Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Moss Thingamabobs

I have a super duper simple project to share with you guys today that takes maybe all of 10 minutes to do.

Remember these little guys I purchased from the thrift store for .25 cents each?


Well, they were looking a little plain on my bedside table, so I picked up a bag of assorted styrofoam balls at the Dollar Tree for - you guessed it - a dollar!


You want the balls to be a little bit smaller than the containers you will be putting them into.


Next, I took some leftover moss (from my bedroom urn project) and hot glued it on the styro balls (which is why you want the balls to be smaller so there will be room for the moss).


I just popped them in their new homes without attaching them (although I don't know how long that will last with a curious 3 year old). I love the bright green of this moss. It adds so much color to my bedside table.


 Can someone tell me what those silver holders are for? I bought them in the kitchen section, but have no clue what they are for.

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8 comments:

  1. Sarah @ Cozy.Cottage.Cute.January 18, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Hmmm, giant egg cups?

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  2. AshleyJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Where does one get that moss?

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  3. Ali @ Honey and Maple SyrupJanuary 18, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    I got the moss from Michael's. I want to say it was about $5 for a bag, but I used a 40% off coupon. It's such a great shade of green!

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  4. Amy KinserJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    I think they are used to hold great looking moss covered styrofoam balls. :)

    Not sure what they are but they do look great!!

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  5. SindyJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Ali, I think they look like chocolate sundae cups from an old fashioned ice cream parlour! Love what you did with them, too :)
    Sindy

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  6. Shortbread and GingerJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:51 AM

    I agree with Sindy about the little dishes. Years ago they were used for ice cream - here in Scotland anyway. You have some inspiring ideas in your blog.
    Liz

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  7. thebluemuse, phdJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    Cute! I'm on board with the ice cream idea. They look like the spumoni dishes from the Spaghetti Factory.

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  8. DebJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Super cute Ali and I love those silver dishes...they are perfect little moss ball holders! ~Deb~

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