Topiary or ornamental tree in an organza pot

I have long wanted to decorate my kitchen with decorative topiary. This is the name of a small flower or fruit tree. Topiary is used for interior decoration and is also called the “tree of happiness”. I think such a craft will add a touch of romance to the interior of your kitchen, it will be appropriate on the window and it is quite possible to serve the table with it. However, such a decoration can be placed in any room.

We will need:

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• Foam forms;
• Organza (1m x 1m);
• Silk ribbons;
• Scissors;
• Hot glue, pins;
• Scotch;
• Wire;
• Decor elements.

1. In order to make a topiary, we need a base - a foam ball. I bought a small diameter ball, only 7 cm. Also, from the satin ribbon, I have a foam cylindrical base, which I will use as a pot for my tree.
   
2. The material for my tree will be organza - a translucent fabric. You can use any fabric, but organza is the most convenient - it is light, weightless, looks like an air cloud.
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3. We will attach the patches with pins. This will speed up and simplify our work. The pins fit easily into the foam. And a lot of glue will go away and it can be seen.
   
4. We take the fabric, approximately 1m by 1m. I have such a large enough piece of a bouquet of flowers. The more fabric you use, the fluffier your tree will be, so be guided by your preference. Cut into small squares from the fabric, about 6 cm x 6 cm.
   
5. We begin to form our crown. We take one or two squares, pierce it with a pin in the middle and then stick the pin into our foam ball.
   
6. Each next element is pinned at a distance of 1 cm.
   
7. In this case, the fabric rises as much as possible, such beams are obtained.
   
8. Thus, we decorate the entire ball. Our crown is ready.
   
9. We make the trunk. We take the wire and fold it in four. We twist into a tourniquet. A tree trunk can be made from a simple wooden stick or an unnecessary pencil. But in our case, a wire is needed, since I want to make the trunk curved.
   
10. Next, we use ordinary white paper napkins or handkerchiefs, in which we wrap our wire to seal and decorate the barrel.
    
11. We take a glue gun or tape for fastening parts.
    
12. We use satin ribbons for decoration.
    
13. You can also wrap the trunk with regular thread or rope. I wrapped a yellow satin ribbon around the barrel. We wrap the foam cylinder with a pink satin ribbon.
    
14. Instead of weed, I use a net from a bouquet of flowers. You can use green threads or replace with some kind of beads.
    
15. Next, we insert the barrel into the pot and bend it. When you fold over the trunk and set up the crown, you need to try placing your tree on a table and check for stability. If the craft tilts and falls, adjust the wire to stabilize it.
    
16. It remains for us to decorate our craft. small bows made of multi-colored ribbons are great for.
    
17. Since the tree turned out to be a pale pink color, I decided to decorate it with strawberries - it will be a strawberry tree.
    

I add a few strawberries to the pot, as if the berries fell on the grass. I place the rest with a leaf on the crown of the tree and attach several multi-colored bows around the perimeter with hot glue.