Inspired by this post I decided to make these as gifts for our very special neighbors this year. I started with a trip to Joann's for small terra cotta pots, moss, and tree forms.
I sprayed the pots with chalkboard paint but that step is entirely optional. You could leave the pots as is, add some gold or silver leaf, paint a design with acrylic paint, etc. Then I used my trusty hot glue gun to adhere the moss to the tree form and then to glue the finished "tree" into the pot. It was messy but not very complicated.
Tie a pretty bow around the whole thing and you're done!
Next up was a very quick and easy centerpiece. My mom uses an amazing local florist to do the flowers for her parties but she wanted another simpler piece for one of the tables for her Christmas Eve fete. I was enlisted to help with something involving pinecones. Back to Joann's for pinecones, both small-medium and mini sized.
Next up was a stop at Trader Joe's for some seasonal greens. Of course these and the pinecones could easily be gathered from your yard if you have access to such natural wonders. Then I grabbed a pretty glass bowl and got to work.
I started by filling the bowl with the larger pinecones, then scattered some of the smaller ones around on top, and then trimmed a few branches of the greens and tucked them in around the bowl. It took about 10-15 minutes and I think it turned out pretty well.
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| (I took the finished product outside to photograph because the light was better and the tables inside were not yet put together. Don't mind the brick.) |
Merry Christmas! Hope everyone has a great holiday!
