I should save this for my weekend stashbusting roundup, but I really can’t wait! Check out these amazing flowers that Nicole made while she was working on busting her stash! I love the innovation involved in taking a humble material like the paper towel and transforming it into something so colorful and whimsical. I am digging the combination of elements on each flower: burlap, dyed paper towels, buttons, faux flowers, netting, and more (and I like how Nicole arranged the flowers on a dollar store wreath, too)! [click here for the tutorial at Made by Nicole]
If you’re having trouble getting inspired by your stash, look no further than your recycling pile and a roll of paper towels, and try making some of these flowers! They seem like such a fun playtime activity!
Project Estimate:
- Paper towels, on hand
- Dye, paint, food coloring, on hand
- Assorted other embellishments, on hand (use what you have)
- Stapler with staples, on hand
- Wreath form, on hand (or cut cardboard into a circle)
Total: FREE
9 Comments
pam
No wonder you were too excited to wait to post this! Just look at what a beautiful job she has done embellishing these flowers with bits from her stash! These flowers would work as lovely gift toppers as well, don’t you think?
Thanks for posting this NOW!
Becky
Those are gorgeous! I wonder if newspaper would work, too!
Teresa
I would have never guessed these flowers were made from paper towels! Very Nice Job! They are really pretty and the colors are awesome.
Amanda
Wow those are truly gorgeous, would NEVER have guessed they were made from paper towels!
Shannon
Absolutely stunning project!!! Nicole has some incredible talent ;D
ginnie
we have been doing this using the same concept… except… when we dye Easter eggs with the g-kids, we take the dye and coffee filters outside… dip the filters in the different dyes and hang on tree branches till they are dry. . And then just before Mother’s Day the kids make the bouquets. We fold the filter and dip in different colors for a varigated flower and then we use 2-3 filters for each flower. They make very pretty bouquets.
Crafty Mom
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful! I love all the elements and how colorful and eclectic this project is, yet so simple! I’m definitely bookmarking this!