Beautiful coffee topiary. Graceful coffee topiaries: beautiful decor and friendly atmosphere

Making something beautiful with your own hands is a natural need of literally every woman. She has watched more than one MK (master class), and she could give more than one MK herself. For beginning craftswomen, one of the most rewarding topics can be coffee topiaries. These are souvenir trees made from coffee beans, sometimes with the addition of ribbons, simple to make, but very beautiful and fragrant. After looking through the photo gallery, you will see that making such a miracle with your own hands is certainly not difficult. The composition can always be supplemented with flowers, ribbons, braid, and beads. And if you decide to make a money tree, a souvenir dollar will also come in handy, and sometimes a real dollar.

It’s better to learn from something simple and universal, so that when you decide to complicate the product, the instructions are clear to you. Simple coffee topiary is almost always the same master class, explaining the work step by step.

So, to make such a coffee tree, you will need:

• Directly coffee beans;
• Glue (ideally a glue gun);
• Base ball;
• Stick for the trunk;
• Plaster or alabaster;
• Water;
• Paints, brush;
• Paper napkins;
• Flower pot;
• Decor at your discretion.

MK begins with the fact that you prepare the base ball. It’s good if you already have a foam blank and don’t have to make it specially. But if there is none, then take a newspaper, make a ball out of it, and tie it with threads to make a ball.

In order not to bother with newspapers, you can take a simple small children's ball - this is quite a basis. But if you took a ball, then don’t wait, the grains will stick to the glue directly onto the rubber. That’s why you’ll need paper napkins to tightly cover the ball. Remember the old MK, how papier-mâché was made in childhood, so the principle is the same - glue, paper, many layers and good drying.

It takes about an hour and a half for a ball covered with napkins to dry. During this time, select the beans from which you will make the crown of the coffee tree.

How to make coffee topiary with your own hands: step-by-step instructions

When the ball is dry, it needs to be painted over. The ideal color is brown, like coffee beans. This needs to be done so that the whole story does not look like a “hack” due to treacherous gaps. It would be nice if the paint was acrylic.

DIY coffee tree step by step:

• The base is applied to the glue in two layers. By the way, about glue. Don’t overthink it, ordinary PVA glue will cope with this task. Silicate glue has not been used in handicrafts for a long time, and more powerful glue can make the process irreversible. Because PVA glue, period.
• Divide the grains into two parts. Those that are worse and smaller will go to the bottom layer. And from the most beautiful ones you need to make an elegant top layer. Using a glue gun, firmly glue the grains to each other so that there are no gaps.
• When the crown is ready, you can make the trunk. Wrap the stem stick with a satin ribbon, preferably in a pastel shade. Or light chocolate or golden. Each MK recommends its own barrel decor. Look at a few photos, which coffee tree seems more interesting to you, and then copy the decor of the trunk.
• The pot can also be decorated with ribbon, but if you need a more complicated story, you can draw inspiration from the same photos. You can even turn a coffee cup into a pot for a tree, decorating the top layer in the cup with grains, golden sparkles and coins with your own hands. Sometimes the same souvenir dollar (or maybe not a souvenir one) is placed at the base of the tree, which means it is already a money tree. The trunk is installed in plaster or alabaster, poured into a pot.

Sometimes grains and poppies are combined. It turns out to be an interesting combination when coffee beans imitate poppy seeds. The poppies themselves are made from red fabric. Both in the photo and in reality, such coffee topiaries look very convincing: bright, beautiful flowers and a coffee aroma. And at the base of such a topiary you can also put the same dollar.

DIY coffee topiary (video master class)

Topiary made of coffee and twine, photo

Topiary made from twine and coffee beans is also popular. In this case, you need to make a flower from twine, the core of which will be coffee beans.

MK for making a flower from twine:

• Take a regular cardboard paper tray. You need protruding parts that will make up the base of the flower. Cut off this bulge, make a winding of twine, quite dense.
• The easiest way to fix the twine is with a heat gun. Set the resulting “nuts” aside.
• Next, the master class involves creating flowers. Cut the twine into pieces. To make one flower, you need five large petals and four small ones. The petals are connected with hot glue. Then they are glued to the base, first large and then small.
• In the middle of the second row of petals, this MK suggests gluing coffee beans.
• The flower is planted into the prepared “nut” and thus adheres to the crown. Gaps are eliminated by fixing coffee beans.

