Make Your Own Faux Spring Planter—Quick & Gorgeous!

   

Artificial Spring Bulb Planter: Additional Crafting Supplies

 

• • Mod Podge – Dollar Tree or craft stores (a perfect alternative is any Elmer's white glue) 

• • Spanish moss -

• • Green floral garden floral mossfaux bulbs or reindeer moss

• • Hot glue gun

• • Scissors

• • 2-inch foam ball – Dollar Tree or craft stores

• • Faux flower stems

• • Foam brush Brand shop 

• • Paper plate or bowl

• • Paper towel

• • Paint brush or stencil brush (if you are using wax)

• • Silicone finger protecters

• • Brown parchment paper or paper lunch bags 

• • Dark brown wax or dark brown acrylic paint
  • White cache pot or bowl - for your faux bulb planters

 

Step 1: Wrinkled Paper for a Realistic Aged Effect

 

Create a realistic aged look with wrinkled paper. Cut paper lunch bags 8 x 12 or tear half a sheet of brown parchment paper. After tearing a sheet of parchment in half, wrinkle and smooth the paper for a realistic, aged look. This is how you will achieve a realistic aged effect with wrinkled paper for your faux flower bulb planters. The great thing is this will add a wow factor to your faux spring bulb planter!

   

 

Step 2: Mod Podge Foam Ball Magic: Faux Spring Bulb Planter

  Add Mod Podge or white glue to a paper plate or bowl. Using a foam brush, spread the white glue evenly around the foam ball. The foam brush also removes some glue. Place half of the foam crafting balls into the brown parchment paper and begin to attach it to the ball. Add a bit of white glue to the edges of the paper, this will seal the edges for a real spring bulb look.    

Step 3: Twist Paper Craft Techniques: Realistic Faux Spring Bulbs

 

Gather the top of the brown parchment paper or paper lunch bags and twist. When using twist paper craft techniques, make sure to twist the paper very taut; this is the key to creating a faux spring bulb planter with Mod Podge. The twisting technique helps give your faux bulbs a natural shape. Use scissors to trim the excess paper. Add a coat of white glue to the outside of each bulb to seal the texture. This step gets sticky, so keep a paper towel nearby to wipe your fingers. Let them dry completely!  

Cindy’s Important Crafting Tips: I tried to add my cut faux stems into the parchment paper while the glue was wet. When I did this and twisted the paper for my spring bulbs, they kept falling out, and it was frustrating. So, I decided to let them dry completely.  

     

   

Step 4: Artificial Flowers or Faux Flower Stems for Your DIY Spring Planter

 

I cut my faux flower stems at different heights.  Add a bit of glue to the faux stems or artificial flowers, covering both sides. I separated the paper a little bit and added my faux stems. Let dry for 20 minutes. When separating the paper, if it tears, go with it because this adds to the natural look of this easy DIY spring planter! I used sharp scissors to snip open the paper on each bulb top. These are my favorite pair of crafting scissors and can be found at local stores or this brand shop on Amazon. These are good choice for your additional crafting supplies.

Cindy's Crafting Tip: Cutting faux stems or artificial flowers at different heights is a good choice. This gives this sweet DIY the look of real flowers beginning to grow. They look like they are in an outdoor garden in early spring.    

 

Step 5: Rustic Charm: Aged Paper for a Natural Look

 

Creating a rustic look with brown parchment paper is key to making your faux spring bulb planter look real. Add the extra glue to the inside edges and outside of the paper. Press to seal and let dry. Doing this to the faux bulbs seals the creases and edges. This adds the most natural look to my DIY spring planter.        

   

Step 6: A Natural Look: Dark Brown Wax Faux Artificial Flowers

  Using dark wax for an aged planter effect gives these artificial flowers the natural look of real flowers for my spring decor idea. I used a stencil brush and added dark wax to the paper. The great thing about using a stencil brush is that it is an easy way to add wax to the creases and details. If you would rather not purchase wax, you can use additional crafting supplies at local stores like Dollar Tree or craft stores.   Cindy’s Crafting Tip:  Dark brown acrylic paint in the color raw umber or burnt umber is best. This will give you a similar finished result. If you are using paint, I recommend dry brushing. When adding the acrylic paint. Add a little bit of acrylic paint to the tips of a paint brush or stencil brush. Wipe the excess on a paper towel. The brush should be almost dry. Use a pouncing (stabbing motion), and apply the paint until you achieve your desired look on your paper or bags covering the faux flower stems. Add extra paint to the creases and top.              

Step 7: Spanish Moss with a Bit of Glue: DIY Spring Planter

  I plugged in my hot glue gun and grabbed my rubber finger protectors. After the hot glue gun was heated, I added a bit of glue to the bottom. I added Spanish moss to the bottom of each bulb. Hold it to set. The moss adds to the natural look of real bulbs in this sweet DIY. When I finished adding the Spanish moss, I snipped the ends.        

Step 8: Putting Faux Bulb Planters Together

  Now it’s time to put my faux spring bulb planter together. I am using a dough bowl. Any bowl or urn will work for this easy DIY spring centerpiece with faux stems.  I added reindeer moss. The green color of the moss adds a bit of nature to my faux spring bulb planter. Cindy’s Crafting Tip: If you don’t want to use reindeer moss, for a different look add garden pebbles.    

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