How to make a topiary with your own hands?

How to make walnut topiary?

Any home-made "tree of happiness" consists of three elements: the base, trunk and crown. Each of the components may look different, hence the variety of compositions.

We talk about how to make an unusual tree out of nuts in the following master class:

In the photo, a do-it-yourself topiary made of walnuts in an eco-style with a decorated planter.

What do you need to prepare?

For work you will need:

• Capacity of a suitable form (flower pot);
• Branches or Chinese sticks.
• Inshell walnuts.
• Floral sponge.
• A ball of rope or a vine.
• Threads.
• Acrylic paint and brushes.
• Glue gun.
• Decor for masking a floral sponge (sachet).

Step-by-step master class for beginners

Getting to the production of topiary:

1. Scissors cut the branches to decorate the cache-pot.
   
2. We connect the twigs together:
   
3. As a result, we get such a product:
   
4. We make a trunk of three connected branches:
   
5. We fix it in the workpiece, gluing for reliability:
   
6. We color nuts in any color. We have this universal white:
   
   
7. Let the nuts dry, then glue the ball over them. Hot glue is ideal for this:
   
   
   
8. Fill the pot with a floral sponge:
   
9. We fix the tree inside:
   
10. Decorate the pot with branches. We pre-coat it with glue so that the workpiece holds stronger:
    
    
11. We close the junction with a sachet or any other decorative material:
    
12. A do-it-yourself topiary will look good not only in the kitchen, but also in any living room.
    

Coffee Bean Topiary

This composition is an excellent addition to the design of the room, and also symbolizes well-being and happiness. Fantasy coffee bean topiary will be a pleasant surprise for a woman or a man.

Creating a topiary from coffee beans with your own hands, you can use not only a ball, but also other forms: a heart or a cone. In stores for needlework special foam blanks are sold, but they can be made independently. As a decor, cinnamon sticks, dried orange slices, cloves are perfect.

In the photo there is aromatic coffee topiary, the crown of which is decorated with grains. Two branches serve as trunks, and the planter is covered with moss and artificial plants.

Cone topiary

Material for such a tree of happiness can be found literally underfoot. Cones need to be collected, washed in water and dried for 10 minutes in an oven preheated to 300-350 degrees. Topiary made of cones is quite simple and does not require financial investments, it can be taken to kindergarten or school as a craft from natural materials. It will also serve as an excellent addition to a gift for the New Year.

To keep the bumps firmly, they are glued to the tips of pins or toothpicks and inserted into a foam ball. Also, cones can be painted: with a brush or spray paint.

In the photo is a crown of topiary, made by hand and decorated with acorns, beads and ribbons from bows.

Shell Topiary

So that the seashells brought from the rest do not gather dust in a vase, they can be turned into an unusual tree that fits perfectly into the marine interior style. This video describes how to create a do-it-yourself topiary for beginners. As the basis for the crown, a newspaper tightly wrapped with twine is used here. The author of MK shows how to make a stable design without acquiring special materials for this.

Satin Ribbon Topiary

This inexpensive but refined material that is easy to work with. The sewing store sells ribbons of any size and color. From them you can make flowers, bows and leaflets for composition, and fill in the blank spaces between them with beads or decorative buttons.

You can create a tender or, on the contrary, bright tree from satin ribbons of different colors after watching this informative video:

Napkin Topiary

Modern craftswomen come up with new types of topiary, surprising with their ingenuity. So, to create flowers, felt fabric, organza and sisal, as well as feathers and even ordinary napkins, are used.

This video presents a step-by-step master class on manufacturing topiary from viscose napkins:

Corrugated Paper Topiary

Colored paper, twisted in a special way, easily turns into a spectacular decor for the crown of the tree. Finished items are fixed on the base with a toothpick or glued to it. Realistic flowers can be made of corrugation - roses or peonies, and since paper and a foam ball weigh little, the topiary can be of any size. The large floor composition made of paper flowers looks spectacular, which can serve as an excellent decoration for a romantic photo shoot.

In the photo there is an interesting topiary made by hand from corrugated paper with the addition of roses from cold porcelain.

Candy Topiary

Such a gift will be appreciated by the sweet tooth, as well as young guests at the children's party. In the manufacture of the barrel, you can use pencils wrapped in ribbons, and as a container - a capacious mug, then the gift will be not only tasty, but also useful.

Edible compositions from marmalade, fruits, berries and sweets without candy wrappers look spectacular. To fix the elements, skewers are used that are strung on a foam ball.

On the photo is a chocolate topiary in paper packaging. For the decor, wide ribbons are used.

Coin Topiary

A real money tree will become an impressive decor item if you lay out the coins carefully and cover the finished composition with paint with a metallic effect. To create a curved trunk, you can take a thick wire and wrap it with a twine. Coins, mini bags and banknotes are suitable for decoration of the pot.

In the photo there is a tree of small coins. A foam ball was taken as the basis for the ball.

Flower topiary

The most popular version of the tree of happiness is floral. With the help of high-quality artificial flowers, you can create compositions of any size: small - put on a chest of drawers or a bedside table, and large - on the floor.

In the photo, do-it-yourself topiary in pots made of flowers, fruits, ribbons and organza.

Tools and materials

To create a spectacular artificial flower topiary, you will need:

• Flower pot.
• Foam ball.
• Flowers and berries.
• Sisal.
• Barrel blanks.
• Glue gun.
• Plaster or alabaster.
• Acrylic paint with tint, brush.
• Hand saw, awl, side cutters.
• Masking tape.
• Felt-tip pen.

Step-by-step instruction

Getting started:

1. We draw two circles designating a zone without decor. We will insert two branches here.
   

   

2. Separate the flowers from the stems, retreating 2-3 cm.
   

   

3. Thus, we prepare all the buds, leaves and berries.
   

   

4. We roll several balls from sisal.
   

   

5. For the largest flowers, pierce the holes with an awl, coat the stems with glue, connect:
   

   

6. We fix the elements of medium size. To do this, we glue the ball with glue, press the flowers:
   

   

7. Lastly, glue small leaves and berries. To give volume to the “bouquet” and fill the voids, you need to add sisal balls.
   

   

8. We saw off wooden workpieces of the right size. They look best when intertwined. For a while we fasten them with masking tape.
   

   

9. We make holes in the foam ball with the help of branches, pour glue there and fix the future trunk:

   

10. We plant alabaster, pour the solution into the pot, not reaching its edge.

    

11. We insert the barrel and hold it until the mixture grasps. It usually takes about 3-5 minutes. The whole solution solidifies completely during the day.

    

12. The legs of the tree are covered with acrylic paint.

13. To complete the work we hide the alabaster under the sisal tape, gently gluing it in a circle: from the center to the edges. We cut off the excess.

    

14. The spectacular do-it-yourself topiary is ready!

A selection of unusual ideas

Previously, large trees or shrubs, trimmed in the shape of bizarre shapes, were called topiary. Today, this art is accessible to everyone, since any interesting objects will be suitable for decorating a do-it-yourself topiary.

Unusual topiaries are made from tangerines, wax vegetables and even garlic; form a crown of cotton bolls, decorative Easter eggs or Christmas balls. They collect compositions with tiny houses, ladders and birdhouses, adding figures of gnomes and birds - as you can see, the possibilities for creating a topiary with your own hands are endless.

Topiary, having an original appearance, are presented in our gallery. We hope that these ideas inspire you to be creative.