This, of course, is not the only twine topiary master class. It can be done in another way, and sometimes they simply wrap a tree trunk with twine. In the photo you can see other decor options. Don't forget about the same symbolic dollar at the base.

Heart-shaped topiary made from coffee beans (video master class)

Topiary made of coffee and satin ribbons

You can create a beautiful wedding topiary with your own hands from satin ribbons and coffee beans. Such a tree can have one crown, that is, one flower made of ribbons. But more often, master classes offer a whole inflorescence, from three to ten flowers, which will decorate a wedding table, for example.

Decide for yourself how many flowers to make, look in the photo gallery to see which option seems more attractive to you.

If we talk about mini MK, then the flower is made very simply:

• The core is based on large coffee beans;
• Ribbon petals frame these grains;
• Everything is fixed with a glue gun;
• You can use a small Christmas ball as a base ball (this is what master classes on this topic “love” in this case).

You can simply build a flower from ribbons, or you can attach leaves from the same years at the base of the flower. Wedding topiary is all about delicate, soft colors, so a set of cream ribbons will come in handy.

Such an original topiary as the coffee gentleman is also popular. And you can easily make it with your own hands, because in essence it is the same tree - only with handles and a hat. His handles are made from wire, which is pasted over using papier-mâché. This process is slow, but there is nothing complicated. You need to make sure that the gentleman can bend his arms and fingers.

It would be great if such a coffee citizen had an elegant top hat on his head and a flower in his hand. Take a look at the photo: their decor options may be different. A hat made from the same ribbons, or a flower made from ribbons. More interesting is the master class, which suggests using a dollar as the basis for a hat and flower.

A gentleman really turns out to be more representative if he has a dollar on his top hat, and even a dollar in his hand in the form of a flower. By the way, make the flower with your own hands according to the origami model. You can also find photo instructions that show other flower options based on the dollar or other souvenir currency.

By the way, such a coffee gentleman is also a great wedding gift. And the same dollar, or rather, an envelope with such bills, only real ones, such a tree can hold with its own hands.

Topiary “floating cup of coffee” (video master class)

Topiary is a beautiful gift, an original sign of attention to those who love coffee and cannot resist everything associated with this noble and aromatic drink. Successful work and good fate for your tree, may it bring good luck!

Coffee topiary (photo)

DIY topiary made from coffee beans. Master Class

Master class with step-by-step photos “Topiary from coffee beans”

This master class is intended for middle-aged and older children, additional education teachers, educators and all those who love to be creative and create masterpieces with their own hands.
Purpose: coffee topiary is a wonderful decoration for the interior of an apartment, an original hand-made gift for loved ones.
Performed: Lapteva Svetlana Khristyanovna, teacher of the state budgetary institution of the Novosibirsk region “Social rehabilitation center for minors”, Tatarsk
Target: making topiary from coffee beans.
Tasks:
- teach the technology of making topiary;
- instill labor and accuracy skills;
- develop aesthetic taste.
Coffee beans are by far the most popular material for creating topiary. They look quite chic, bring happiness to the home, and have a unique coffee aroma that creates an atmosphere of warmth and comfort.

Making topiary from coffee beans is not at all as difficult as it might seem at first glance. If you have ever made a miniature tree, then you will not have any difficulties, but if you decide to make it for the first time, then the step-by-step manufacturing process presented in the master class will definitely help you.
To complete the work you need:

- coffee beans;
- newspapers;
- sewing threads;
- PVA glue;
- scissors;
- construction gypsum;
- a small disposable cup;
- cup;
- burlap;
- leg-split;
- glue gun;
- wire;
- toilet paper;
- pliers;
- stick.
Let's begin the work by making the topiary crown. It consists of a ball and a barrel.
We make a ball from newspapers and sewing threads. We crumple the newspaper, giving it a round shape. We rewind each layer of newspaper with threads, constantly leveling it and giving it the shape of a ball. The diameter of the ball should be approximately 12-13 cm.

We tear the paper into pieces and cover the ball. We do this to make the surface of the ball more even.

This is what the ball should look like after covering it with paper.

We make a cross-shaped cut on the ball, a tree trunk will be inserted into it.

Add a little coffee to the PVA glue and coat the ball with the resulting brown glue so that it is the same color as the coffee beans, in this case there will be no “holes” or unwanted gaps on the product. When we glue the grains, the base will be visible, therefore, by painting it to match the coffee, the base will not show through so much. Give it time to dry thoroughly.

