DIY Faux Ornamental Cabbage
6 Materials
$5.00
Easy
With September just around the corner, my thoughts are on creating fall décor. If you're a regular reader, you might have discovered how I love making things out of foam sheets! The material is so versatile and is easily manipulated with a little bit of heat, texture and color into wonderful inexpensive projects. Ornamental cabbage is a favorite of mine for fall. Its' intense shades of purple and green makes a colorful and lasting addition to any decorative arrangement. See how easy this ornamental cabbage is to make:
Make leaf templates in four or five different sizes, from four inches to a 1/2 inch. Trace on foam sheets and cut out using a ruffle or wavy line effect. You'll need about thirty petals - five to six in each size.
Lay the petals on a medium heat griddle or iron for a few seconds until the middle fluffs up and curls.
Then, place petals on soft foam and press centers with round objects for curvature.
Curl and manipulate edges for a wavy and ripple effect.
Paint petals and edges with acrylic paints, beginning with the smaller petals, in purple and then adding green and purple in variations, using small wet sponges.
To assemble the cabbage, squeeze a small sheet of foil into a ball . . .
and hot glue on the small purple petals, covering the foil.
Next, begin gluing on the remaining petals, from small to large, in a clockwise flow, overlapping the layers.
And finally, add hot glue in bottom of a terra cotta pot and insert foam and filler rock.
Insert a small wood skewer in the bottom of the faux cabbage and into the foam in the pot, securing with hot glue.
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Great idea you have! Thanks for sharing!
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You are quite welcome, and thanks Connie!
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I’ve only just seen this post. So original and great choice of veggie. Cabbage is a pretty plant.
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Thanks so much, Mary! Yes, cabbage is a pretty plant and a great model to make out of foam sheets!
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Gail, can you tell me the thickness of the craft foam? Your's looks pretty thick.