Supplies needed:
- One empty glass bottle
- a couple dozen twigs, about 1/4-inch in diameter
- four artificial floral sprays in fall colors (I purchased mine for $1 each at Dollar Tree)
- hot glue gun
- string, twine or florist wire
For your glass bottle, you can use an empty juice or frappacino bottle, wash it out before using. Gather some twigs, and use hand pruning shears to cut them to approximately the same length. Make sure they come a couple inches above the bottle when standing up. Bunch your selected flowers together and wrap the stems with twine or florist wire. Trim the bottom so the stems are the same length, and the arrangement looks nice when placed in your bottle.
Step Two: Glue!
Use your hot glue gun to attach the twigs all around the bottle, making sure they don't go beyond the bottom of the bottle so it will stand up without wobbling!
Step Three: Viola!
Place your flowers in the bottle, and disply on any table or counter in your home! Feel free to be creative with this project! Here are a few ideas:
- add a raffia ribbon around your twig 'vase'
- add long, slender twigs from birch or other trees to the arrangement for vertical interest
- try this idea with a taller container for long-stemmed artificial sunflowers (available at most Dollar Trees)
- Use twigs to encircle a short round basket to hold a 'mound' shaped arrangement, or replace the flowers with artificial fruits and vegetables
Total cost: about $4
Time spent: about 30 minutes
Such a colorful, crisp and fall-ish looking idea! Thanks for sharing! One might note the lamp on my follower photo....we bought the lamp stand for 7$, and got miniature white lights at the thrift store. We also bought greenery. We then removed the light bulb and shade holder and stuck a fixture to plug the lights in the bulb socket. After taping on the greenery; we wound the white lights through the bows to create a special effect!! A great and beautiful brain storm by my husband!
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