Let's start making the barrel. We take the wire, fold it several times, since it is thin, and give it the shape of a snake.

Take a strip of paper, fold it lengthwise into three layers and wrap it around the snake.

Having wrapped the snake completely along its entire length, lubricate it well with PVA glue and let it dry. This is done to make the snake more rigid.

We try on the resulting stem and determine the height. If necessary, the barrel can be shortened. We wrap the trunk with twine. This is what a snake barrel looks like.

Take a stick and wrap it with twine.

Straight trunk of topiary.

Assembling a tree trunk. We insert the straight stem into the middle of the snake. This is what the design should look like.

We insert a tree trunk into the cut of the ball. If necessary, secure with a glue gun around the barrel.

In a disposable cup, dilute the plaster with water to a creamy consistency and fix the crown in it.

Let's move on to the most interesting and painstaking task - gluing the grains. We will glue it using a glue gun.
We select grains that are even and identical in size. We try to glue grain to grain. Coffee beans should be placed as close to each other as possible. If you can't do this with your fingers, use small tongs.

This is what happened.

We look where the base is visible and glue the second layer of coffee beans. When the second layer of grains is glued, the surface texture will become more interesting, more prominent, and the tree itself will look more noble.

Having completed the design of the crown with grains, the tree can be “planted” in a pot. We use an ordinary simple glass as a pot. Take a piece of burlap 4cm wide and glue it along the edge on the inside of the glass.

Fold the burlap down.

Apply glue to the bottom of the glass using a glue gun, and glue our topiary to the bottom of the glass.

Pour coffee beans into the free space of the glass.

Let's decorate the topiary with a decorative element. Take a piece of burlap 10 cm long and 3 cm wide. We pull the threads from the middle of the strip.

Fold the blank in half and make a stitch.

We tighten the threads and form a flower.

We take 10 threads that were pulled out of the burlap, tie them into a bundle, and make them of different lengths.

Using a glue gun, glue the coffee beans to the threads. Glue the two grains together by inserting a burlap thread between them.

This brush with grains turned out after gluing.

We insert the blank into the middle of the flower.

Glue three coffee beans onto the flower.

Glue the decorative element to the crown of the tree.

The result of our work.

It’s not for nothing that they say that every man should build a house, raise a son and plant a tree. But this is a man, everything is clear as day, just a tree, easy to plant. But every girl can do DIY topiary, and she shouldn’t, or maybe because the girl doesn’t owe anyone anything.

Topiar is, perhaps, the ancient art of landscape design, curly cutting of trees and giving them all sorts of fancy shapes: animal, geometric and architectural shapes. From the Latin topiar (topiarius) is translated as a gardener of landscape ornaments.

A DIY topiary made from roses will perfectly decorate your interior and give you a good mood.

A little history...

In Europe, the first topiary appeared during the Roman Empire, and in Asia, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon were the embodiment of the art of topiary. In Japan, the skill of forming the crown of a tree was embodied in “Bonsai”, by the way, remember, we already talked about it. In Europe, topiary flourished during the Renaissance, when gardeners perfected their skills in carving balls, pyramids, people and animals from trees. Topiary in Europe is most clearly represented in Versailles.

Topiary, also known as a European tree, is very popular in Russia today, not only as a beautifully trimmed bush, but also as an aesthetically pleasing decorative tree. But the chic in the interior, of course, is considered to be made DIY topiary.

A topiary made from decorative mesh will be both a birthday gift and at the same time a beautiful decoration for a party.

It is generally accepted that topiary - tree of happiness brings to the house not only good luck and good mood, but also monetary wealth, so the craftswomen put pennies in the pot, and flowers and hearts made from banknotes are attached to the branches. They are quite simple to make, especially since we already had one on this topic.

Fruit topiary will perfectly decorate a holiday table. It is doubly useful: both aesthetic pleasure and gastronomic pleasure.

It would be an appropriate gift for almost every holiday. Generously flavored with valentines, red feathers and hearts, it will be a chic present for Valentine's Day, a topiary made from banknotes is an original gift from money for a wedding, a topiary with delicate flowers, balls and coins is for the birth of a child, but a tree with flowers and bows is for housewarming.

