Do you ever start a project and have all the intentions in the world of taking pictures of every step and then get busy and don’t take any!!!! Wow, what a dorf I am. Anyway, when I was shopping at Hobby Lobby the other day with the girls, I saw so many wonderful boxwood topiaries and really would love to have a couple, but the price of $24 to $29 each stopped me. When I got home I thought I have a boxwood orb, so maybe I could just make one.
I found a few twigs, got out the hot glue, wire, moss, a pot and some ribbon and went to town. See the mess, I really did mean to take pics, but I think this is really pretty simple.
Actually, I don’t think pictures are necessary. I cut a stem off a bush, and then some smaller ones to add to it, wired them all together, and stuck them in some foam in an old clay pot. Then I hot glued the boxwood orb to the sticks, placed some moss around the bottom, tied a little burlap ribbon and said done. I got the orb at Michaels on sale for $4, the rest was free, so this saved me a bunch.
This all started because I wanted to fluff up my “office”. That is a term I use really, really loosely. I don’t have an office, I don’t even have a desk, I use the buffet in the breakfast room as my desk and call that little space my office.
Now this is not a pity party, this works just fine for me, and it allows me to be where everything is going on, near the familyroom and the kitchen. Small houses mean being creative.
The surface is more than big enough to hold my keyboard, monitor, the Ipad, my desktop organizer and a few decorations. I am quite happy here.
I think the new little topiary looks wonderful on the desk, stacked on a couple of books. Of course I love my wonderful Dog, and the cloche holds a couple of tiny books and another found dog figurine. Just enough to be fun and distract the eye away from the speakers.
That little desk organizer that I found at GW last year is so handy, holds pens, paper, my brush to clean the keyboard, and the door opens to hold my camera. Everything within easy reach.
I use the two drawers for other papers and things that I need, so actually, it makes a pretty good desk.
Do you have a real office, or do you improvise too?
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Kim @ Savvy Southern Style for WOW Wednesday
Deborah @ Green Willow Pond for What We Accomplished Wednesday
Ivy @ Ivy and Elephants for What’s It Wednesday
Judy @ DIY by Design for Winter Blues Wednesday
Kristen @ We Are That Family for Works For Me Wednesday
Lindsay @ Southern Lovely for Show and Share
Lucy @ Craftberry Bush for Inspiration Gallery Thursday
Yvonne @ Stonegable for Tutorials – Tips and Tidbits Thursday
Gina @ The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursday
Sherry @ No Minimalist Here for Open House Party on Thursdays
Katherine @ Katherines Corner for Favorite Things Thursday Hop
Niki @ The Vintage Farmhouse for Creative Things Thursday
Kathy @ A Delightsome Life for Home and Garden Thursday
Richella @ Imparting Grace for Grace at Home
Susan @ Between Naps On The Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Pamela @ From My Front Porch To Yours for Treasure Hunt Thursday
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