DIY Faux Potted Grass – Simple. Elegent. & Did I Mention Inexpensive? |
It’s a beautiful picture isn’t it? Much like those gorgeous spring mantles that the Martha-esque blogs produce every year. A touch of wicker and galvanized metal, an antique mirror, flowers by the dozens and mossy greens galore. You’ve seen them, right? Gorgeous, and they cost a fortune, much like the faux potted grasses that are intended for green decor year after year.
Consider this miniature potted grass decoration. It’s only 18 inches, but retails for $70.00! Well, as much as I love living and artificial greens in my home, that price tag simply isn’t in the budget.
Photo Credit: Linens-N-Things |
So I’ve created my own, adorable, extra springy faux potted grasses, for pennies. Really and truly, I did not purchase a single new item for these creations, I simply dug into my craft stash of leftover materials. DIY is so very much like a recipe, so here are your ingredients!
- empty container (I used recycled snack/breakfast containers from my kitchen)
- floral stems (I had some leftover, after removing the blossoms. Pluck the fake blooms and save them for another project! Extra thin twigs, spray painted green will also work!)
- fabric scraps or packaging material
- dried moss (I used reindeer moss)
- twine, yarn, or ribbon of your choice
- hot glue gun and hot glue
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Cari Dunn says
Cute! I love repurposing and upcycling. I’m pinning this to my Girl Scout board to do with my troop this spring!
Shirley Ann says
Cari, I do hope you try it! And it’s definitely not to hard to try with younger girls! I’d love to follow you on Pinterest if you comment back with your pin-name! 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Cathy Carroll says
This is really a cute idea and a great use of those throw away containers… Cathy
Shirley Ann says
The second container is a small oatmeal container! We go through a lot of those. I’m curious to see if anyone tries this on a really large scale and if so what they use! Thanks for stopping by!
Louida Martin says
This is very creative! I’m so not a DIY type person but this looks like something I could do. Thanks!
Shirley Ann says
I haven’t always been a DIY-er I started with the easy stuff and now I’m hooked! This project is really very easy, so go ahead and give it a try! (Plus if you put it up on a higher shelf no one will notice if it’s not completely perfect.) 🙂 Thanks for commenting!
Zakkiya Hamza says
Oh definitely doable and so very easy. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this!
Shirley Ann says
Thanks! “Doable” and “easy” are my favorite ways to craft!! 🙂
Susie Jax says
O my that is awesome. I think I will make some of those too! Very good! I am so happy to of found you via Thriving Thursday. You have an awesome site!!!I look forward to your visit at homemaker-mom.com
Shirley Ann says
Thanks so much Susie! Have fun trying this out!
Anne says
What a clever idea. Thanks for the inspiration! I found your post through the Marvelous Mondays link party.
Shirley Ann says
Thanks! So excited you stopped by!
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods says
Great idea to using all the pieces of the flowers! And I so agree about not paying a tons of $$ for grass in a pot. 😉
Thanks so much for sharing your post with Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party! Show to see you back next week!
~ Ashley
Shirley Ann says
Thanks Ashley! I just couldn’t justify throwing those empty stems away! Love how it turned out. 🙂
PioneerMomma says
Love this idea! Especially how easy and inexpensive they are to make. Thanks for sharing, your post will be featured in tonight’s What’d You Do This Weekend! Pinned 🙂
Ashley @ PioneerMomma.com
Shirley Ann says
Thank you Ashley! So glad to hear it! If you want you can tweet me a link @ABowForMama and I’ll be glad to retweet it! I’ll most likely pin it as well! Thanks for stopping by.