Monday, May 3, 2010

Topiar-EEK

How to make your own topiar-EEK!  
1.  Start out with some really cool boxwood branches from Target (they were even reduced to $3 each!).  I only bought two, since they seemed pretty full.
2.  Pull an old, dusty topiary from the bottom of your closet that was kind of sparse-looking to begin with.
3.  Break off the bamboo stem/trunk and pluck the ivy out of it.

4.  Using wire cutters, snip off the individual branch pieces.  Place in styrofoam ball.

4.  Stand back and admire - or laugh!  There you have it!  You, too, can have this weirdly empty topiar-EEK!  Onto Plan B - which is buy more box wood branches, or cut them into shorter pieces, or scrap the project...?  Hmmm.

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4 comments:

  1. xinexMay 3, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    I actually like it!...Christine

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  2. Here On Crow CreekMay 3, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    I I I dont know what to say ..hmmm..OH! I got it!! Moss! fill in with some moss!..really its goin to be and it is lovely cause you made it!

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  3. The Pleasures of HomemakingMay 3, 2010 at 3:59 PM

    LOL! Sometimes things work and sometimes they don't and sometimes it just pays to spring for the thing already made! I think shorter boxwood branches might work?

    Manuela

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  4. MaureenMay 3, 2010 at 7:55 PM

    Even though I've taken a flower arranging class, I still don't seem to have an eye for it. My guess is shorter pieces. I’m sure you’ll work out something. :)

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