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July 1, 2011

Dead Tree + Fake Flower Awesomeness

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pottery barn knock off flowering tree
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Pottery Barn had some beautiful blooming branches in their spring catalog. I love how they look, but dang…they’re expensive! If I lived somewhere else I could have gone outside, snipped some perfect branches, thrown them in a vase and called it a day, but I live in south Texas and where trees consist mostly of scraggly cedar bushes. While looking online for a cheaper version if the PB branches, an idea started to form. I planted a live oak in the backyard a little while back and it totally didn’t make it…
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dead tree remodel
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I know its hard to see, but it’s there, right in the middle, dead as a doornail.  So I chopped it down, brought it inside and got out my glue gun. I don’t have any pictures of the process because this was a pre-blog project, but basically all I did was get some faux pink flowers and glue them to my dead little tree. My goal was to make it look like a blossoming cherry that you see in springtime. I’m not sure if it looks like that, but I like it anyway. And it only cost about 5 bucks (take that Pottery Barn)!
For the base I found a tall glass thingy at Ross and filled it with rocks from our gravel pit…here is the finished product!
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  1. Katie says

    July 1, 2011 at 6:09 pm

    That's hilarious! I love that you just pulled up your dead tree! I've been dying to make a little stick/flower project – along with 10,000 other projects!! Looks cute!

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  2. Elisa says

    July 4, 2011 at 1:49 am

    Awesome tree! Both of 'em.

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  3. Anna says

    July 4, 2011 at 4:30 am

    I LOVE it! WAY less messing and way prettier then a live oak tree. We had huge oak trees at our last house and they were a huge pain.

    Thank you for sharing at the Weekend Warrior Link Party.

    Anna
    http://www.askannamoseley.com

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  4. Melissa F says

    July 4, 2011 at 1:27 pm

    I love that tree! I think my cats would love it, too, or I'd attempt it myself! LOL You are very talented!

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  5. Mimi Moseley says

    July 4, 2011 at 4:13 pm

    Great idea! And it is so big. Way to go!

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  6. Catherine says

    July 5, 2011 at 12:54 am

    Beautifully done, with both projects!

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  7. Coley says

    July 5, 2011 at 5:49 pm

    I'm normally not a fan of fake flowers, but I LOVE this tree! It is so dang cute!

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  8. Kirsten @ Mushki Loves says

    July 5, 2011 at 6:10 pm

    That is too funny! I would so do the same thing! I loved how it turned out! I am your newest follower! I would love it if you would stop by and follow back if you like what you see! Have a great day!

    Kirsten
    http://www.mushkiloves.blogspot.com

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  9. Kelly says

    July 5, 2011 at 9:37 pm

    what a great idea.

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  10. Carolyn says

    July 5, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Your “new” tree looks amazing. I would love for you to share this project on my Inspiration Board.
    http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/07/inspiration-board-link-party.html

    carolyn | homework

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  11. Jamie says

    July 5, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    Your dead/fake tree looks BEAUTIFUL. I am definitely going to have to make one. Thank you for linking up at http://diyhshp.blogspot.com I can not wait to see more great ideas next Monday.

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  12. MommaHen says

    July 6, 2011 at 1:27 am

    wow! Great work! WW gets better and better every week !

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  13. Megan says

    July 6, 2011 at 10:48 am

    Wow, that is awesome! What a great idea and I love love love the impact it has! Great job!!

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  14. Pink Overalls @DIY Home Staging says

    July 6, 2011 at 12:26 pm

    Talk about making lemonade when given lemons. I am sure I will be using this idea in the future.

    I don't have any problems with fake flowers. They make them so convincing now, and yours look especially good. I always recommend faux flowers and plants for home staging because … well, they don't die on you!

    You can be proud of your painting, too.

    Hope you're staying cool in Texas. Thanks for sharing. I found you at Handy Man Crafty Woman.

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  15. Maggie says

    July 6, 2011 at 2:45 pm

    Your tree looks wonderful..
    Don't forget to add it to our weekly party for our readers to discover.
    http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/07/weekly-talent-search-with-linking-party.html
    Thanks
    Maggie

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  16. Leanne Hoge says

    July 6, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Ashley, your projects are amazing and I love reading your blog! Also, I'm totally stealing some of these projects. You should be honored. :)

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  17. Handy Man, Crafty Woman says

    July 7, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    You totally nailed the spring cherry tree goal! Adorable! Thanks for linking to Handy Man, Crafty Woman Wicked Awesome Wednesday!

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  18. Brandi says

    July 9, 2011 at 1:51 am

    I LOVE your blossoming cherry tree! You did an awesome job your painting too.

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  19. cindy says

    July 10, 2011 at 2:26 am

    This is beautiful – I love it. What a great idea.

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  20. Becolorful says

    July 10, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    Two for One! Gotta love that. Your projects are both fun and something I have ( the painting) and wil ( the tree) try out. Thanks so much for linking up to Motivated Monday this week. I will be featuring your post tomorrow.
    Pam

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  21. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.com says

    July 11, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    So fun and so pretty! Well done!

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  22. Yvonne says

    February 1, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    Both of your trees are lovely. My husband and I have a penchant for trees and are hoping to incorporate more trees into our living room / bedroom design. I’m in my second month of blogging, so I am not sure what the etiquette protocol is. In any case, may I have your permission to link to your website in case we can find a dead tree somewhere to make a similar artificial tree? Thank you and blessings for 2013!

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    • Ashley says

      February 4, 2013 at 12:22 pm

      Yes, you are more than welcome to link to my website anytime!

      Reply
  23. debra says

    May 23, 2014 at 12:24 pm

    im so doing this

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  24. valerie T grabowski says

    August 17, 2018 at 12:10 pm

    Beautiful…how did yoy glue the flowers on and did you spray the tree with a sealant?

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    • Ashley says

      August 22, 2018 at 8:31 am

      I glued them on with hot glue, didn’t use a sealer.

      Reply

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