DIY How to make Three Topiary Trees including a Celosia Topiary , Pinecone Topiary and a Sunflower Topiary

	Celosia, Pincone and Sunflower Topiaries Designed By: Lee Lindeman Celosia Topiary Materials STYROFOAM* Brand Products: Cone, 9" x 4" (or size of your choice) Other Materials: Dried celosia Terra cotta pot, 4" Crocheted trim, 30", cream Scissors Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks Instructions 1. Push cone into pot, trimming base so 1" of cone fits snugly in pot. Remove cone. 2. Cut stems from celosia. Glue celosia to cone, covering all of cone except for 1" around base. Let dry. 3. Glue crocheted trim around edge of pot. 4. Glue cone in pot. Pinecone Topiary Materials STYROFOAM* Brand Products: Ball, 3" Cone, 9" x 4" Other Materials: Pinecones, 3/4" – 1" long Terra cotta pot, 4" Dried moss Branch, 10" – 15" Crocheted trim, cream, 30" Ribbon, gold wire edge, 24" Serrated knife Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks Instructions 1. Cut a 2" slice from the base of the foam cone. (Hint: For smoother cuts, wax the knife blade with an old candle.) Insert slice into pot, resting just below the top of the pot; glue in place. 2. Insert one end of branch into foam ball; remove stem, add glue to hole, and replace stem. Glue pinecones to ball, stem side down, until surface is completely covered. Let glue dry. 3. Insert stem into pot; remove stem, add glue to hole, and replace stem. Arrange and glue dried moss over foam. Glue crocheted trim around pot. 4. Tie ribbon around stem under ball.   Sunflower Topiary Materials  STYROFOAM* Brand Products: Ball, 3" Cone, 9" x 4" Other Materials: Dried split peas, yellow Pinecones, 18 – 20, 3/4" – 1" long Terra cotta pot, 4" Ribbon, cream, 36" Dried moss Branch, 10" – 15" long Serrated knife Thick, white craft glue or low temperature glue gun and glue sticks Instructions 1. Cut a 2" slice from the base of the foam cone. (Hint: For smoother cuts, wax the knife blade with an old candle.) Insert slice into pot, resting just below the top of the pot; glue in place. 2. Insert one end of branch into foam ball; remove stem, add glue to hole, and replace stem. Glue a row of pinecones, stem side down, around the foam ball, starting and stopping at the stem. Cover remaining surface with dried peas, gluing them as close together as possible. Let glue dry. 3. Insert stem into pot; remove stem, add glue to hole, and replace stem. Arrange and glue dried moss over foam. Tie ribbon around pot.
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