Yesterday when I was cleaning, I took notice to the small, upcycled vases sitting empty on my coffee table. I made them last year (see DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Urns Using Dollar Store Glass and Cast Off Ceramic Containers) and decided it was time to add something to them. I decided to fill them with fake cotton branch stems. They were super easy, inexpensive and quick to make. Here is how I did it.
Supplies:
I grabbed some leaves, twigs, a bag of inexpensive cotton balls and my hot glue gun. You can also reuse cotton from commercial medication packaging. My husband calls the leaves I grabbed, "penny oak" leaves. I'm not positive of the actual name but I know they are everywhere in my backyard. They worked PERFECTLY. If you cannot find them, I'm sure you can cut some other brown leaves down to size as a replacement.
Steps:
1. Fluff out some regular, store-bought cotton balls by pulling them out on each side with your fingers.
2. I hot glued leaves to the back.
3. I cut a small hole in the center of the leaves.
4. I added a little hot glue to an end on the stem, stuck it through the hole inside the leaves and up inside the cotton ball.
I simply repeated the process until I was satisfied with how many cotton "blooms" were on the branches and I was done. My little coffee table vases are empty no more!
Topics: #how #to #make #faux #fake #cotton #branches #home #decor #upcycled #recycled
Oh wow! thats a great idea, would have never though of that.
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What a fun and unique craft idea!
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Ahh, there they are after I saw theit introduction on Instagram. AS I drove by a field yesterday your post came to mind. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI usually use real ones for fall decor, but the fields here look puny this year. Too dry, so this is a good replacement
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What an adorable and clever idea!
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ReplyDeleteWe live where cotton is grown (Texas Coastal Region)and we find raw cotton all along the Farm-To-Market roads. I even have some left somewhere and when I find it I know what to do with it now.
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