These little wired flowers add a touch of whimsy to any floral arrangement… paper or otherwise! I created them in white to coordinate with our overall theme, but they can easily be created to match any color scheme.
For each flower, you will need…
- 1 piece of 24 gauge floral wire (we chose white wrapped, but you could also use unwrapped, green, or brown)
- 2 flower die cuts* (these were cut using the eclips)
- hot glue gun
- 2″ piece of bamboo skewer (this is a great way to use the trimmed pieces from the other flowers)
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1. Fold the floral wire in half, about 1/2″ from the end of the bent tip - twist the other onto the end of the skewer.
2. Dip the tip into the hot glue and pick up a little blog.
3. Sandwich the glue blob between two flowers. Hold in place until set.
4. When adding into your arrangement, allow the flower to hang past the rest of the flowers… it will give the bouquet added style and movement.
GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment and one lucky winner will receive a paper flower kit. It includes everything you need to create a finished centerpiece. Not only cute for a wedding, but great for spring time decor. Modern in plain white, or perfect for spritzing with your favorite sprays. Winner announced later this week. See you tomorrow!
The newly weds are on their way home and I think I have finally recovered from the wedding of the year. (at least in my house)
Join me next week for DIY WEDDING WEEK – April 4-8.  Tutorials and how-to for creating simple decorations with stunning results. No wedding planned in the near future – no problem? Most of these projects are perfect for springtime decorating or any special party or event. There will also be giveaways each day… so be sure to “tune in” !
*photo credit: Cristi Rudger Bastian of Hiya Papaya
The wedding countdown is well underway… I am up to my eyeballs with paper goodies. These flowers are going to make fantastic centerpieces. Making them is fun, and I have them in a variety of flower types. My new eclips* has become a very key part of the process – taking all the work out of cutting the flowers.
To create a centerpiece, you will need to start by making the flower picks. To go with our homespun theme, I decided to keep the sticks bare, and use only white paper. Of course you can paint the sticks to match or coordinate with your colors. Printed papers with small patterns also look very cute. This tutorial covers the daisy, which is a double flower.
full instructions…
March is quite a month for me. I am putting together three birthdays, my daughter’s baptism, a bridal shower, a bachelorette party, and a DIY wedding. What better excuse to fulling immerse myself in National Craft month than all these fun events. So lets kick things off (finally) with Pink Craft Week.
We have all seen these fun puff balls (made popular by Martha Stewart) But try another take on them… string them into a garland for an easy puffy garland. To create a puff garland is easy. You will use the same technique as the larger one with just a couple simple adjustments.
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I have decided to postpone the kick off pink week for just a couple days to March 3.
TWO REASONS.
- wedding tasks – NO NOT MY WEDDING! My little sister! I am creating all the decorations, invitations, some jewelry, favors etc. The bride informed me of the need for 50 more invites…so off to create more of those lovely little ones as we speak.
- ZOMBIES- specifically the Plants VS Zombies game on my iPad. I am addicted and it has sucked the life force from me.
However, after another very fun taping of the Paperclipping Rountable, I am totally inspired! Once the episode is available, I will post details from the show! Until then Happy Zombie killing and as always. Think Pink!
I am so very in love with all the fun pink goodness that I am seeing, I have decided to kick off PINK WEEK! Join me each evening this week for a fun giveaways, inspiration, projects… and more! So tuck the kids into bed early… and see you later!
There is still time to leave a comment below for your chance to win last week’s Color of the Year - Love it or Hate it giveaway. Winner announced TONIGHT!
