Spring Has Sprung At Zinnia

Tam and I were brainstorming about what to do with the window now that spring is here and Easter is around the corner. Out of the blue the idea of making a giant mushroom popped into our heads. So that began the making of the giant mushroom. The pictures below show the process at a glimpse. In reality the process took about a week; from starting the mushroom making , to the completion of the window featuring the “Giant Mushroom”.

We used a rice paper lamp shade from Ikea and a cylinder thingy to start. We added paper to a cylinder to create the stem and then covered the entire thing with casting tape. Tamara painted it about 101 times before she was satisfied. It was cool watching our customers come in and wonder what the heck we were up to as the whole thing took its shape. We decoupaged it with napkins and added some sparkle and wa-la, the giant mushroom came to life.

We spent most of Friday merchandising and fussing with the whole thing. We are pretty pleased with ourselves and hope you enjoy it. Magically, it glows at night and keeps Alley company; or the other way around. Hope to see you soon.