The Lord has blessed our mom's group with the best team of servant-hearted ladies! My talented craft-minded friend has come up with the cutest and easiest projects for our moms to work on! And I view our craft time as more than just busy work. It's amazing to me that when hands are busy (hot-gluing or stringing beads), conversation happens. I also love watching the moms leave feeling a sense of accomplishment and empowerment. That little craft may be the only thing truly completed that week (because we all know the dishes and laundry are never ending), but I pray that it helps those moms feel that what they do is important and does eventually have results.
Using Dollar Tree items, these topiaries were the perfect nudge towards spring decor.
In fact, I picked up a few bags of the moss to make a wreath as well with this same technique.
For this craft we used:
- 3.5" Terra Cotta Pots (They come in a 2 pack)
- 4" Styrofoam Balls (You want the sphere to be slightly larger than your pot opening)
- Moss (One bag of this moss would easily cover 3 to 4 topiaries)
- Hot Glue
- Hot Glue gun
To help contain the mossy mess, we laid out plastic tablecloths at the hot glue stations.
The strofoam cones would make adorable Christmas trees. A wreath form would work perfectly. And you could always purchase larger balls and pots for a larger topiary. I even thought about using a bamboo skewer to add another sphere or two on top of the potted one, for a stacked topiary look.
It was easy. It was fun. And any time I can add some natural green to my home, I feel refreshed!
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