Get Inspired: DIY Parasol Topiaries
Don’t you just love it when you stumble on something fabulous by accident?
For example, while doing some research on parasol-themed centerpieces for a summer party, I came across this ultra-clever Paper Parasol Tutorial from Craft Stylish that utilizes inexpensive drink umbrellas in a party-perfect new way!
This idea for spring/summer parties in general – and I’m thinking the festive colors on this particular design would make it a great party decor idea for Cinco de Mayo festivities… maybe swapping out the traditional terra cotta pot for a more colorful pot/planter or using a small galvanized metal bucket (like the ones Mexican restaurants often use to serve Coronas). And for the filler at the top of the base – try sand, dry beans, or tortilla chips instead of rice.
And an easy way to modify this for a summer Luau: cover the base with tiki/hula skirt-style fringe (which you can purchase or create yourself using raffia), and fill the base with sand and sea shells. It would also be cute to mix a few tropical flower blooms in with the paper parasols at the top of the topiary.
What else could we do with this concept? =)
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What a great idea!
These are great! So festive!
Love it, so colorful and fun!
So cute! But what I really want to know is where that adorable teapot is from! I love it!
Looove IT!
Baby showers! Blue/Green/Yellow for boy, Pink/Green/Yellow for girls with coordinating ribbon! Or all white (Do they exist?) for a summer wedding. This would be cute for beach parties too. OOOooooo, juices are flowing! Love this idea.
I could see these at a carnival party too!
Im from Westtern Australia and just found this website amasing I particularly love this one. Fabulous work….
How clever is that! I love the colors and the idea!
So festive, especially with the bright colors!
What a simple and eye catching idea! Perfect for an outdoor wedding shower by the pool! For a different take on this look, you could even pray paint the umbrellas gold!
Wow !!!!
I love them!!!!
Love it! So festive!
What a really cute idea! So fun and summer-y!
Wow! these are fantastic! I’ve seen this done with ricepaper lamp shades as well….
lovely idea! Jenn I miss your tweets!
Fabulous! I love it!
This is an adorable idea!
This is such a great idea! I love the look of topiaries and have purchased many rosemary and mini-evergreen ones – all dead! I either water it too much or too little. This is a sure winner!
This is so adorable! I’m ready for a summer BBQ.
Thanks for the idea! I’m having a Monkey Luau for my daughters first birthday and wanted something fun as decor. This is perfect and not so “kiddie” for all the adults.
such a simple project and the result is gorgeous! i’ve got to make these at least once this summer – thanks for sharing!
It’s the simple ideas that make the most impact, sometimes. Festive and cool. Just in time for tiki parties and summer parties.
This is such a cute idea! Some friends of mine and I are throwing a poolside baby shower for another one of our friends and have decided to make these with her colors (white, pink, and orange).
I am just having trouble finding solid color parasol picks…
Wonderfully clever!
You can get all the materials you mentioned (including small galvanized buckets) at Dollar Tree right now! They also have paper parasols.
@Aidan, use spray paint to paint the parasols the color you want. Open them and pick them in a styrofoam square, and then lightly spray them.
I made a lamp with a similar idea to this: http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2010/01/cocktail-umbrella-lamp/
I agree with an earlier commenter, I need to know more about the teapot!
This craft project not only looks like fun—it will be the “center” of attention at any party! Thanks for sharing this!
Great DIY! Made these for a bridal shower I co-hosted this weekend – they are spectacular in person! I posted pictures on my blog:
http://www.daydreambelieversdesigns.com/2010/07/theyre-hooked-kissy-fish-bridal-shower.html
So flipping CUTE!!!! what an awesome idea! LOVE!
I’m totally using this for my son’s beach-themed 1st birthday party! I have these great orange and yellow square containers and I’m thinking of buying the smallest kid sized craft flip flops to glue around the container. Or maybe some kind of surfboard decoration – or some of each!
Darling!!!I featured your DIY parasol topiary in my cinco de mayo round up!Thank you so much for sharing :)Amandafrillsandfrolic.blogspot.com
Where did you get the drink umbrellas with no designs on them?
approximately how many parasols were used the the topiaries that sit on the wooden table in the image with the bowls and the pasta?