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Make a Witch Hat Topiary with Dried Flowers

If you read the earlier tutorial about how to make a moss witches hat with dried flowers, this raises that project up a notch, turning it into a cool topiary that could serve as a single decor item or even a table center piece. Because of the light, natural quality of the dried flowers and moss, it creates a new spin on traditional Halloween decor by making it soft and pretty.

A tall, conical design of moss resembling a DIY witch's hat atop a wooden base, surrounded by various colorful dried flowers, serves as a centerpiece on a table in the decorated room.

You’ll need just a few more supplies to create the topiary version of this project. See this post for the instructions on how to create the Moss Witch’s Hat.

Supplies for Creating A Witch Hat Topiary with Dried Flowers

Decorative Pot for Base at least 8 inches deep

Floral foam for faux or dried flowers

White Craft Glue

Dried Flowers

!/4 inch Dowel Rod approx. 18″ long (length depends on how tall you would like your topiary)

Spanish Moss

Create Your Witch’s Hat

You’ll first want to create your witch’s hat. Create a hole in the base of the hat before gluing it to the top. I found by carefully cutting a small hole with a craft knife was the best way. It just needs to be big enough to fit the dowel rod through. Add glue to the dowel rod and insert through the hole that was created and about 4 inches into the foam layer. Add extra glue around the base and let dry. When creating your witch’s hat, you can decorate it with dried flowers on the brim now or wait until your topiary is put together.

A wooden bowl on a cluttered table contains two green soaps with white streaks, conjuring thoughts of a DIY moss witch's hat. Nearby, blue scissors await their next task.

Create the Base of Your Topiary

Add blocks of floral foam onto your pot of choice, paacking them in tightly and making sure they are at least 8 inches deep. Drizzle the top with white craft glue and add Spanish moss to tuck inside and over the top.

A person arranges Spanish moss inside a small wooden bowl on a cluttered table, preparing for a DIY moss witch's hat project. Nearby, a larger bowl and scissors hint at the creative chaos unfolding.

Don’t add glue to the end of the dowel opposite of the moss with hat. Just push into the center of the floral foam. making sure it’s atleast 6 inches into the foam. This will allow you to remove it later if you jsut want to use the base on it’s own.

A topiary with a wooden base and a moss-covered, conical top, resembling a DIY moss witch's hat, is displayed on a table scattered with crafting materials, including scissors and additional moss.

Add Dried Flowers to the Base of the Dowel Rod

Once the glue is dry, start inserting sturdy dried flower stems into the Spanish moss covered foam. Arrange the dried flowers around the base of the dowel filling in the entire area.

A person in a brown sweater is arranging flowers on a DIY moss witch's hat craft project with a pot. Various dried flowers lie on the cluttered table.
Person arranging a decorative piece with a moss-covered cone resembling a DIY moss witch's hat, along with various colorful dried flowers in a pot, on a workspace cluttered with craft materials.

Add Dried Flowers to Your Hat Brim

Use white craft glue and dried flower heads to decorate the brim of the hat if you haven’t already.

A person is decorating a green, moss-covered, cone-shaped object with dried flowers using glue, crafting a unique DIY moss witch's hat. Shelves with various items are visible in the background.

Decorate with your Witch’s Hat Dried Flower Topiary

A nature-inspired DIY moss witch's hat adorned with an assortment of colorful dried flowers on display. "Jennifer Rizzo" is written in the bottom right corner.

Use your topiary as a centerpiece or focal point for your soft and pretty Halloween and late fall decor. After Halloween carefully remove the dowel rod and use the base as a dried floral arrangement on it’s own.

A bouquet of colorful dried flowers arranged in a beige, rustic ceramic pot, paired with a charming DIY moss witch's hat, adds a whimsical touch. Text reads "Jennifer Rizzo".

This would be so pretty grouped together with 3 sizes of arrangements!

A tall, conical DIY moss witch's hat decorates the top of a wooden base, which is surrounded by an assortment of dried flowers. Make a witch hat Topiary with Dried Flower
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Dried flower witch's hat topiary on a table, with a green moss cone, surrounded by colorful dried flowers in a beige vase.

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