Angel Feathers
SUPPLIES:
3" x 6" Styrofoam Cone
White Paper Twist
18" Covered Wire
1 Package 4 mm White Bead Garland
2 Yds. of 2" White Gathered Lace
1/2 Yd. of 3/4" Gathered Lace
1 1/2" Wooden Ball
1 1/2" Yards of Gold Cord
Gold Mini Star Garland
Blonde Wavy Locks Craft Hair
Gold Glitter Dimensional Paint
1 Package of White Floral Feathers
Low Temp Glue Gun and Glue
Needle and Thread
Paintbrush
DIRECTIONS:
1. Cut three pieces of paper twist 7" long. Gently untwist. Glue all three together, side by side. Cut two pieces of 2" lace the same length as the long edges of glued paper twist. Glue one piece 1/4" in from the edge on one end. Turn over and glue the other lace 1" in from the edge of the opposite end. Overlap and glue the short edges, forming a tube. (Note: Lace that is 1/4" in from the edge should be to the inside.)
2. Glue bead garland on top of lace that is 1" in from the edge. Glue the gold cord above the beaded garland. Fold the end with lace only over 1". Now both ends of lace are on the outside. Gather up end with lace only, and glue to top edge of cone. Let rest of "dress" flare out. Make sure the bottom edge of lower lace touches the floor. Glue wooden ball to the top of the cone. With needle and thread, gather a 10" piece of lace and tie around 'neck'. Glue piece of bead garland over this. Glue hair around head forming a bun.
3. To form the arms, fold covered wire in half. Fold back 4" on each end and twist. Cut 8" of twisted paper and gently untwist. From this, cut two 1/4" wide strips and two 1/2" wide strips. Wrap 1/4" strips around hands, gluing ends. Continue wrapping arms with 1/2" strips. Cut three pieces twisted paper, each 8" long. Gently untwist. Gather the end of one strip around hand, letting long length hang out away from hand and arm. Wrap with wire to secure. Repeat for the other hand. Fold sleeves back, exposing hands. Glue 3/4" lace to both ends of the last piece of twisted paper. Overlap and glue long edges forming tube. Insert arms into tube, center. Wrap wire around the very center of arms. Glue wired center to back of angel, under the lace at the very top. See illustration 1 for sleeves and arms.
4. To form wings, glue four layers of untwisted paper twist together and cut out two small ovals each about 1" long. Pick out enough pretty curvey feathers for two wings, about six each. Use two small feathers in front. Glue base of feathers to the ovals, forming wings, making the feathers curve upwards. With paint brush, very lightly brush gold glitter paint on front of wings and on all lace. Do not add too much. Glue wings to the back of the angel. Wrap a piece of star garland to form halo, about three or four times. Loop a small piece of wire around the halo and glue. Glue other end of wire to back of head to support halo.
French Dressing
LEMON TOPIARY SUPPLIES:
5" Clay Pot
8" Dowel Rod
7" Foam Ball
1/2 Yd. - Colors of Provence Fabric Collection (By Waverlyฎ)
12 - Lemon Picks
1 - English Ivy Garland
1 Pkg. - Dried Quince
Acrylic Paint - Brown
1 Yd. - Gingham Ribbon
Sponge Brush
Sheet Moss
Floral Foam
Floral Pins
Wire Cutters
Hot Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Center clay pot on fabric. Cinch up sides of fabric and hot glue to inside edge of clay pot. Hot glue foam into clay pot and cover foam with sheet moss using floral pins to secure.
2. Using sponge brush, paint dowel rod with brown paint; let dry. Insert dowle rod into foam pot.
3. Cover foam ball with sheet moss using floral pins and insert ball on top of dowel rod. Cut lemon picks leaving a 2" stem and insert lemons randomly into ball; cut up ivy garland and wind some down the dowel rod. Also, add small sprigs of ivy, quince slices and sheet moss between lemons for texture.
4. For a finishing touch, tie a loose bow at neck of topiary with ribbon letting long streamers hang down.
VINEGAR BOTTLES SUPPLIES:
Glass Bottle of Your Choice with Cork
1 Bottle - White Wine Vinegar
Herbs and Vegetables of Your Choice
We Used: Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley, Asparagus, Olives, Lemons (use the rind too!), Green Onions, Baby Carrots and Anise
1 Pkg. - Country Green Raffia
Rubberbands
Skewer
Knife
DIRECTIONS:
1. Thoroughly clean glass bottle. Gently place herbs and veggies into bottle using a skewer to help move items around. Pour in vinegar very slowly so you don't disturb your placement. To prevent leakage, fill bottle to 1" below the bottle opening.
