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My Pottery Barn wanna-bees

  • October 18, 2011
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A few years ago, I saw something similar to this in the Pottery Barn catalog for like a jillion dollars. Since I don’t have a jillion dollar budget, I made my own knock off.

I bought 5 grapevine wreaths for each topiary staggering in sizes. I started with the biggest on the bottom and stacked them all on top of each other.

Then I used florist wire to wire each wreath to the one on top of it and the one below it.


After having a “volcano” of wreaths….you stuff the entire inside tightly with newspaper. It will hold the shape. I’ve had these topiaries for 5 or 6 years….and they are still holding up.

The top wreath will show an open hole with newspaper showing, so I stuff the tops heavily with sticks, berries and leaf picks. All from Hobby Lobby.

Then I shove whatever fall picks I have into the sides. They will fade every few years and need replaced.


I place the topiaries in my summer pots and anchor them down with landscape spikes.

When the season is over, I literally pick them up, put a trash bag over them and keep them in the basement until the next year.


But in the meantime, I enjoy them all fall. At a fraction of the cost.

Sorry Pottery Barn. You know I luv ya….

Linking up to CSI fall projects.

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7 comments
  1. Shaunna says:
    October 18, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    It turned out beautifully!! Really, really love them!
    🙂
    shaunna

  2. Gypsy Heart says:
    October 19, 2011 at 12:29 am

    What a great idea!! Looks so full and lush. Thanks so much for sharing!

    xo
    Pat

  3. Tracy's Trinkets and Treasures says:
    October 19, 2011 at 12:30 am

    I think your porch looks like a gazellion dollars. Pretty!!!

  4. Carolyn's Tiny Tales says:
    October 19, 2011 at 12:59 am

    LOVE the Fall decor, your entire front porch is amazing!

  5. Terri says:
    October 21, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    I saw this yesterday but had to come back today to Pin it!!! I love this idea. If you stuff a lot of things into it, it would work for any season!! Thank you! Blessings!

  6. Trixi says:
    November 11, 2011 at 9:31 am

    Amazing!! Wish I had something similar 🙂

    http://secrets-of-a-creative-mind.blogspot.com/

  7. Sherilan says:
    November 18, 2013 at 9:02 pm

    Such a easy and cute idea ~ can’t wait to make some!!

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