I was inspired by the adorable peeps topiary in Woman’s Day Magazine. I don’t see it up on their site yet but here is a tutorial on how to make this cute topiary.
Supplies:
- Flower pot/pail
- 12″ dowel
- Green paint and paintbrush
- Embroidery hoop (their’s calls for a 6inch, but 8inch is all I could find)
- Peeps (I used 4 packages)
- Green Easter grass
- Glue gun
- Flower foam
Cut your foam so that it fits in your pail. After you’ve painted your dowel glue it onto the opening of the embroidery hoop. Use a lot of glue!
Then take a group of 5 peeps and glue them onto the hoop. DO NOT separate, but slightly bend them to encircle the hoop.
I apologize for not having a picture of the last steps. After your peeps are glued on the hoop, glue the dowel into your foam. You can spray the peeps with a craft sealer to help preserve them. Add the Easter grass and then you’re done!
Tip: check your peeps to make sure they are all in good shape. One of my packages didn’t look as nice as the others and I’m considering redoing that section.
Isn’t this a fun craft? Thanks for stopping!
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Very cute!!!! I am a new follower!!
awesome, you just have to smile when you see that!
Aww…this is a super cute idea! I'd have a problem with too many peeps disappearing in the creating process :-). This is really adorable, I love it! Great job!
Absolutely Adorable! I think I might have to try this one out. Although….. I might find too many packages of my supplies eaten before I could finish the project. ;-)
How cute! What a unique way to use Peeps.
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Just found you from Tatertots & Jello. Love this! I may try it as a wreath… Thanks for sharing.
-Vanessa
but can you still eat the peeps???
megan
craftycpa.blogspot.com
So very cute! I am going to do an entire Peep week in a couple of weeks and I would love to show this off as part of my Peep Week! So very cute and creative!
Ashley
http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Oh my gosh. One of THE cutest peeps projects I've seen! So tweeting this!
So, I did end up making the Peeps Easter Wreath! I linked to you if you want to check it out.
https://rescuedgoods.blogspot.com/2011/03/peeps-easter-wreath-tutorial.html
-Vanessa
Really cute & fun. A kid's dream! Would love for you to link it to my Craftastic party:)
Very cute idea…I happened to have lots of peeps on hand right now!
I love your blog! I am your newest follower…I hope you will drop by my blog sometime!!
Looking forward to getting to know you!!
~~~rhonda~~~
I love this super cute peep tutorial! I featured it on Hoo's got talent! Thanks for linking up to the party!
Absolutely love it! What a wonderful way to celebrate the season with Peeps!
Newest follower,
Jenn/Rook No. 17
very sweet! You have my mouth watering for peeps!
gail
So cute! Featuring you on Wednesday! Feel free to stop by and grab a button if you like. Thanks for the great idea!
Ashley
http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Cute! What a fun idea. Now I really want some Peeps to eat.
Yum and so cute! I'm so glad to find another blogger out there using Peeps to decorate with — love it!
i LOVE this so much! i just had to share it on my site! i linked to you here:
https://dollarstoremom.com/2011/04/easter-crafts-for-kids-roundup/
I love it! I'll be featuring this on my blog on Thursday–hope you will stop by! ;)
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