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Home ยป DIY & Tutorials ยป Tutorial: Cheap DIY Moss Spheres, Any Size!

Tutorial: Cheap DIY Moss Spheres, Any Size!

April 5, 2010 by Kara Cook 10 Comments

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Did all of you have a wonderful Easter weekend? I sure did. We spent the weekend at my parents’ house, and it was fabulous to be away from the ringing phone. ๐Ÿ™‚

My boys are on spring break this week, so of course the weather is awful. Windy, cloudy, cold, and rainy with an occasional snow flurry. Nice. We are heading south in a few days in hopes of finding some much needed sunshine.

Now that my craft boutique is finished, I have been able to work on some DIY decorating projects around the house. I am working on the area above the desk in our kitchen. I needed some moss spheres to fill a vase. I was planning on using the same method I described earlier, but I couldn’t find any balls that were small enough. So I made my own. And they were free!

Are you ready for my secret?

I wadded up some newspaper from our recycling bin. I started with a small piece and kept adding till it was the size I wanted:

diy-home decor

Next I wrapped it with masking tape so it would hold its shape. They don’t turn out perfectly round, so just squish them around till they are close.diy-home decorThen apply hot glue and start attaching moss (I got mine at the dollar store).
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Just keep adding glue and moss till your entire ball is covered.

diy-home decorWhen I was finished, I took mine and smashed it between my cupped hands so it would have a more smooth look.

I needed five of them:
diy-home decor
Here they are all finished.
diy-home decor
I put them in a vase I bought at the dollar store and wrapped with some ribbon. It is sitting on a candle holder that I got at the thrift store and spray painted. No one would ever guess they started with some scraps of paper. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  1. Virginia Pfau

    April 11, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Hi Kara

    Very clever Idea. As a floral designer, I would use a clear Lomey design dish on top, and make a seasonal arrangement, fresh, silk/ with some dried. The green moss with lichen covered twigs, and imagination run wild. Change the arrangement out with the occasion.

    Ginny

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  2. peachy

    January 12, 2012 at 1:30 pm

    they look like balls of marijuana haha!

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  3. Jennifer Dixon

    December 31, 2010 at 11:07 am

    This is awesome! And no one would ever know it started out as paper. I guess one man’s trash can be that same man’s treasure!

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  4. Jess @ Frugal with a Flourish

    August 3, 2010 at 3:52 am

    LOVE this idea! Just found you in the Tip Junkie Stumble list! This is a great post!

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    • Kara

      August 3, 2010 at 1:35 pm

      Thanks Jess, I’m glad you found it. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Cameron

    August 2, 2010 at 8:59 pm

    I love this…thank you. You just saved me a ton of money!

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  6. Lula Lola

    August 2, 2010 at 11:58 am

    These are great! Love this idea! Looks really cool in your vase.

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    • Kara

      August 2, 2010 at 12:10 pm

      Thanks Lula! They are sure fun!

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  7. Charlene @ A Virtuous Woman

    August 2, 2010 at 10:58 am

    I love these, and they are so expensive in the stores–or maybe I’m just a cheapskate, I’m not sure, but I just can’t see paying the prices they charges for these things! I’m moving in about a week, but I can’t wait to get settled and make some for my living room!

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    • Kara

      August 2, 2010 at 12:11 pm

      If you’re a cheapskate, then I am too. ๐Ÿ™‚
      Good luck with the move!

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