Hi ladies Ive just started making my dummy crepe topiary trees which i will be making in bright colours (turquoise, pinks, yellow etc) they are soooo cheap and easy I had to share they cost about £5 to make heres the start of my dummy 1 as I had purple crepe paper at hand
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all you need is
scissors glue cellotape crepe paper (colour or your choice) dowel rods length and thickness can be to suit what ever height you want plaster of paris or oasis to set dowel in i prefer plaster of paris bucket or plant pot cocktail sticks polystyrene ball (size is your choice)
the link for making the flowers is on my wall and sooo easy to follow heres a pic of what they should look like finished xx
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CommentAuthorJEm1905
Oh wow Brilly! They are going to be STUNNING! Your so clever and must have so much patience. Such a lovely idea x
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CommentAuthorJillianL47
Wow, how creative. Have fun making the real ones!
CommentAuthorDecember
Wow! I love the ones you have made! I am getting married in December on a tight budget and was planning evergreen and pine cone table decorations. But I could try and make some navy blue like those and add them to the decorations. You are so talented, I may need to come back to you for instructions! :)
CommentAuthorLinzi-jo
Wow I love these!!! Think I may nick this for mine if you dont mind! xxx
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Thank you ladies I cant believe how easy they are and the dont take long at all one you have the hang of the 1st flower your set, you could even use brown crepe paper on the rods for a wood like feel or paint them I havnt tried that yet but in some places you can buy the rod over a metre so can make them big or small.
Jem they are really easy hun if I hadnt of run out of crepe paper I would of had it finished in probably half an hour lol xxx
JMR the its the basics of a sweet tree hun but instead of adding sweets to the ball you add the flowers which I have pushed a cocktail stick in to you could probably use a glue gun too if the cocktails are too fiddly xx
Linzi-Jo the link for the flowers is on my wall hun the only thing the lady doesnt tell you is to make sure the lines in the crepe paper are running down the paper dont acroos it when you fold it x
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CommentAuthorbrilly
heres a red 1 I started (more spare crepe paper lol) I tried making the flowers a little tighter but to be honest prefer them a little more loose like the first pic x
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
OMG thanks Brilly, I've been looking for the right table centre pieces. Alot of my theme is fuschia peonys and these look simular and would go really well! :)
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Clare the link is on my wall how to make the flowers hun they dont take long and I think there lovely Im going to be making mine is bright pinks, yellows, blues etc to go with my theme but they are not expensive to do hun which is the best thing the lady on the video shows you how to add them on to dowel but I made the flower 1st then inserted the cocktail stick and taped it in place xx
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
Brilly, I've watched the Youtube video on how to make, I presume you dont use a dowel rod for everyone of them? Have you made flowers without a dowel rod and what have you stuck them to. Is is a round oasis? Sorry if I am being thick lol xx
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I used a polystyrene ball hun but for this you could use an oasis one, I skipped the dowel rods and just made the flower then inserted a cocktail stick x
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
Oh yeah! ha ha! I didnt read the last post. I'm sure it wasnt there when i wrote mine ha ha! thats my excuse!
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lol I sometimes have to re-read posts hun as I think I havnt read them but know I have they sometimes just dont compute with me especially if i need coffee lol x
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Especially when theres dozens of pages! x
CommentAuthorbrilly
yeah theres quite alot lol :) x
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CommentAuthorbrilly
well Ive got the rods in plaster of paris as we speak just need more crepe paper to finish off the roses cant wait and they will stand about a metre tall if not abit taller xx
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
You would be making them yourself I wish I was good at crafting as you are would love to make my own dunnoe if i can shall check the link out now that's so good £5 to make where do you get all your material and tools you need Bryony ?? =D v X
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
A metre tall! I suppose with the plaster of paris weighing them down, you can make them that high. Are they centre piece for the tables Brilly? x
CommentAuthorbrilly
Lana the balls I get from daintys the most I pay is £1.40 for a 150cm ball, also get the rods from there too and buckets u can get at ikea for 89p plaster of paris and craft store same for crepe paper you can also purchase it all off the bay of e and honestly the link is really easy hun instead of inserting the dowel rod make the flower 1st then add a cocktail stick and secure it xx
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CommentAuthorbrilly
Claire theres no weight to them hun as the crepe paper and balls are pretty light, the ones im making are just decoration for inside and out of the venue and will be bright colours to match my theme but you can make these small so they can be used on tables as centrepieces hun my centrepieces are actually old teacups and saucers filled with a candle x
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
Thank you Bryony so make the flower first then add the cocktail stick. So do I use the stick to make the flower on or is it possible to make the flower on the actual cocktail stick sorry if i sound dumb but I feel like a newbie compared to you and your crafting skills Bryony I feel like I have a lot to learn and hopefully in time I will get better. Just had a weird idea tell me what you think Bryony would it be possible to merge my fish bowl with the topiary tree put the plaster of paris at the bottom and cover it with the green and blue gel balls and add green and blue glow sticks inside instead of LED lights the topiary tree be the centre piece with green an blue crepe roses The best options is to go fro the small polystyrene ball is it Am i trying to squish to much in is it possible or have them separate??
