Cabbage
Leaf Bowl
& Veggie Centerpiece
Project
by Sandi Reinke.
Cabbage
Leaf Bowl
Materials
Loose Ends
cabbage leaves (Click
here to Order) #61360
Loose Ends French onion braid (Click
here to Order) #77562
bowl
aluminum foil
Beacon's Liquid Laminate (Click
here to Order) #73953
hot glue sticks
glue gun
Steps:
1. Wrap bowl
with aluminum foil as tightly as possible (figure A).
2. Turn the
bowl upside down and curve one cabbage leaf from the bottom of
the bowl pointing to the top rim of the bowl.
3. Place another
leaf on top of the first, bending in the same way. Paint Liquid
Laminate to the bottom of the second leaf and apply it to the
first leaf (figure B).
4. Continue
around the bowl until you have formed a leaf bowl around the base
bowl.
5. Place another
row of leaves on top of the first row, but start over the seams
of the first row and laminate in the same way (figure
C).
6. Apply two
leaves to the bottom of the bowl, finishing the bottom of the
piece.
7. Let dry
about two hours or until completely dry.
8. Remove
six French onions from the braid and hot glue them to the bottom
of the bowl. Place one in the center and the others around that
one
(figure D).
Cabbage Centerpiece
Materials
Loose Ends
cabbage (Click
here to Order) #77270
small bag of gravel
small piece of florist foam
hot glue sticks
glue gun
Steps:
1. Cut top
of cabbage open. Make a 4-inch circle in the top, and clean out
the stuffing (figure E).
2. Place the
bag of gravel in the bottom of the opening (figure F).
3. Glue the
floral foam on the top of the bag. This should not go above the
top of the opening in the cabbage (figure G).
4. Cut the
flower head from the stem of the crinkle hydrangea. Leave a 4-inch
stem at the base of the flower head.
5. Take the
flower apart and fluff. Then place them in the floral foam. Continue
until you have used all the flowers (figure H).
6. Use several
of these in a row down the center of the table.
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