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Wooden dowel faux flower pods

ByJennifer
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Hey everyone! It’s Angela from Number Fifty-Three.
wooden dowel faux flower pods

Today I have kind of a modern/sort of a rustic project to share with you all. I’ve been wanting to add a little bit of color to my black, white and wood dining room, lately. I have some plants in there already, but wanted to bring in more texture and something a little bit different with these wooden dowel faux flower pods.
White ceramic dishes on shelves; a pitcher with decorative balls on sticks and faux flower pods sits in a bowl on a stand.
This project was super easy and fast and uses something pretty strange…wooden doll heads from the craft store! They were perfect for this project though, because they already have a hole drilled in the bottom, which easily allowed me to add a “stem”. 
Wooden skewers with painted spheres and faux flower pods tied together with twine are artfully arranged in a white ceramic pitcher.
Whenever I think doll parts I get sort of terrified. This is what we found at Brimfield this past May…
Box filled with assorted plastic and vinyl doll limbs, including arms, legs, and torsos, alongside faux flower pods.
Creepy.
Anyway, when you bring the doll heads and dowel (stems) home they look like this:
Three wooden tops and two long sticks are artfully arranged on a weathered, painted wooden surface, complemented by scattered faux flower pods for a touch of elegance.
Simply paint the heads with one coat of paint. When dry, lightly distress and finish with wax, if desired.
Cut the dowels to your desired length, rub them with stain and insert the end into the predrilled hole. I didn’t need to use glue as the fit was perfect.
Lastly, and again this is optional, I wrapped one of the stems in twine and tied a bow. This just added a little bit of interest.
Two wooden sticks with round, painted tops resembling faux flower pods are placed in a white vase. One stick is wrapped with jute twine tied in a bow.
I think this project is so cute and could be customized in so many unique ways!
Script reading "All the best, Angela" in cursive, gracefully floating above an illustration of a teal and gray feather, accompanied by delicate faux flower pods.
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  1. Hi Jennifer

    I would like to thank you for all your beautiful shares over the years. I first discovered you when you printed a recipe for chalk paint, I have followed you on and off since. Not counting moving from several houses where emails did their own thing. From a fan from down under thanks, Larain

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