Mini Topiaries

To add interest to my dollhouse front door, I decided I'd need some sculptural, modern topiaries.  It was a fairly easy project.

Materials:

• small styrofoam balls
• wooden dowel
• preserved moss
• tacky glue
• styrofoam chunks
• matching pots or planters
• hot glue
• dirt

Procedure:

• Take some preserved moss, and break it up into tiny pieces.
• I wanted a graduated topiary, so the bottom ball is left in its original state, while the top two balls were smooshed to differing degrees
• Pierce the styrofoam balls with the dowel
• Paint the styrofoam with glue
• Roll the styrofoam in moss bits
• Let dry
• Push the styrofoam chunks into your pots and then put the dowel into the pot
• Make a layer of hot glue over the styrofoam and then spoon dirt over
• Voila!