Need a little something to add to your decor this spring? A boxwood topiary is just the thing! You can even create a faux concrete DIY pot with just a few simple steps. I absolutely love this project and how they turned out. I know you will love them as well!
Supplies needed to make your own DIY pot boxwood topiary:
- Paper mache pots
- Boxwood balls (I used some about the same diameter as the pots)
- Moss sheet
- Faux concrete paint
- Faux moss paint
- Birch logs
- Styrofoam disc or sheet
- Styrofoam cutter
- Sponge brush
- Hot glue and glue gun
Start by giving your paper mache pots a faux concrete finish with the two part system. Add the lighter color all over the pot with the sponge brush and allow to dry. Come back with a second coat of the lighter color along with a few accents of the darker color while the paint is still wet. Full instructions are on the package so be sure to follow them exactly. I love this product! I really does look like concrete!
Now you need to add moss to your pots. Use the faux moss product to add touches of moss to your pots. This also comes with a lighter and darker color but you can use these both at the same time.
I added a bit of moss to the top and bottom of the pots. Make it look like the moss has grown naturally.
If you have a foam disc that will fit in the top of your pot, you can just add it. Otherwise cut you own shape from a foam sheet with the foam cutter. You will also want to cut holes in the center for your faux birch logs.
Add three of the birch logs and secure with hot glue. Low temp glue works best with foam.
Add sheet moss to the top of the foam and secure with a bit of hot glue. Add the boxwood ball to the top with a bit of hot glue as well.
Doesn’t that pot look just like mossy covered concrete? I love it! Add a DIY boxwood topiary to your home this spring!
You will love the results and how simple this project is to make. Get the supplies to make a DIY boxwood topiary…or two…today.
About Angie Holden
Angie blogs at The Country Chic Cottage where you can find creative crafts, vintage finds, home decor, and DIY all with a little farmhouse flair. Angie has been blogging for over 2 years and is married with three kids. Stop by her blog where you will find everything from small, quick crafts to major furniture and home makeovers.
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Thanks to your wonderful posts are getting me to try projects might not have otherwise. Have never made a topiary so this will be new for me. You made it look doable, very pretty. Maybe this is case for me to buy supplies online instead of having to look everywhere for all the parts. Will have to wait til Wed. next week, our payday. Love look of those birch branches. Don’t remember ever seeing moss or concrete paint, didn’t know there was such things.
You have several other topiary projects would like to make for gifts.
Enjoy your weekend
Great project. I have always liked topiaries. You have shown how easy they are to make.
Nice project. I love topiary s . Sharing. Thanks for joining the Inspiration Spotlight party.
This is my kind of gardening, I can’t kill the plant, I do not have a green thumb. Thanks for sharing with our Pretty Pintastic Party.
Angie, I’ve been meaning to make something like this for a while now. Thanks so much for sharing yours because I love it! Pinning to share.
These are great! Thanks for sharing!
I love your boxwood topiaries, Angie! Those birch logs are so cool.
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The faux concrete makes a nice-looking flower pot. I love the topiaries. These are so useful for indoor decorating or for a porch during the summer. They look great!
Great DIY project. The faux moss paint looks particularly good.
Very nice….. looks like the more expensive types. 🙂