Topiary can be New Year's, it can consist of a pumpkin and is perfect for Halloween, it can be made from fruits and vegetables and it will perfectly decorate the kitchen and dining room.

Topiaries made of marmalade and candies for those with a sweet tooth.

DIY topiary tree Anyone can do it, you just need to stock up on the necessary material, because each tree consists of a certain set of parts.

Firstly, this is the basis. Most often, a ball is taken as the basis, but there can be variations: a heart, a cone and even numbers (depending on how old the birthday person is, to whom the tree is presented), in the form of letters and in the form of an arch. As a basis it is customary to use:

• foam blank;
• papier-mâché ball;
• old ball (but not heavy).

For shaped blanks you will need wire, polystyrene foam or cardboard.

Secondly, each topiary has its own trunk. It can be wire and twigs wrapped in twine, or it can be real tree branches covered with varnish or stain. For small topiaries, you can use pencils.

Thirdly, this is the crown. This is the time to turn on your imagination. A set of decorative elements can start from coffee beans and end with seashells. Also suitable: multi-colored paper napkins, artificial flowers, satin ribbons, polymer clay decor, beads, dried leaves and even pasta - whatever your imagination wants.

Fourthly, this is a stand. As a rule, this element is used as a decorative pot, stone, teapot, and for small trees - shells and cups. The coasters are decorated with fabric, lace, beads and gems. Remember that the diameter of the base should not be less than the diameter of the stand.

Fifthly, this is the base of the tree. For DIY topiary Any filler or a harder base is suitable, where the rod with the crown will be fixed. Polystyrene foam, floral sponge, and polyurethane foam are excellent for these purposes.

Topiary - a tree of happiness with your own hands

To make it you will need:

1. boxwood sprigs (you can take artificial green sprigs);
2. decorative pot;
3. artificial flowers;
4. polystyrene foam ball;
5. gravel;
6. twigs;
7. wire.

First, stick the faux boxwood sprigs into the polystyrene foam ball one at a time, making sure that no voids are created. Then tie the branches with wire.

Make a hole in the crown ball and place it on wire-tied sticks.

Place the topiary in a pot and fill it with gravel, lay moss on top.

Your topiary is ready. We placed two large pine cones side by side to give it a New Year's charm, but you could easily place a teddy bear or a bunny.

Topiary made of decorative ribbons

You can also make your own topiary from bright ribbons folded into tubes. It just begs to be a gift for the birthday boy.

Read the master class carefully and get to work. But first, stock up on:

1. polystyrene foam ball;
2. a wooden stick (or a pencil);
3. ribbons;
4. glue;
5. decorative pot;
6. invisible.

Cut the ribbon into small strips and wrap it around your finger to form rings. Then pin the rings to the base one by one. Make sure there is no empty space. Then place the ball on a pencil (you can sharpen it on one side to make the job easier) and secure the finished topiary in the pot, “weighting” it with gravel.

Decorative frost can be placed on top. Or you can sprinkle with small pieces - leftovers from the ribbons.

DIY topiary in a fun cup

This topiary is very beautiful and playful. It is suitable for those who are not very diligent and like to make things from scrap materials. Making it will only take you 20 minutes.

For work you will need:

• polystyrene foam ball;
• bright mug;
• artificial flowers (we used zinnias);
• wooden stick or pencil;
• tape to wrap around a pencil;
• a small ball for the base according to the diameter of the cup (you can use polyurethane foam);
• a handful of artificial grass or moss.

Wrap a pencil with tape and stick it into a small ball. Or secure it with foam in a cup.

Stick each flower individually into the ball, make sure there are no empty spaces, and string the finished crown onto the trunk. Decorate this wonderful piece with decorative moss or grass and place a butterfly on the edge of the cup. Amazing, isn't it?

Using the same principle, you can make another topiary with your own hands, as, for example, in the photo:

It is made from the same materials except for the flowers - they are made of corrugated paper. To make them you will need paper - maybe multi-colored, maybe plain, if desired, wire, scissors and photo instructions.

DIY topiary tree made from fresh flowers

A very beautiful and romantic gift, it’s a pity that it doesn’t last long. But it's worth it!

So, for topiary stock up:

1. decorative pot;
2. plastic bag;
3. chopsticks or twig;
4. putty;
5. floral sponge (don’t forget to moisten);
6. moss;
7. decorative tape and wire;
8. as well as 9 roses.

