, or hang it from a ribbon.