Flower Pot Wreath

Flower Pot Wreath

I did my own version of a flower pot wreath this past weekend! You guys know how much I love all-things terra cotta and with spring just around the corner, I’m in the mood to do some new projects with terra cotta flower pots!

For my wreath, I used faux succulents because I knew I wanted to put it in a little nook in the kitchen that doesn’t get a lot of light! But you could just as easily tuck some live succulents into this sweet wreath if you hang it near a window or on a porch!

First I started with terra cotta pots that I painted to look aged (I tell you about that HERE)

*Grapevine wreath- I used 14″

*four 4″ terra cotta pots

*Sixteen 2″ terra cotta pots (get one or two extra just in case you want to add some!)

*Paint for the adding patina to the pots (I use craft paint in white & green)

*Twine or heavy gage wire (I used both!)

*Moss

*Styrofoam

* Four Faux or real plants (depending on where the wreath will hang!)

*Burlap Ribbon for hanging wreath

I placed the 4 larger pots at the 12-3-6-9 positions on the wreath…wire these on first and place them so they can hold a plant-(in other words…don’t put them upside down!)

Play with the smaller pots to see where you think they look the best! I tried twine & wire to attach the pots to the wreath…both work great! Just feed the wire/twine through the hole in the pot and wrap through the wreath and tie off on the back…

Glue (with glue gun) Styrofoam into smaller pots that will be filled with moss…

I added a bit of hot glue to keep the moss in (on the pots that weren’t sitting straight up)

Add the faux or the real plants (use Styrofoam & moss with the faux plants & hot glue to keep them in place)

Add a bit of hot glue between pots where they touch to make certain the don’t flop all over the place

Ohhhh I love it! Add a bit of burlap ribbon for hanging or a strong wire…

My little wreath is bringing a little springtime to a space between m breakfast area and my kitchen…it absolutely makes me happy every time I see it!

If you make one, I’d love love love to see your take on this! If you can shoot me a photo I’d love to put it in this post!

And for those of you who like your creativity in video form…here’s the video tutorial!

Sending love sweet friends xo

One of my sweet friends made one of these wreaths and I wanted to show it off! (If you make one- I’d love to see a picture…email me! ) xo

Original article and pictures take www.allthingsheartandhome.com site

Flower Pot Fairy Garden

Flower Pot Fairy Garden

You know how when you’re married, each spouse takes on the duties they are good at / like to do?

Well I do all of the decorating on the inside of the house, and Topher takes care of the landscaping outside of the house.

Yesterday, I decided to shake things up a little bit around here, and I crossed the line in the sand and ventured to outdoor land. Mind you … I didn’t venture further than the front steps, but I do what I can.

I found a big flower pot out in our garage.

For this project, I needed to take a section out of the side of this pot, so I pulled-out my Dremel (loaded with a carbide cutting tip), covered-up with my facemask, and threw on my trusty 3M safety goggles.

Be warned … although the cutting isn’t difficult, terra cotta dust goes everywhere, so I found a place outside where I could work.

When I was finished, I replaced the cutting tip with a grinder tip and smoothed-out some of the sharper edges.

Once I had my section removed, I was ready to fill the pot with soil.

I placed a coffee filter along the bottom of the pot to allow the water to adequately drain without losing any soil, and then I simply added the dirt.

I filled-in my pot with potting soil and found a place for the removed section of terra cotta.

Next, I placed moss all over the surface and around the half-buried section.

I then added a tiny bridge, a little hut and a house, a little door and a couple of little gnomes. I also added in some different colored moss for some more color.

I thought it turned out super cute, and my little Fairy Garden will be there to greet anyone who comes up to the door!

Original article and pictures take www.restorationredoux.com site

Flower Fairies

Flower Fairies

Want to have some fun with the kids or grandkids or just amuse yourself on a summer day? Make Flower Fairies to leave around gardens for folks to find!

Use a dried poppy seed pod or two and some acorns and fine-tipped permanent pens. Draw little whimsical faces on each one and, then the fun begins. If you also want to have arms for your fairies, a few dried twigs or flower stalks broken into pieces will do the trick.

Place Flower Fairies inside flowers in your own landscape or pop them into blooms found on your walk, in a park or community planting. You don’t need to pick the flowers, just insert fairy head and arms and leave them in place! What a delight for passers-by to spot as they go about their daily errands or exercise!

Having a family gathering? Leave these little wee folks around for a scavenger hunt for the children.

These little Flower Fairies will not harm the plant and are biodegradable, so you can leave them without worries. Enjoy a little fairy fun and brighten someone’s day, including your own!

Coneflower Fairy

Coneflower Fairy

Shasta Daisy Fairy

Shasta Daisy Fairy

Lily Fairy

Pink Phlox Fairy

Pink Phlox Fairy

Phlox Fairy

Asiatic Lily Fairy

Lacecap Fairy

Day Lily Fairy

Day Lily Fairy

Hydrangea Fairy

Make Flower Fairies for some whimsical fun!

Original article and pictures take ourfairfieldhomeandgarden.com site

Flea Market Gardening - Real people, real gardens, real projects! Gardening and garden junk ideas

Flea Market Gardening - Real people, real gardens, real projects! Gardening and garden junk ideas

Festive Ways to Decorate Your Porch for Christmas Ammie Peters designed beautifully festive decorations for he front and side porches and all her ideas are…

Original article and pictures take www.fleamarketgardening.org site

Five Essential Rules of Flower Arranging

Five Essential Rules of Flower Arranging

Funny, despite being a former prosecutor, I am not really one for rules per se.

But sometimes the “rules” can make things much easier.

There are some rules for good reason after all.

This is the case with flower arranging, or taken very seriously, floral design.

Simply following my five essential rules of flower arranging will produce gorgeous arrangements every time.

I guarantee it.

Five Essential Rules of Flower Arranging

Want to create stunning arrangements for any & all occasions and for SOOOO much less than you would pay a florist?

Ok, get your clippers & meet me at the table…

You’ll just need a few things to arrange flowers like a pro every time.

• flowers
• container
• ( told you this would be easy! )
• clippers
• serrated knife to cut the foam to fit container
• floral picks with wire ( optional, to sturdy weak stems )

Ok, here we go ~ ready for my 5 rules of floral design?

• Use floral foam ~ Oasis foam rocks

• Pick one WOW flower ~ the $$ bloom, the center of attention

• Vary the texture – leaves, petals, shapes, flat, lacy etc

• Pick flowers of varied sizes – WOW flower biggest, medium and small supporting players

• Create depth ~ by pushing some flowers further into the foam, others seem to spring out of it ~ deep & dimensional

I made six arrangements and nine nosegays, including foam & containers, for under $100 for an event last weekend.

If my volunteer organization had purchased these at a florist they would have been about $50 each for the centerpieces & $20 each for the nosegays. That is $480 conservatively.

Saved $$ and I had a grand time making them. Here are the centerpieces ready to go into my trunk for delivery.

The white peonies were my WOW flower, the hydrangea the theme of the event color.

Each bloom was anchored in Oasis foam in a $.99 container

The Lady’s Mantle, chartreuse filler & pale yellow button flowers worked for texture. Pushed in here & pulled out there create they also created depth.

I am partial to loose arrangements, but loose should not be construed as tossed together.

Following my 5 essential rules of flower arranging let’s you get the lovely loose look ~ by no accident.

And because it is no accident, you can replicate it every time with all different blooms.

You know the rules – go create something beautiful!

And…if you liked this post, I bet you will love my book! My Soulful Home ~ a year in flowers. Get it here.

** Kelly **

Original article and pictures take mysoulfulhome.com site