 Natural
Cake Centerpiece
Designed By: Vicki Payne
Typical
Project Completion Time:
2-4 hours
(does not include drying time)
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MATERIALS
NEEDED:
STYROFOAM*
Brand Products:
1- 6" x 3" cake dummy or 3- 6" x 1" discs
1- 10" x 3" cake dummy or 3- 10" x 1" discs
1- 12" x 3" cake dummy or 3- 12" x 1" discs
1- 3" ball
1- 2" ball
Other Materials:
Basil green craft paint
5 yds. faux bark paper ribbon
3- 6" x 1/2" wooden dowels or 1- 20" tree branch,
approximately 1/2" in diameter
Dried straw flowers and grass
Spanish moss
Dried box wood (yellow in color)
Supplies
Needed:
Scissors
Paper
Pencil
Ruler
Serrated knife
Old candle
Glue gun and glue sticks
| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1.
If using 1" discs, glue same size discs together, creating 6",
10" and 12" cake layers. |
| 2.
Glue together strips of paper ribbon to cover the tops of 10"
and 12" layers and top and bottom of 6" layer. Trace around
discs and cut out; glue circles to layers. Wrap the sides of
each layer with strips of ribbon. |
| 3.
Glue moss around bottom edge of 12" layer. Center the 10" layer
over the 12" layer and glue in place. |
| 4.
Cut foam balls in half; spray one half of each ball with basil
paint. |
| 5.
If using branch, cut three 6" lengths. Spray branches or dowels
and dried grass with basil paint. |
| 6.
Using a ruler and paper, draw a triangle with three equal sides
measuring 3 1/2", cut out. Center triangle on 10" layer; pin
in place. Each point of the triangle should be 3" from edge
of layer. Using a pencil, make a 1/2" deep hole at each triangle
point. Remove triangle. Glue dowel or branch in each hole. |
| 7.
Glue painted half of 3" ball between three wooden branches.
Add boxwood, dried grass and dried flowers to ball and around
base of 12" layer (see photo). |
| 8.
Apply glue to top of three branches or dowels; center 6" layer
and gently push on to branches. Using a level, adjust 6" layer
until it is even. Glue painted half of 2" ball in the center
of top layer; decorate with boxwood, dried grass and flowers. |
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