Bubbly Cauldron

So, occasionally I have a crafty moment.... (for all of you out there who think I'm crafty all the time - you can go right ahead and keep thinking that!) and can think up something all on my own, with out stealing  borrowing the idea from somewhere else.  This was one of those times when I was standing in the middle of Hobby Lobby in the extremely premature Christmas isle.  This is what I was able to brew up...

You will need:

1 large black cauldron
1 medium clay pot (or whatever else you have laying around that will give you some height and will also fit inside of your cauldron)
1 round piece of styrofoam
20 guage wire
wire cutters
6 total pkgs of christmas balls (mine were the six count pkgs and I used 3 silver and 3 green)
1 silver-glittery floral spray with ornaments

 Take your big black cauldron and invert your clay pot inside, so that bottom is facing up.

Then, insert a piece of wire into your styrofoam and curl the top and bottom to secure the foam to the clay pot.  (This will help secure the design.)

First, you may want to go ahead and insert your floral pick, if you were able to find one.  Center it on the cauldron to imitate bubbles coming up, over the pot.  Next, you will need to cut your wire.  I bought the package in the floral section and cut mine into about 5-6 inch sections.  Wrap one end through the top of  the ornament and twist is tight.  You may want to use the end of your wire cutters or get some needle-nose pliers to make it tight.  Take the opposite end and arrange your oranaments how you want them to look inside your cauldron (think of a potion that is bubbling up and over the sides).  Please feel free to get frustrated, leave the project sitting and come back and try again in a few hours! :)

This is what I was going for with my balls.



Here is the final product!  Happy Brewing!