Silk topiary plants are ideal for hard-to-reach areas, indoor locations with limited light, and places where live potted plants cannot grow. Commercial Silk Int'l craftsmen take pride in creating quality decorative silk topiaries, and this informational video demonstrates the process of creating a silk topiary plant.
Products Used
Materials Needed
- Glue Gun
- Pliers
- Mulch or Bark
- Moss
- Spray Foam
- Knife
- Craft Ball
- Tree Stem
- Craft Pins
- Container
- Rock
- Silk Ivy Plant
Instructions
- Layer rock several inches thick at the bottom of the plant container to add ballast.
- Dispense foam. Do not fill to the top of the container. The foam will rise and expand.
- Add mulch or bark chips as a base; press into the foam. Allow to dry and set up overnight.
- Using the knife, carefully cut a hole in the bottom of the topiary ball for later insertion of the tree stem.
- Using the knife, sharpen both ends of the tree stem to a dull point.
- Quickly spread glue on the tip of the tree stem.
- Firmly press the glued end of the tree stem into the pre-carved hole of the topiary ball.
- Glue the remaining end of the tree stem.
- Insert the tree stem into the foamed container. Working quickly, be sure the stem is straight vertically. Check its potted position from all angles.
- Working in sections, apply hot glue on the ball.
- Press a clump of moss onto the hot glue to cover the ball. Continue gluing and mossing the entire surface of the topiary ball.
- Push the craft pins through the moss and glue, securing the moss onto the surface of the ball.
- Once the ball's entire surface is covered with moss, wrap the artificial ivy around the topiary ball, securing the ivy with craft pins as you work. If needed, cut the ivy into strips of foliage for better placement. Trim any excess decorative ivy.