Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh Longer
I have tried many things when it came to getting flowers on special occasions; even picking ones from my rose garden. Sugar and aspirin are the couple I did most often. With this I added a penny.
Bumble Bee Clay Pot with Coffee Filter Flowers
Here I painted a pot black and yellow and filled it with flowers using coffee filters.
This guide is about making a coffee filter wreath. Coffee filters are a flexible craft material for a number of projects.
Welcome spring with a floral wall bucket for your wall or door. Flowers can be easily arranged if you begin with the largest flowers and end with the smaller ones. I found the wall bucket at a second-hand store for $3.50 and purchased the flowers at Michael's Arts and Crafts store...
This is a guide about making fabric flowers. Creating your own beautiful fabric flowers is not as difficult as you may think.
Miniature Round Floral Arrangement
To celebrate the end of our summer break, and the start of a new school year, I invited some of my teaching colleagues for a morning tea. I made some delicious snacks and added miniature floral arrangements to make the day special.
Craft Project: Recycled Cornucopia
This is a recycled cornucopia. I found the cornucopia at my local thrift store along with the flowers. Everything, except the moss that was used, was recycled thrift or items I already had at my house.
This is a guide about making paper daisies. Making your own paper flowers is a great alternative to fresh cut flowers. Daisies make beautiful paper flowers. You can make them look real or cartoonish depending on the color and size you use.
Craft Project: Spring Time Angel
Recently, while treasure hunting for craft supplies in a thrift store, I came across their huge supply of artificial flowers. These are angels I made using only a few items and no two will be alike.
Craft Project: Rain Boot Flower Arrangement
Brighten rainy days with a playful centerpiece made with a pair of children's rubber rain boots. I immediately knew they would look adorable as flower containers displayed on a porch or in an entryway.
Craft Project: Recycled "Wood" Vase
A wooden floral arrangement box. Choose your box and cut off lid all the way around.
Craft Project: "Flower" Twig Vase
I make flowers from acorns and twigs found in my yard. Collect about 14 small branches. Cut to same length or longer than jar. Collect about 3 pine cones, and some ivy. Strip ivy of all leaves, this will be wrapped around jar of branches.
Now that all the holidays are over and it's time to settle in for the rest of summer, settle in with this pretty summer flower wreathe that is easy and will put a smile on your face when you look at it.
Very simple idea for adding a little color to your spring. Measure and cut 1x9 inch strips of paper. You will need 1 yellow strip, 3 green strips, and 6 of your chosen color.
Here are some ribbon flowers I made. These are made into brooches.They could also be hot-glued onto a hardshell Alice hair band. Pin brooches onto your clothes to brighten an outfit or pin onto shopping bags or hats, glue or sew onto hair slides, too.
Craft Project: Tissue Paper Flower
This flower gives a lifelike impression and with thin paper, you can make a very elegant flower. You can arrange them on a flat plate or use as an accent to your project.
Craft Project: Crocheted Roses
This craft is perfect for Valentine's Day (instead of real roses which are expensive) or could be used as accessories, or to decorate anything.
Making paper daises is a fun and easy craft for these winter days. Here in Southern California, we are blessed with warm weather and early springs. Many flowers are blooming now and I was inspired to make, with paper, some paper daisies.
Small wildflowers stored in mini glass corked bottles filled with oil. These were the last flowers in my yard this year. With the ground now snow covered, it's nice to have little reminders of sunny days around the house!
Craft Project: Recycled Decorative Vase
Make a vase for artificial flowers by recycling an empty thread cone and a used CD.
Garden picks to stick in your plants and flowers that are planted in pots. Watch them seem to fly when the wind blows.
Think ahead for wonderful Holiday gifts. Each spring and summer I used to go around to my friends' gardens and pick the flower petals up from the ground. Take the flowers or petals home and lay them out on newspaper on the floor and leave to dry.
Craft Project: Storage Box For Pressed Flowers
I found this to be a great place to store and organize all my pressed flowers. When I was doing a project I would just pull the whole drawer out, place it on the table and it's all right at my fingertips. On smaller projects I'd just pull the drawers out partially.
May Day is the forgotten holiday by many but the sentiments of the day make it a perfect holiday to remember the beautiful things we have been waiting for all winter. Who does not wait for the first flowers of spring?
Craft Project: Recycled "Wood" Vase
A wooden floral arrangement box. Choose your box and cut off lid all the way around.
Craft Project: "Flower" Twig Vase
I make flowers from acorns and twigs found in my yard. Collect about 14 small branches. Cut to same length or longer than jar. Collect about 3 pine cones, and some ivy. Strip ivy of all leaves, this will be wrapped around jar of branches.
Now that all the holidays are over and it's time to settle in for the rest of summer, settle in with this pretty summer flower wreathe that is easy and will put a smile on your face when you look at it.
Craft Project: Tissue Paper Flower
This flower gives a lifelike impression and with thin paper, you can make a very elegant flower. You can arrange them on a flat plate or use as an accent to your project.
