So we’ve all been in love with the terracotta pears from Ballard Deigns for years, myself included.

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It wasn’t until I was walking through Hobby Lobby last week when I got inspired. They had a set of an over sized pear and apple, decoupaged with old book pages (sorry, I looked for a photo and couldn’t find one). That’s when the “I can make that!” light bulb came on. A couple days later, with my 40% off coupon in hand I went to Joann’s. I bought one 6 inch styrofoam ball. The cones only came in packs of 2, so I bought a pack of medium sized ones.

First, using a bread knife, I cut off a small section off the ball to create a flat bottom.

Then, I cut the top off of the cone, about half-way down.

Then, I simply hot glued the two together. I wanted my pear to sit at a slight angle, so I glued the cone off-center.

I used almost the whole can to fill in the space where the two pieces meet. I also used a small bit to round out the top of the cone. I went out into the yard and found a twig to stick in the top for a stem.

I let mine dry outside for around 36 hrs. It may vary where you are, but just make sure its dried through. Next, is the messy part. I used glossy Mod-Podge because its what I had. I’m sure matte would work fine too.

I grabbed some plain ole tissue paper from my wrapping supplies and ripped a couple sheets into manageable pieces.

To give the pear color, I used some warm tan “oops” paint and acrylic paint. I used an apple green, burn orange, and mustard yellow.

I added some orange around the fullest part to mimic blush. The whole thing felt a lot like applying makeup really…blend, blend, blend.

Jennifer Rizzo

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