Another Valentine's Vignette and Topiary Tutorial

I'm not done with my Valentine's Day decorating yet.  

This time I created a vignette on my upstairs hallway table.

I knew I wanted to create a topiary, but wasn't sure what I was going to use to make it.  Then I looked in my gift wrap drawer and was inspired.

I created the topiary using tissue paper I had in the house (previously used in fact).

Here's what you need to create your own topiary:

4 sheets of tissue paper (I used two light pink, one hot pink and one white)

styrofoam ball

straight pins

candlestick (or a little vase would work well too)

First I cut two inch wide strips of tissue paper.

Starting at one end I gathered the tissue paper and gathered it as I turned it in my fingers.

I kept gathering it and turning it.

You really can't mess this up...you just keep gathering it until it resembles a rose.

Depending on how tight you gather it will determine the fullness of the flower.

Then using a straight pin, I simply attached the flower from it's base  

(where I was holding it with my fingers) into the styrofoam ball.

I continued to do this until almost all of the styrofoam ball was covered with flowers.

Then I simply sat it on top of a crystal candlestick holder.  

Easy peasy!!  I promise.

So pretty, yet so simple.

As for the rest of the vignette, I looked around my home and gathered anything with hearts.  

All I did was cut the striped paper to fit the frame and then cut out the birds 

and the LOVE into a smaller square.   Then I just

placed it into the silver frame I already had.

I also had a crystal heart frame.  I cut a pink heart out of the left over scrapbook 

paper and placed it in the frame as a background.  Then I hung some heart

 jewelry I own over the frame.

To finish it off, I used left over fabric and laid it over the table as a tablecloth.  

It's amazing what you can find in your own home.  

Cost of this vignette - free.

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I can't wait to hear what you think of my Valentine's Day vignette.  

I always love and appreciate your comments.

-Judy

Participating in Tablescape Thursday