This handcrafted topiary is unlike any other. It's made of reindeer moss which is not a moss at all, but lichen. And what is lichen, you say? It's a combination of fungus and algae plants that's a winter food for deer.
I've always admired regular topiaries (green ones) but thought they were too expensive. And making one really wasn't that appealing to me - until I saw a bag of preserved reindeer moss in a nice rich fuchsia color. Yes, fuchsia - how cool is that?So I easily put my topiary together, using a 10 inch flora craft foam ball for the top, a small branch that I found in the woods, a half of a Styrofoam ball for the base that was from a previous project; wine color acrylic paint to color the balls so the white foam wouldn't show through, tacky glue and a urn that I purchased on clearance a few years ago. And of course, three bags of preserved reindeer moss.
To begin, after inserting the stick branch into the ball base, I painted the Styrofoam balls and let them dry.
Next, I glued the moss on both balls using quick grab tacky glue. I found this better than using hot glue which made the moss hard and my fingers hot, hot, hot! Ouch!
Once all of the moss was glued on and dry, I had fun deciding where my topiary would go. It looks perfect in the foyer, by the front door . . .
or by the fireplace, near the tv.
Or in that hard to decorate corner . . .
or maybe in the living room, where there's always an open space . . .
No matter where I put it, I know that it makes for a timeless decorative accent piece - for now, the holidays or whenever, year after year!
Original article and pictures take http://www.hometalk.com/11044593/reindeer-moss-topiary-diy site
Комментариев нет:
Отправить комментарий