Easy Watermelon Topiary

It’s JUNE!! I’m so excited for the warmer temperatures and all the fresh fruit that comes in season this time of year. I love all the summer parties when families and friends get together and hang out on porches and patios, around pools and parks. And what better way to decorate for summer than with these fun watermelon topiary decorations?! They are perfect to place on picnic tables, in vases, in planters, or even in a centerpiece.

Supplies needed to make this project:

FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam: Discs – (1) 10″, (2) 8″, &(1) 6″
StyroCutter® Plus
FloraCraft Smooth Finish®
Putty Knife
Fine-grit Sandpaper
Acrylic Paint: Black, Pink, Green
Foam Brushes
Dowel Rods
Rapid Dry mixed media adhesive (or similar)

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Instructions:

Start by using your StyroCutter Plus to cut each disc in half. You can use a serrated knife to do this too if you’d like.

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After you have cut each disc in half, cover each half disc with Smooth Finish. You’ll want to follow the product’s instructions to work in only a small area and to spread the product in all directions in order to achieve maximum coverage. Then, allow the Smooth Finish to dry completely. This can take a few hours. You may want to plan to let the Smooth Finish dry overnight.

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Once the Smooth Finish is dry, lightly sand down any rough spots then you can begin painting. I painted one large disc and one medium disc green. Then, I painted one medium disc and one small disc pink.

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I painted the front and sides so they had a nice coat of paint. Using the Smooth Finish made painting a lot easier and made the colors pop. After the pink was dry, I painted small black seeds on the pink discs.

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Then I inserted a dowel into the bottom of each green disc and attached the pink discs to the green ones using a mixed media adhesive. You could use low-temp glue as well.

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