Crafts: Flowers

  • Recycled Plastic Bottle Flowers DIY, For A Bouquet!

    These are the recycled plastic bottle flowers that I used in my recycled plastic bottle flower bouquet. Of course they don't look exactly lovely from this view, but I wanted you to understand exactly how I made them, so that you can DIY them yourself! While I did experiment with a variety of shapes, the…

  • Giant Paper Cherry Blossoms For Tu B’Shevat!

    I love cherry blossoms, and giant paper cherry blossoms are perfect for stunning spring or late winter centerpieces! The Jewish holiday of Tu B'Shevat, which celebrates the new year for the fruit bearing trees, is just a little over two weeks away, so now's the perfect time to make some giant blooms to grace your…

  • Crepe Paper Flowers Centerpiece

    I recently found some heavy weight crepe paper at a local discount store and so I couldn't resist making some large crepe paper flowers for a community gathering. Grouped together in a simple metal pitcher, they looked great, and while not exactly quick to whip up, they are certainly festive and can be enjoyed for…

  • DIY Organza Flowers: The Perfect Birthday Party Project!

    Last week my sweet daughter turned ten (how did that happen?) and instead of playing party games like we did last year, we decided to do a craft project—organza flowers! Truthfully, it went over quite well, with only one out of the ten girls giving up mid project…..and the rest went home with a nice…

  • Recycled Plastic Cup Flowers For Shavuos!

    Shavuos is on this coming Saturday night so it's time to do some simple shavuos crafts to fill the house with excitement for the coming holiday!  And these recycled plastic cup flowers are perfect right about now, since they are really simple to make and look great in numbers. I'll admit, I actually made these…

  • Giant Paper Flowers For Your Fall Table

    Guess what? You're in luck, I do think that giant paper flowers made in cremes and neutral tones look great right about now. Imagine a little candle light, some glitter, a little something rustic, like maybe some burlap or a table runner made out of pieces of aged wood, and you've got yourself a really…

  • Chair Back Fabric Flower Garlands Look Gorgeous Any Time

    I love chair back garlands, don't you? I was in need of some quick decorations for my daughter's birthday, and I was thrilled to discover that I could make a really pretty garland by simply tying together some of the floral napkin rings that I posted about here. And voila, a beautiful and festive chair back garland…

  • Plastic Bottle Flower How To

      This year I'm finally going to attempt to make a ton of plastic bottle flowers to use in my Succah, and there are so many creative uses for these flowers I can't wait to see what the outcome will be! I'm imagining a plastic bottle flower garden of sorts, but of course time will…

  • Cupcake Liner Flower Teacher Appreciation Bouquet

    A cupcake liner flower bouquet in a tape measure vase made from an oatmeal can? Well, yes, infact and though a bit hard to capture on film, it's downright cute. You can't go wrong with cupcake liner flowers! And I was so grateful that I came up with the idea of using the plastic tape…

  • Birthday Wreath From Cupcake Liners + Paper Plate Flowers

    A birthday wreath made from cupcake liner flowers and paper plate flowers is the perfect decoration for your front door, and something you can certainly hang in the birthday girl's room afterwards as a nice reminder. Yesterday was my daughter's ninth birthday, and the last opportunity to make something like this, since double digits would…

  • Paper Accordion Rosette Flowers

    Paper accordion rosettes, and paper accordion flowers are all the rage in DIY wedding and party decor, and for good reason! They're so simple to make and look amazing in groups. I've shared these accordion flowers with you before, as a fun accordion medallion bouquet centerpiece, and as festive  Succah decorations, and as elegant golden…

  • Giant Paper Flower Bouquet Centerpiece

    Giant paper flower bouquets are perfect for every occasion and so simple to make! I gave you a sneek peek of these giant paper flowers the other day here, and now I'm back to give you a few more important details to help you make a gorgeous paper flower centerpiece yourself. And take my advice,…