2. Firmly push in cork; place strands of raffia over cork in a criss-cross style using rubberbands to secure. Tie a raffia bow around rubberbands for a finishing touch.
A Rome-Antic Revival
EGG-SHAPED TOPIARY SUPPLIES:
Urn of Your Choice
7" Grapevine Ball
6 - Ivy Garland
7 Pkgs. - Sheet Moss
Floral Foam
Floral Pins
Hot Glue
DIRECTIONS:
1. Hot glue floral foam into urn. Cover foam with sheet moss using floral pins to secure.
2. To create ball topiary, cover grapevine ball with a layer of sheet moss using hot glue to attach. Repeat this process until you get your desired diameter.
3. Using an up and down pattern, attach ivy garland with floral pins.
FINIAL TOPIARY SUPPLIES:
Urn of Your Choice
Wire Tomato Cage, Large
15 Pkgs. - Birch Branches
7 - Votive Candles
Floral Foam
5 - Ivy Garland
7 - Glass Votives
3 Yds. - Heavy Gauge Wire (Hardware store)
Hot Glue
Sheet Moss
Floral Pins
Wood Picks
Cloth Wire
Pliers
DIRECTIONS:
1. Hot glue floral foam into urn. Cover foam with sheet moss using floral pins to secure. To attach cage to urn, wrap the wire from wood picks to bottom of tomato cage and insert wood picks into foam to secure.
2. To give topiary a 'base', attach sticks of Birch branch to outside of tomato cage. Work all the way around topiary securing sticks with cloth wire.
3. To attach ivy, weave garlands randomly up and down around entire topiary; use cloth wire to secure.
4. Use pliers to carefully bend heavy gauge wire around rim of glass votive. Leave a 12" 'stem' for attaching to topiary. Push votive's 'stem' through Birch branch towards the back. To attach, use pliers to bend wire stem around base of tomato cage.
5. Set candles in glass votives...and the ambience has begun!
WARNING: NEVER LEAVE BURNING CANDLES ON TOPIARY UNATTENDED.
SPIRAL TOPIARY SUPPLIES:
Large Container of Your Choice (Needs to have large opening.)
4 Yds. - Chicken Wire
1" Diameter Dowel Rod
Approx. 50 pkgs. - Preserved Boxwood
Floral Pins
Approx. 25 Pkgs. - Sheet Moss
Cloth Wire
Hot Glue
Floral Foam
1 Large Nail
Wire Cutters
DIRECTIONS:
1. Hot glue floral foam into container. Cover foam with sheet moss using floral pins to secure.
2. Insert dowel rod into foam.
3. Carefully 'roll' chicken wire into an elongated cone shape; secure shape with cloth wire. Hammer nail into top of dowel rod. Attach top of cone to nail with cloth wire. Wrap cone down and around the dowel rod creating a spiral; secure often to dowel with cloth wire.
4. Use hot glue to cover chicken wire with sheet moss; this will give you a solid base. Start at the top of spiral and insert sprays of Boxwood in rows. Start another row layering just over the last. Continue in this method down entire spiral as shown.
Christmas Block Tree
SUPPLIES:
1 - 8" Wooden Dome Base or Wooden Plaque
1 - 8" Glass Dome (Optional)
36 Wooden Alphabet Blocks
Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Approximately 40 Christmas Miniatures
--- Wreaths
--- Mini Trees
--- Santas
--- Snowmen
--- Angels
--- Reindeer
--- Rocking Horses
--- Trains
--- Musical Instruments
DIRECTIONS:
1. Begin by placing 11 blocks on the wooden base in a circular pattern (see illustration 1). Make sure the bottom row is on the inside of the groove. When you have them positioned correctly, begin gluing each block to the base with hot glue. Continue adding tiers, gluing each block in place. See illustration 2 for the number of blocks for each tier.
2. Glue the miniatures in the spaces created by the blocks. Glue some miniatures on the tops of the blocks and some on the sides. Try putting a tree and reindeer together. Try to fill most of the spaces. When finished, place the glass dome over the blocks, fitting it in the groove of the base (if applicable).
TIP: Create a tree with a theme such as teddy bears or dollhouse miniatures. Use your imagination!
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