DIY Boxwood Topiary

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I was at Hobby Lobby last weekend and found the cutest little rustic bucket and since it was 50% off that week, I just HAD to bring it home. It would be super cute with some hydrangeas in it but since I didn’t have any at the time, I used all supplies I had around the house to make a topiary.

SUPPLIES-NEEDED

Supplies Needed:

  • Boxwood Ball
  • Wooden Dowel
  • Stain
  • Floral Foam
  • Moss – I used the scraps left over from my Moss Initial
  • Hot Glue

Here is how I made it:

  1. Using my mider saw, I cut the wooden dowel that I had in my stash of wood scraps to the height that I wanted my topiary. I also trimmed the end of a paintstick to put on the end to keep the dowel from going through the top of the boxwood ball.

  2. Next I stained the dowel and hot glued the paintstick end on the top.

  3. I used an extra clay pot I had messed up painting with some floral foam inside to keep the dowel sturdy and straight in the bucket. A larger block of floral foam would work as well.

Step3

  1. I traced around the bucket onto some cardstock and cut it smaller to fit inside the bucket. I hot glued my moss scraps onto the cardstock and placed it in the bucket.

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  1. I clipped a little section of the boxwood ball and just put the ball onto the dowel.

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That’s all! I didn’t take pictures of the process because it was so simple and I didn’t know if I would share this but I loved how it turned out and thought someone may find this helpful! Luckily I’m a craft and home decor hoarder and had all of these supplies already which made this a very inexpensive project.

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