Last week, my daughter's teacher gave the parents an opportunity to help the class out with some supplies and items. I enjoy helping the school in any way, so, I took a look at the list of what the teacher needed. Colored paper, highlighters, sticky-notes, etc., and Dum Dums! I immediately thought of making one of the Dum Dum topiaries I've seen on Pintrest. Here's how I made mine:
- 5 inch foam ball
- small square piece of foam
- small tin container for the base
- 3 small dowel rods (about 8 inches long)
- 3 bags of Dum Dums (1 lb. bags)
- ribbon
- hot glue gun
My tin, some ribbon, and a bag of Dum Dums. |
Next, I added the Dum Dums to the foam ball. This was actually a little challenging for me. :) I tried to make sure they were evenly spaced, all sticking out at the same height, and look like they had a little bit of a pattern.
After I'd covered half of the ball, I decided it was time to place it in my tin. I pushed it down on the 3 dowels until it reached the foam that was in the glued into the tin. It felt really secure. Then, I finished covering the ball with the Dum Dums. The bottom row of Dum Dums were pushed up from below, with their sticks going upward into the ball of foam. I did that so the topiary would have a very round shape, rather than a half-sphere shape.
The last thing I did was hot glue a small, green bow to the tin, up near the rim. (Most of my crafts end up with at least one bow on them!) If I had used a flower pot, with a wide, flat edge around the rim, I probably would have glued a ribbon around that edge before adding the bow.
I hope the kids have as much fun enjoying the Dum Dums as I did making this topiary. :)
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