Beautiful Sweetheart Topiary

Blanket a topiary in lilac blossoms and plant it in a clay pot. This sweetheart of an arrangement will enrich a variety of occasions and settings with its simple charm.

Completion time – 2-4 hours

Materials

STYROFOAM Brand Foam

Open heart, 6" x 1"

Scraps, 1"-2" sheet (to fill clay pot)

Other Materials

4" x 3" clay pot

Wooden dowel, 1/4" x 3"

Acrylic paint: olive green

Silk lilacs: lavender and pink, six or more stems

Green floral moss

Ribbon: 1" x 1/2 yd., lavender brocade

Tools

Ruler

Handsaw

1" foam brush

Disposable palette

Water basin

Paper towels

Scissors

Wire cutters

Wooden skewer

Needlenose pliers

Thick, white craft glue

Instructions

1. Paint foam heart and wooden dowel olive green. Glue

lavender brocade ribbon around rim of pot.

2. Push wooden dowel into center bottom of heart and glue.

3. Cut lilac stems into sections of three to four blossoms.

Glue lilacs covering front, back, and edges of heart. To glue

lilacs to foam, squeeze a dot of glue onto heart, place stem

in glue, and then use wooden skewer to push stem into foam.

4. Cut small pieces from foam sheet and glue to fit snugly

inside clay pot. Push dowel into pot until heart point is just

above top of pot. Glue as needed.

5. Glue a layer of moss covering top of foam inside clay pot.

Glue two large lilac leaves to base of dowel with the tips

pointing in opposite directions.

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