Sunday, 10 February 2013

Spring flowers

These flowers are really easy to make and make a fab room decorations or a thank you card. They are perfect for Easter and Spring time.
egg box flowers

The Fairy carefully painted egg cartons.

Then we cut out flower shapes from coordinating card and felt.

I made 2 slits in the flower and the egg carton. Then The Fairy threaded a green pipe cleaner through to make a stem (after checking we had enough - an impromptu maths lesson). We found adding a small circle of card or felt over the top of the egg carton not only looked pretty but helped to strengthen the carton (other wise the two slits ripped and made a giant hole!)


threading

The Fairy cut out leaves which we also threaded on. As we were making cards she wrote a message on the leaf. If you wanted a more traditional card you could always stick the finished flower onto a blank card. I think these also make a great 'get well soon present ' for someone who is in hospital.

writing thankyou card

We found that the flowers stand best in the vase if the stems were twisted together to make a bunch. Who do you think would like some home made flowers?
egg carton flowers

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12 comments:

  1. Liz Burton10 February 2013 at 20:31

    They are very cute. Where do you get that metallic paint from it's so pretty?

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    1. thefairyandthefrog12 February 2013 at 17:31

      It's from Baker Ross - its 'pearlised' acrylic paint. I've seen it in craft shops too. The Fairy loves it!

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  2. Mummypinkwellies11 February 2013 at 15:57

    How cute are they? x

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  3. Donna@MummyCentral11 February 2013 at 21:35

    Lovely, and a nice idea for Mother's Day.

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    1. thefairyandthefrog12 February 2013 at 17:33

      I know (maybe I should drop some hints to The Papa that he could make some more!), they are perfect. We first made some for the The Fairy and The Frog's Great Grandma when she was in hospital- she loved them (they are still on her mantelpiece!)

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  4. Jenny Kearney11 February 2013 at 21:42

    I love these. I always struggle to find easy to cut egg cartons!

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    1. thefairyandthefrog12 February 2013 at 17:35

      These egg cartons were the supermarket own brand (free range. They were a bit tricky top cut (The Fairy couldn't have done that bit)and it was def hard to pierce the holes needed for the stems.

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  5. Anonymous12 February 2013 at 12:00

    They're beautifu1 And I'd rather have these than an expensive bouquet bought from a shop!

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  6. Stephs Two Girls15 February 2013 at 22:37

    Gorgeous. Home made definitely appreciated, especially by Grandparents I think...!

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  7. Growing Book by Book19 February 2013 at 21:28

    I'm so going to make these with my son. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. RedTedArt20 February 2013 at 21:10

    Such pretty flowers. Love egg carton crafts.

    Thank you for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

    Maggy

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  9. pauline@lessonslearntjournal.com21 February 2013 at 12:28

    What adorable flowers! I know how we'll be using our egg cartons, once we've finished our eggs. I'll be featuring your post as part of my homemade crafts roundup from the Weekly Kids' Co-op. Thanks for sharing. xoxo P

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