Nest Center Pieces

This years logo and theme for MOPS is beautiful and inspiring.

Our Co-Coordinator and I first started talking about eggs and

birds nest in April though our complete idea was not quite there.  

 

 

Mommy alone time is VERY rare

for me, especially in a craft store.  

If I am alone it means I'm on a mommy mission,

groceries or other toddler supplies for the house.

But I finally had that rare moment and went to a

local craft store to let my mind wonder and hopefully

find some inspiration for our MOPS center pieces.

I had an idea of what I was looking for in terms

of supplies and inspiration struck pretty quickly

once I saw what was available..  

Soon I had text messages going back

and forth with our co-coordinator and we had a plan.

 

I painted the rims of terracotta pots in the colors of our groups.

I pour plaster into each one to keep the branches up and give

our pots weight as we didn't want them to tip over easily.  

Later in the week a few of our Steering Team

Members came over to help me assemble them.

We lined the inside of the pots with moss and greenery.

We pleated burlap on the outside each

planter and embellished with ribbon.

We added eggs and birds to the nests in colors to match the

pot rims and arranged and glued them on to branches.

 

 

We are so pleased with the final centerpieces and

can't wait for our MOPS group to see them in August.

 

Happy Crafting!