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CommentAuthorbrilly
I made the flowers without the sticks hun then once the flower was made added the cocktail stick as this is how i fixed them to the ball, you wouldnt be to use them with the gel beads hun ad the gel beads are wet as they are full of water so the crepe paper would go soft and mushy but I suppose you could make them as a mini tree (small rod and bucket) and place them in the centre with the flowers resting at the top of the fish bowl give me 5 mins hun will show you what I mean x
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
Ok Bryony thank you forgot the gel balls are wet my imagination running of again =D <3 X
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CommentAuthorbrilly
you could try something like this hun with more light in and more flowers I only had these 4 to hand x
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
wow Love it Bryony but think I would also like to make a lil mini topiary tree in the middle with roses on the polystyrene ball with a ribbon holding an emerald or sapphire crown with a ribbon deffo with all the gel balls and plenty of glow sticks and if I can still put the crepe paper flowers around the tree like you have done there 4 flowers on top would i still nee plaster of paris ??
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CommentAuthorbrilly
if your making the tree you would hun just to set your rod in the bucket or u could also use oasis, the best thing to do is have a mess around with one see what you prefer hun x
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
just searched oasis think oasis will be better as the gel balls colour and glow sticks will hide it better than the plaster of paris will deffo have to make a mock up will run this past Christopher see what if he sees my vision =D ♥ X
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CommentAuthorbrilly
well have fun hun thats the main thing dont stress over them just give them ago if they dont work you can always make them for gifts etc :) xx
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CommentAuthorMrsLJDeaton
will deffo have a go Bryony thank you very much may end up bugging you if i need advice or help you are my craft expert tutor and will upload pictures will need to buy all the material then get busy ♥ X
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CommentAuthorbrilly
just glad to help hunand feel free to ask if you get stuck x
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CommentAuthorVelcro
ohh this could be a good alternative to my sweet trees if i dont do them!
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CommentAuthorRebeccaP2
This is such a brilliant idea! I'm already making all paper flowers for my wedding, despite my mum's best efforts i refuse to buy real flowers that will die the next day. But I hadn't even thought of this for topiary trees, even though having topiary trees were probably the first idea i had! Thanks for the inspiration!
CommentAuthorbrilly
lol Velcro hun thank you im just a bargain hunter I think some of the prices places charge are ridiculous so would rather have a go myself at making them :) x
your very welcome Rebecca hun :) x
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CommentAuthorAmyP7
They look amazing x x
CommentAuthorbrilly
Thank you Amy im just waiting on more crepe paper coming so I can finish them off xx
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CommentAuthor*Claire*
Started my crepe paper tree today and run out of paper, searched everywhere and they dont sell the make I have argh!! Brilly, if you're reading this, do you have a seller you used for the paper? xx
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Claire I got mine off the bay of e hun will see if I can find the link and pop it on your wall, they look fab by the way xx
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CommentAuthorMattsBride
oh my gosh! They are perfect! Simple and elegant ! Might forward the link to my arty friend who's making my invites ;) !
CommentAuthorbrilly
will stick the link on your wall hun for the tutorial for the flowers x
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CommentAuthorMattsBride
Thank you hun :) x
CommentAuthorGems
wow brilly, these are amazing!! I might even be tempted to try some myself
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CommentAuthorbrilly
Thank you Gems there fab and dont cost a great deal to make x
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and will upload pictures will need to buy all the material then get busy ♥ X
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