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Supplies:
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4" terra cotta saucer
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3-1/2" terra cotta flower pot
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Craft glue or hot glue
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2 mushroom birds
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Small pieces dried flowers & moss
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1 yd. of several strands of natural raffia
Directions:
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Turn flower pot upside down and glue saucer on top of
pot.
Glue small clusters of dried flowers and moss to sides
of saucer. Glue one bird to each side of saucer on top of dried
materials. Add more flowers and moss where desired around birds.
(Hint: If birds do not stay with glue, use a small dab of floral
clay.)
Glue 2 or 3 strands raffia to each bird's beak,
letting raffia twist and drape slightly.
Tie remaining raffia around birdbath -- add a dab of
glue at back if necessary to hold, and tie a bow in front. Glue on
additional small flowers to center of bow.
Other Options:
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Use smaller terra cotta pots & saucers and smaller
birds. Use them as place settings at a shower or spring party. Fill
with colored water or pretty candies.
Make several birdbaths in various sizes. Add pillar
candles to center of birdbaths and arrange in a row on a table or
buffet.
Paint the birdbaths -- gold, silver, white, sponged
for a different look.
Float tiny roses, a single gardenia, or various colors
of loose rose petals in saucer.
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