Monday, June 14, 2010

Table Top Moss Ball

A few weeks ago, I was inspired by Marty's, A Stroll Thru Life, moss ball arrangement.  So, in the meantime, I've been collecting elements to make my own.  I found a wooden pedestal that you previously got a peek of.  I also found two grapevine wreaths and a box of potpourri, all from the thrift store.
 Pedestal reminder.
After I primed it, I painted it red, then black.  Then it got some distressing.  Normally, I like the red peeking out of the black, but this time I didn't love it.  Then I went over the entire thing with walnut stain.
But it's not that big of a deal.
 Just like Marty, I made a newspaper ball, then hot-glued my moss to it.  I used the first grapevine wreath as a base for the ball.
 I hot glued some of the nuts and pinecones and leaves.  Some of them just got tucked in.


I untwisted the second wreath and broke some pieces off to loop it over the moss ball.

The flower is real, it's one of those preserved ones.  I can't decide if it looks too "fake-y" or not, but I'm leaving it in for now.   I'm sorry to have to do these tight photos on my buffet.  I'm working in the dining room, so it's in a state of flux right now.

I had a busy weekend and I have a busy week ahead of me, which includes a trip to my mom's.  (Her house is an hour and a half away, so it's no quick trip.)  Before I go to her house, I'd like to get this done:

It's a queen-sized headboard I got to replace her old king-sized one, and it needs some work.  It was a CL find.  I chose this one because I really liked the lines.  It is pretty beat up.  I paid the seller $20--I'm not sure if it was even worth that (sorry thrift mavens).  I'm hoping it will look good - heck, I'll shoot for "great" - when it's done.   The weather in FL is hitting normal summer weather, which means the humidity is sky high.  I'll have to work on this outside, so I hope I can get the paint to dry.  (I may move it indoors for that.)

Even though this post isn't technically a tabletop.  I'm going to link with Marty's Tabletop Tuesday, since she was my inspiration.  If you would like to see a patriotic tabletop, please hop over to my prior post.

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20 comments:

  1. This is very cute! I will try this! I made a big letter 'G' covered with moss for my friends birthday...check it out at http://threepixielane.blogspot.com/2010/06/blog-post.html. It is titled 'A Gift for the Gardener.' Everything has an initial or monogram in the south!
    I am excited to try your display! Thank you!

    Christie

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  2. Love this! It turned out beautifully! Great job!

    Enjoy!
    Cathy

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  3. What a lovely piece! It is very chic!

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  4. LOVE all the natural elements you used and how they work together. Very creative and cost effective...er, cheap. Love it!

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  5. love the moss ball!! i have been thinking about giving it a try too. :)

    kim

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  6. You have done a beautiful job with your moss ball. I never would have guessed it was paper mache.
    Blessings~
    Gwen:)

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  7. Oh, I wish I was that talented!

    I wanted to stop by and say hi and thank you for stopping by my blog the other day.

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  8. This is really nice, and the flower should stay...looks very natural. Great job!
    Thank you for the tutorial.
    Debbie@houseatthelake

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  9. Doesn't Marty have the best ideas? Your moss ball looks fantastic! I may have to give this project a try too. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  10. I wonder if I could do this with all the moss we have outside...we have an abundance. Hmmmm....Great idea!

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  11. Your moss ball is just wonderful. I love it. I really like the flower and all the wonderful pods and things you placed around the bottom. The grapevine draped over the top of the moss ball is just fabulous. What a great idea. Yours looks wonderful. Thanks so much for joining the party. Love it. Hugs, Marty

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  12. Oooh this is great and my dollar store has tons of the moss!

    Jeanine

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  13. What a nice job you did on the moss ball! It looks just right! It's so neat to make something from not much! Thanks for stopping by! Donna...the 3rd sister

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  14. Oh I love this! It is so versatile. I can make one whatever size I want with any container I already have. Great! Lisa~

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  15. You crack me up. If I ever come to your house, I'm going to have to go around sticking my finger into everything to see what it's made of. I mean who would have thought this would be put together with paper and tape. Fabulous!

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  16. I have a pretty little wooden pedestal bowl that looks awesome filled with pinecones for winter, but needs something cool for summer. This will be perfect! And I love that you can just use newspaper as the base! Lovely idea. :-)

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  17. Just came across your blog and I love it! The moss ball is great and you've got so many wonderful ideas. I'm definitely going to be checking in and trying a bunch of these! Thanks!

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  18. Love this moss ball, so simple, but it looks great.

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