The American Crafts blog posted this pretty spring bouquet idea to brighten up your home. It would also be great for shower (baby, bridal) decorations (use bouquets for table decorations, and one flower for cupcake toppers!) or a gift Mother’s Day. You could omit the skewers and turn these pretty blooms into a fun gift brooch, too. I would skip the soda can display and opt for a pretty drinking glass or teacup. [project here via hostess blog]
The project uses premade die-cut felt flowers, but you can easily cut your own felt flowers. Put some rice or sand (or floral foam) in the cup for easy arranging.
Project Estimate:
- Felt, $.25 a sheet or on hand
- Buttons, $1 or on hand
- Bamboo skewers, $1
- Ribbon, $1 or on hand
- Thread, on hand
- Vase, tea cup, or drinking glass, on hand or $1
- Floral foam, rice, or sand, on hand or $1
Total cost: $1 and up
16 Comments
dot
great idea!
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dot
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oki
From the title, I thought at first that all the stems were springy. Which would have made these a lot more awesome, although they are pretty neat already.
heather
Yeah, that would be super-awesome! We should do it!
Sharazad
what a cute idea!
Karen Lueders
Used spiral notebooks are a great source for springy stems.
ayesha
really nice idea…
A Vecchioni
What an awesome project. Those are really cheerful!
osnat
I love your flowers. Love working with felt.
Jenny
Love this! Did you get the pre-cut felt flowers at a dollar store? If so, which one? I don’t think my hands are steady enough to free hand cut. Thanks a “bunch!” ;)
kirsty
Love your flowers, just wandering how you attached them to the skewers? Would love to make these for my daughters birthday party.
heather
@kirsty, Here is the original post with more instructions. They stuck the felt flowers to the skewers with a glue dot, and then also wrapped the thread from sewing on the buttons around the skewer.
carol
Can these be purchased anywhere please ??