A floral arrangement box with a wooden appearance.
Approximate Time: 1-2 hours (with drying time)
Supplies:
- yoo-hoo box (or similar)
- Styrofoam or floral foam
- cheese cloth
- brown acrylic paint
- black acrylic paint
- white, tan, or cream acrylic paint
- sponge/paint brushes
- spray glue adhesive
- raffia/twine
- flowers
- moss
Instructions:
- Choose your box and cut off lid all the way around.
- Cut Styrofoam to fit down inside box.
- Apply a light coat of spray glue adhesive to box.
- Wrap the box with cheese cloth (you do not have to wait for this to dry before applying paint).
- Start applying your brown paint over the cheese cloth.
- Allow brown paint to sit for about 5 minutes.
- Begin making your black lines to simulate real bark, then use the lighter colored paints as well to create your bark look.
- Let sit for a few minutes and then spray with light coat of adhesive spray.
- Let dry before adding raffia bow and flowers. (Put a fan in front of project to help speed dry time.)
By Dawn from Huffman, TX

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