Take the pot and wrap the inside with a plastic bag. Pour the putty into the pot, leaving 5-7 cm on top - we will place decorative moss there. Stick a stick into the pot and leave it to harden overnight. After this, cut off the edges of the bag with a knife.

Cut a circle from a floral sponge and fill the pot to the edge with it. Wet the sponge and place moss on top. Push the moss down the center and stick six long stemmed roses into the sponge. Secure them with decorative tape and a wooden dowel.

Stick three more roses on short stems into the sponge and decorate with a bow. You remember that we have already conducted a master class on...

Like this DIY topiary you should succeed. Good luck!

Topiary of 100 paper roses

This decorative tree is truly wonderful. It is made according to an already established scheme - a base made of polystyrene foam, a decorative vase and 100 paper roses, which even a child can make.

This decorative tree is so charming that it just begs to be used in the decoration of the most sophisticated wedding.

Living moss, beautifully arranged in a pot, adds chic to topiary.

DIY topiary ball

If you don’t have a ready-made ball, ball or Christmas tree toy on hand, just crumple up a certain amount of paper and form a ball, or any other shape. The same can be done with foil or fabric, with a ball of old thread or polystyrene foam, simply cutting it into the desired shape.

Topiary master class made from sweets

This wonderful New Year's tree made of candy canes is simply bound to lure the good Santa Claus into your home and make him give the kids the most delicious gifts.

Stock up on a standard set of balls, a pot, a stem and a ribbon, and also buy 200-300 grams of beautiful candies. Preferably mint ones - they will also smell.

Insert the rod into the pot and cover the ball with red tape. Then use a glue gun to glue the candies - use tweezers so as not to stain the sweets.

DIY topiary for Valentine's Day

The most difficult thing for this tree is to find suitable invisible ones. You can make hydrangeas by downloading a template from the Internet. A tree for the holiday is made quite quickly, but it’s so much fun!

Topiary for a newborn made of balls

Although, after thinking a little, I realized that topiary is suitable not only for the birth of a baby, but also for a bright party. So. Stock up on this wonderful man-made tree:

• a ball and cube made of polystyrene foam;
• wooden dowel or pencil;
• 70 small balloons;
• 70 large balloons;
• a handful of small sawdust;
• glue or putty;
• decorative pot;
• with pins.

This DIY topiary is easy and fun to make. Wrap the lollipops in paper, stick them over the eye and stick them into a polystyrene foam sphere. This topiary needs to be kept under guard, otherwise guests will simply eat it: watch the master class and create your own sweet tree.

Fragrant coffee topiary will not leave anyone indifferent: such decor will decorate a living room, kitchen, office or public place. This is a great homemade gift that even a beginner can handle. With some skill and preliminary preparation, the process takes no more than 2-3 hours. We'll tell you all about topiary made from coffee beans: what are its features, how to make it yourself, what interesting options there are.

Types of coffee topiary

In general, topiary is the art of curly pruning trees and shrubs, resulting in a topiary - a tree with a round crown, a bush in the shape of an animal or a heart, etc. The first topiaries from coffee beans were made in the shape of a round tree on a stem-leg. Then the fantasy took a step further, other variations of geometric shapes appeared, but the name stuck.

• Volumetric heart;

• Star;

• Floating cup;

• Flower;

• Products on a stand;

• Hanging;

• Round balls for decoration.

There are many master classes on the Internet on making topiary from coffee beans with your own hands, and you can be inspired by various implementations, repeat a beautiful product, or come up with something of your own.

We talk about how you can make an unusual topiary from coffee beans and decorate it in various ways.

