Jute Flower Bouquet

When I saw this trio of buckets at Tuesday Morning for just $10 I snatched it up! Then I had to figure out what to put in them! I decided that jute would look great with the antiqued buckets, so I played around and came up with jute flowers (inspired by hydrangeas) with upholstery tack centers. I purchased the jute ribbon and upholstery tacks from Mindy Mae's Market.

 

Cut your jute ribbon into two inch squares.

Fold in half.

 

Fold in half again.

 

Hold the folded corner and trim the square into a petal shape.

 

When you open it you will have your flower!

 

Dab white paint randomly on the flowers.

 

Cut a styrofoam ball in half and cover it with masking paper

(purchased at Home Depot).

 

Fill the bucket with floral styrofoam (purchased at the Dollar Tree).

 

Join two of the flowers with an upholstery tack, then push the tack into the styrofoam ball. Repeat until the bouquet is full.
The beauty of using tacks is you can reposition the flowers as desired to achieve the fullness you prefer!

I just love it!

Be sure to check out more of Morena's creations over on her blog!

Tulle Easter Basket

Morena spiced up Easter with her little metal bucket "Easter basket" for the boys, and for the girls...

Would you believe that this started as a basket from the Dollar Tree? I liked that it was painted silver (perfect for a princess) and decided to use tulle to dress it up!

I measured the length from the top of the basket to the bottom and then added an inch. I wrapped the tulle several times and then cut one end

(as pictured above)

I then twisted the folded end twice and used hot glue to adhere it to the basket.

Once the basket was surrounded in white tulle I started making freaking rosettes. I cut a 5 by 4 inch piece of tulle.

Fold in half lengthwise twice.

Roll into a rosette and hot glue over the tops of the tulle.

Add beads to make centers for the rosettes. I glued them on.

And there is your updated one dollar basket!

It is so hard to photograph tulle! I made several attempts but these pictures just don't do it justice. You will have to make one to see for yourself!

Perfect for carrying toads around the yard!

Or depositing leaves and grass in!