How To Paint Pink Blossoms On A Milk Carton

I am dusting this one off from the archives, as while created four years ago it still brings me joy! What can I say? There is just something so satisfying and pressure free about making a painting, or rather a bunch of paintings on a milk carton. And now once again, you can learn how to paint pink blossoms on a milk carton. Here in Israel those blossoms are almond blossoms, the first tree to bloom!

Here is what I wrote in 2021: Introducing my pear of hearts milk carton painting! So friends, it turns out that painting tiny hearts on milk cartons can get a bit addictive as layer after layer is so very relaxing! That means more milk cartons filled with hearts to then turn into pear of hearts milk cartons, because the pear is created by blocking out the background with a solid color, leaving the pear shape filled with hearts, so very cute I must say! And yes I have outlined the pear with a paint pen, as it needs the definition, but that all depends on the colors you are using! The wonderful thing as always about painting on milk cartons is that is is low pressure, so you can just have fun, and you have 4 sides to get it right! And then, tada, the art stands up all by itself, which I just love. You can fill them with tiny pebbles or sand to make book ends if you so desire. Okay, lets learn how to create something similar!

Rather than repeat myself, please take a look at my previous post here, which has all the links you’ll need to learn how to paint graffiti hearts, the most important part! Now get busy and don’t forget, those Posca paint pens are the ones that made all those adorable dots, so maybe pick up a few? Enjoy creating a whole row of milk carton art, I did!

And just to encourage you a bit, painting on milk cartons may seem a bit novel, but let me tell you it is just so fun, and lining them up in a row in just the right combo is so very satisfying! One can paint on a wide range of things, but the wholesome nature of the milk/juice carton just lends itself to some colorful whimsy. Try it!

An additional note from 2025: I’ve been saving milk cartons to use with my 25 crafting students, and I think we’ll use them as elements in a castle centerpiece for Purim. So save milk cartons, carboard tubes, shoeboxes and nice round cans.