• Before gluing the grains, do not forget to treat the surface so that the background does not show through. This can be done with brown gouache, but it is better with finely ground coffee, it will give off an additional aroma and it will look noble. You can also use it to treat the stick-stand itself.
• As a base, you can choose a cup, a mini coffee pot or milk jug, a decorative bucket or a flower pot (but you need to seal the hole in the bottom). You can place the cup on a saucer and glue it so that the product does not turn over.
• The stick-trunk is usually wrapped with double-sided tape, and a decorative tape is wrapped around it. The thinner the ribbon, the more elegant everything looks. Coarse twine is also used.
• As decoration for topiary made from coffee beans, you can use spices, dried orange slices, star anise (star anise), and white beans for a mosaic pattern.
• The base is usually filled with plaster or alabaster - they harden quickly and hold firmly. If you have a massive top, you can add heavy stones to the plaster so that the entire structure is stable and does not tip over.
• Try to choose beans of the same variety and roast. That is, it is better to take not a mixture of Arabica and Robusta, but one or the other, and optimally - in a large package, so that the difference in shades is minimal. Arabica is used more often, as it has beautiful beans with a pleasant aroma. But Robusta is more round, which is sometimes more practical.
• Experts recommend gluing grains onto topiary in 2 layers. This way the bottom one shines through under the top one, the composition seems deeper and becomes more interesting. The first layer is usually glued with the middle strip down, the second, outer layer, with the strip up.
• The most beautiful grains are selected for the top part. The ones at the bottom are less noticeable and can accommodate beans with slight color defects. If you glue in two layers, sort the grains in advance, choosing the best ones for the outer surface, which will be visible.
• You can glue not only with the plane of the grain, but also with one edge so that they stick out as if perpendicular. This is more complex and painstaking work, but the result is more impressive.
• Coffee bean topiary can be themed. For example, double, for a couple, or wedding, with appropriate decor, or Easter, or Christmas. It all depends only on your imagination.

Many people are concerned about the question: is it worth covering coffee bean topiary with varnish? Finished with a glossy shine and easier to care for. But the varnish kills all the aroma of the beans. So it's up to you to decide.

Let's consider a simple decor option that even a schoolchild can handle - the classic topiary made from coffee beans “Tree of Happiness”. On average, the work takes up to three hours if you prepare everything you need in advance.

You will need:

• The basis for the figure. For example, a foam ball. Sold in craft stores, sometimes can be found in flower or construction stores.
• Leg-trunk. As an option - an ordinary strong twig, and even if it is not perfectly smooth, it is even more interesting. You may need to strip it of bark.
• The base is, for example, a cup.
• Plaster or alabaster.
• Fabric tape and double-sided tape for wrapping the leg.
• Coffee beans.
• Brown gouache. As a last resort - black. Or ground coffee. What you will use to cover the base.
• Glue. You can use PVA, but assembly is better. It is better not to use a hot gun. Superglue can come in handy, so grab some.

Let's start making topiary from coffee beans:

1. Make a hole in the base so that the leg fits about a third of the ball's diameter.
2. Paint the base and set aside to dry.
3. Sort through the grains and decide how many layers you will glue them into.
4. Starting at the top, apply a little glue to the area and attach the grains.

You should not apply glue to the entire ball at once, and then sprinkle it with grains or roll them in them. This speeds up the process, but the result looks sloppy.

You can place a bowl of water next to it, lightly wet your finger so that the grain sticks to it, and then transfer it to the base.

1. When you reach the bottom edge, leave a small area around the hole for the stick.
2. Wrap the stick first with tape, then with tape.
3. Apply glue to the stick and a little into the hole, insert the leg, let it dry a little.
4. Add the rest of the grains.
5. Pour as much water into the base as you need. Mix in plaster or alabaster, insert the leg of the structure, and hold until it hardens evenly.
6. When everything is dry, decorate the alabaster (you can stick on grains).
7. Using superlay, glue spices and decor. Tie decorative ribbons.

It is better to let the product dry for a day and then hand it over. If any of the grains fall off, attach them with superglue.

This is a much more complex level of coffee bean topiary, and it is better to take on this type of decor when you already have more experience. The whole difficulty is to fix the cup so that its center of gravity does not extend beyond the saucer. The base of the “flowing” grains is usually made of wire, which is glued with instant glue. Sometimes it is wrapped in fabric, sometimes polyurethane foam is used. There are many options, it’s worth carefully studying all the nuances. And it’s better to try for the first time on cheaper dishes, so as not to spoil the one intended for the composition, and make sure that everything sticks well.

Don't start making large flying cups with spilling grains. Try it with little ones, it will be easier and more accurate.

Conclusions:

1. You can make a topiary from coffee beans with your own hands in 2-3 hours.
2. Usually a round ball or a voluminous heart is chosen for the shape. Any shape you find at a craft store will do.
3. The flying cup is a rather complex topiary, but it can also be made at home.
4. For decoration you can use ribbons, bows, spices, grains, figurines and much more.
5. If you do not varnish the product, it will emit a subtle, pleasant aroma. But varnished ones are easier to wipe off dust.