Mossy Topiaries

I'll tell you a secret....lean in close....

I have secretly and quietly

coveted 

Topiaries for a looooooong time.

But I was too cheap to pay the $49 or more for ONE.

Like these from Ballard Designs.

Love them. But nope. Wasn't gonna happen. Not for $50 each.

But then I started seeing all these little DIY topiaries around blog land. 

And I got inspired.

I was in Gordmans the other day I found some little Moss balls. And some boxwood balls. 

They were PERFECT for a DIY topiary. 

So I came home and did this.

Mossy ball topiaries!

I had to move them into the dining room to get better light for the photo.

These cost me exactly $14.50 (or $7.25 each) to make.

Please excuse the windows in the back but the husband is currently in the process of stripping and redoing all 9 from our bedroom. 

Anyway - back to the Topes. 

The Moss Ball was on clearance for $5.99.

The little tin pot they are in were $1 each at Dollar Tree.

I had the spanish moss already. 

The stick is from my yard. 

And the green floral foam that is in the bottom of the white base was $1 for 4 of them at the Dollar Tree. There is one in the bottom of the white base. 

On my mantle where they are going to live.

These were SO easy. 

I literally found two sticks in the yard and snapped them to be about the same size.

Came in and used a knife to make a hole in the moss balls - then jammed one end of the stick into the hole.

I put the green floral foam in the bottom of the white pot and jammed the other end of the stick into it.

Then I tossed some spanish moss on top and VOILA! Topiaries!!!

I'm addicted now. 

Must make more with the other balls!

This is totally easy - you should do this!!!!!

I'm linkin up with

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Making the World Cuter Mondays

and at The Girl Creative

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