| Time's running out. It is probably too late to make | | | | over the foam to cover it completely. |
| it in time for Christmas if you order gifts online | | | | Stick the dried flowers through the sand, into the |
| now. Or is it? | | | | foam, grouping them according to color, leaving |
| You can still make it in time if you choose a | | | | space between groups of flowers for the pebbles. |
| faster shipping method like 2 day shipping or next | | | | Think about a real garden. Flower beds are |
| day shipping depending on how much time you | | | | separated by footpaths or grass. You can dye |
| have left. That'll means spending more on shipping, | | | | sand green and use that to simulate grass and |
| but it is worth it if you hate jostling with crowds | | | | use pebbles to create the footpaths.. |
| at the mall and buy all your stuff from one store | | | | Make your garden in a bowl look like an actual |
| and have your items delivered to your home, | | | | garden. Flowers grouped together, pebble trails, |
| office or where you'd be for Christmas. | | | | the works. You could put a larger rock to simulate |
| Alternatively, you could make your own | | | | a boulder. The larger the bowl the more area you |
| Christmas gifts. I did that when I was desperate. | | | | have to play around with. |
| A glass bowl, sand, pebbles, florist foam and dried | | | | You could even put a mirror to simulate a lake. |
| flowers can turned into an indoor garden that | | | | Use pebbles to cover the sand. That's it. How |
| never withers. It would make a great gift for | | | | good it looks depends on your skill. If you don't |
| anyone other than the children. For kids, I suggest | | | | like your first attempt, you can always try again |
| you check out these last minute Christmas gift | | | | until you like the final result. |
| ideas for kids instead. | | | | If your home made gifts don't work out, or if |
| Back to the home made gift. Take a clean, dry | | | | you are afraid of coming across as cheap, you |
| glass bowl. The prettiest you can find. Glue florist | | | | might want to check out these last minute |
| foam meant for dried flower arrangements to | | | | Christmas gifts instead. |
| the inside of the base of the bowl. Pour sand | | | | |