Saturday, March 26, 2011

Goodwill Candlesticks to Easter Topiaries










Apparently there is a theme with Goodwill candlesticks on my blog! Maybe it should be called Look at All The Cool Stuff You Can Make with Candlesticks Blog.....I have been wanting to try to make some topiaries and when I saw these cute boy and girl bunny candlesticks for $1.99 each I knew I had my chance!















I bought some plain pots at the craft store and sprayed them pink.


















Then I bought two 6 inch Styrofoam balls and cut almost a whole yard of felt circles. This is about 4 (kiddie) naps worth of work! I used the same technique to make the felt ruffle heart wreath last month. You just fold the circles in quarters and pin away! The Idea Room is where I originally saw this method.









I put two green kid cups upside down in the pots because I didn't have any floral foam. I placed the candlesticks on top and then put moss around the edges. That was it! So simple.



I think these look super cute with the rest of my Easter decorations! And fingers crossed my kids haven't tried to destroy them :)












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Lina



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44 comments:

craftynan said...

hiya , these are sooooooo cute worth all that cutting and folding during nap time ...hope the house work did not suffer for them ???.....lol
tfs
xmaggiex

Jen-CraftOManiac said...

THAT IS SO PRECIOUS AND CREATIVE! lOVE THAT YOU TURNED CANDLESTICKS INTO darling Topiary's WELL DONE. winks-jen

Pink Stitches said...

These are so cute! And they're pink!! Love em

Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles said...

This is great! looks very fancy!
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Karen said...

What a great job! I love the candlesticks. So adorable!!
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Rachel said...

I LOVE Goodwill!!! I am a self professed ADDICT and seeing CUTE projects like this will send me running to check out our local goodies, tomorrow! YIKES ;)
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Catch A Falling Star said...

Your topiaries are absolutely adorable! I have seen cute candlesticks like those before but, never thought about using them like you did.
Great job!

Farah Muzaffar said...

Very different topiary... looking so feminine...
Hope you love to play with colours and flowers? Please visit me at
http://craftaworld.blogspot.com/
Love
Farah

Mrs. Huse Clifton said...

Love goodwill and love your transformation

Amanda Dale said...

Love it! Great job!

Erin said...

Ok, seriously....that is genious! They look so adorable as topiaries!!! :)

Jen-CraftOManiac said...

Shared this on my CraftOManiac FB page. I just think its so darling and clever. winks-jen

Susan said...

What a wonderful creative thing you made!!

Sue said...

Cute idea for the topiary globe! There are endless possibilities for fabrics and colors. Thanks for the inspiration. Visiting from Linda's party. ~ Sue

Erin W said...

VERY VERY CUTE!!! Great job! I love the flowers. Now I need to go make me some :) lol

Christina @ The Tattered Tag said...

So nifty, thrifty & creative. I invite you to share your wonderful idea with my followers, please link to my blog bash K.I.S.S. Happy to be a new follower:)

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Christi @ Love From The Oven said...

Stopped by from Tip Tuesday. These are absolutely adorable!!! What a fabulous idea, I love it, thanks for sharing!

Cheryl @ Sew Can Do said...

Really cute & spring-y. Would love for you to link it to my Craftastic party:)

radn said...

What a brilliant idea! Love those candlesticks.

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Rleen said...

This is gorgeous! I love the colors.
Hugs, Rleen

Kim @ Cheap Chic Home said...

What a great use of those candle holders. They are really updated.

Buffie said...

So very cute! Thanks for the great idea!!!

Buffie
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Judy said...

I just love these topiaries. Thanks so much for sharing them at my Swing into Spring party.

Magpies and Magnolias said...

What a wonderful idea! They turned out so cute! I will be on the hunt for candlesticks this week!

Kim @ Savvy Southern Style said...

Those are really cute. thanks for sharing them at WUW.

Diane Writes said...

So cute!!! I love your blog too. I hope we could develop s connection by following each others blog. Wishing you more happiness!

Anu@My Dream Canvas said...

This is lovely. Hope to see you at My Dream Canvas!

Korrie@RedHenHome said...

I would've passed these by as candleholders--but as topiaries, they're adorable! Thanks for stopping by Red Hen Home!

southernscraps said...

So cute. Just like Korrie, I would have passed these by, but they are so cute as topiaries. Your whole display looks great.

Kelly said...

pretty! love this!

Caroline @ Rugrats + Royalty said...

I love the spring-y feel of these! The colours are gorgeous!

Tanya said...

Those turned out so cute...I love great thrift store finds!

Kim said...

These look so yummy! What a great Easter decoration and awesome find at Goodwill!

Christina @ The Tattered Tag said...

Happy to see your creative idea linked up last week at my K.I.S.S. blog bash. Looking forward to seeing what great project you share this week, remember the link is open until tonight @ midnight {CST}.

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Laura Ingalls Gunn said...

Adorable. Creative. Genius.

I am having a spring craft linky party and giveaway on my blog this Friday. I would love for you to showcase this wonderful project.

Details are on my blog today.

Joanna said...

Hi there! I love this idea...it's so darling...and I was hoping that you might add it to my Easter and Spring Linking Party to share with my readers. If you are interested, you can go here http://bakedbyjoanna.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-linking-party.html to enter. Thanks!

Joanna said...

Thanks for linking up!

Jorgelina said...

Happy Pink Saturday and Happy Easter!!!

gena said...

Oh my goodness - those are just adorable ! What a great idea !!!!


Happy Pink Saturday !

gena

nancy said...

HPS to you and Happy Easter. I still can't figure out how you put those pink petals on the topiary ball. Love what you got to share today.
Have a great weekend.
Nancy

pinkim said...

Too cute! Pinkim from TrulySimplyPink

Cottage Touch said...

Genius!Thank you for sharing ~ HPS & Happy Easter~

Beverly said...

Happy Pink Saturday, Lina. I am so glad you joined us.

These are darling. I think I need to start going to Goodwill with you.

Wendy@~Chez~La~De~da~ said...

Sending my tablescaping friends HERE for ideas!!! You sure come up with some GREAT ideas!!! KUDOS!!!
:*~:*~Wendy:*~:*~