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DIY Decorative Balls in a Spring Mantel

Spring Mantel with DIY Décor Spheres

Today I am sharing my Spring mantel with a DIY decorative ball tutorial. It’s been in the 70’s here in Texas though and all the plants are confused and blooming, it’s a crazy mess of early Spring like weather so I am rolling with it! Who knows, it may freeze tomorrow, that will make for some interesting plant issues. A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

The house needed a touch of bright and cheery plus I couldn’t wait to use a few of the Christmas gifts I received. My mom gave me these deer planter/vases and they are about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

After trapesing through multiple stores on the hunt for some good fake greenery I gave up. Fake greenery just isn’t me so I decided to go the inexpensive route and use what I had. First I stuck branches in the deer then I opted for boxwood cut from the yard. Boxwood lasts surprisingly long in a vase with or without water and they dry fairly nice as well. A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

Terra Cotta pots are super cheap and a great thing to use inside or out. To age these pots and add a fresh Spring feel to them I simply dry brushed some white paint on them using an inexpensive chip brush. It took all of five minutes.A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

Next I dug up some Liriope (or Monkey Grass as we called it growing up) from the yard. Liriope spreads, so if it’s in your yard you likely have an abundance of it. This is such a hardy plant, it does well in shade or sun and can stand being ignored. All these traits mean these plants might live through Spring on my mantel and if they don’t, oh well, they were free! A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself! My sweet Mother-in-Law gave me this metal basket for Christmas, isn’t it fun? A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

I broke down and bought the big green moss balls because I think it would have cost me the same or more to make them, but as I was looking for filler spheres I just couldn’t bring myself to pay for them! Here is how I made two different decorative balls to add to my Spring Mantel:A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

DIY Decorative Balls Supply List:

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twine, jute, yarn, thinly ripped fabric or string

Mod Podge

Scissors

Plastic cup or bowl

balloonsA fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself! Make sure you use a work surface that can get dirty. This is a little messy. Blow up balloons to the desired size, I wouldn’t recommend going too large. Pour Mod Podge into cup or bowl and completely coat your material. Next remove the excess glue and begin wrapping in a random pattern around your balloon ball. A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

Let dry COMPLETELY overnight. When you are ready to get rid of the balloon, gently press the balloon away from the material before deflating. When you are separating the balloon and material if it still feels damp separate and let dry some more then deflate the balloon.   A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself! You can make a bunch of these for way less than you can buy them, plus there are a ton of material options you could try. I’d love to hear what you use so I can try it too! Hopefully you are enjoying nice weather wherever you are reading from. Happy early Spring! Please be sure to save or share this project for later.A fresh Spring mantel with DIY decorative balls. Bright, cheery and neutral spring décor you can make yourself!

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  1. knottedthreadtales says

    March 2, 2017 at 8:01 AM

    I definitely need to green up my home. The garden center is open today and I am off!

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      March 2, 2017 at 4:41 PM

      The Garden Center is Heaven on Earth!!! Enjoy!

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  2. Kim Muncy says

    March 2, 2017 at 4:11 PM

    Wow, im now ready for cute projects thanks for sharing Kim

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      March 2, 2017 at 4:41 PM

      You are welcome, Spring always gets the creativity flowing! Have fun

      Reply
  3. Janie Meador says

    March 2, 2017 at 6:04 PM

    Hi Kim– you still look like that beautiful little girl I have always known! Love your blog❤

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    • Kim at Hunt and Host says

      March 3, 2017 at 8:34 AM

      Hi Janie – So good to see this note from you! I am so glad you are doing well, you were heavy in my prayers for a while there 🙂 Thank you for saying hi! Hope all is well with you and yours!

      Reply
  4. Dianne Lanier says

    March 22, 2017 at 9:19 AM

    I love the balls, what a clever idea!

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  5. Lori says

    March 9, 2020 at 8:46 AM

    Love this Kim! So fresh and fun! Especially the deer. That’s so cute with the boxwood “antlers”.

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    • Kim at Salvaged Living says

      March 13, 2020 at 8:53 AM

      thanks, those little deer are some of my favorites!

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