These giant, colorful flowers made of collage paper really are one of my favorite art projects~ they really brighten up our house for spring!
Materials:
- collage paper
- gluestick
- scissors
- Reusable Adhesive
(optional for hanging)
How We Made Them:
We scattered all our collage paper out on the floor to better see all our color options. Lucy and I chose a yellow piece of paper for the center of our flowers and then some blues and oranges for the petals.
I cut out the large circles for the center of each flower for Lucy. Then I showed her how to cut the paper for the petals. First we cut it into rectangular strips. Then she would round the corners of each strip until she liked the shape of the petal.
When all our petals were cut out, we used a glue stick to attach them to the center of the flower.
To finish off our flowers we cut some strips of green collage paper for the stems and glued those on as well.
We found the perfect wall for our flowers~ a big blank one right in our kitchen in desperate need of some artwork! (We hung them up using the removable adhesive putty so it wouldn’t ruin the paint.)
We did all this while Theo was napping. He was so ecstatic when he awoke to a life-sized flower garden in the kitchen!
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Beautiful flowers!! What a nice springtime decoration for your wall.
Thanks so much, Katie. I have to admit it makes me smile every time I walk in the room!
This captures the spirit of Easter and Spring. Looks like a celebration of LIFE!
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So cute! Just posted on Craft Gossip:) Happy SPring!!
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Yay! Thanks, Kristen!
Those are great! We made some little ones out of craft sticks, but I have to say I really like these more! So pretty and they really brighten up the room for Spring. Thank you so much for sharing on We Made That!
Adorable! Love the flowers and how big they are!
Thanks, Laurie! They really do brighten up the room! And they’re taller than Theo~ he loves walking up to them and pretending to smell them!
What a fabulous idea…..!
I love how this was a combined effort between mom and daughter…
hugs x
crystelle
Thanks, Crystelle! We had a blast! And we even have some collage paper left over for any other inspirations we come across!
LOVE IT! My son just asked today if we could make paper flowers…its spring break so he wants to do some fun projects. This helps so much!!! I will be hosting a blog hop on my site on Monday at http://www.frugalfitfamily.com the link is up so stop over and join in! Thanks again!
Very springy, and they are gorgeous colors! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
These are too cute! I may have to make a little garden with my little bear for when all the bunnies come down!
Thank you so much, Holly! I do have to say I am in love with your adorable bunny banner! I had to pin it in hopes I can get to making one myself!
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These flowers are so fun & happy. I love them. I actually want to make some for my craft room. I’m sure my 2-year old little boy would love them as well. They just make me want to smile.
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LOVE THESE! They are gorgeous. We made similar ones last year and shared them over at Family Your Way. They made our house look beautiful all spring. I love how you used collage paper to create them. Bigger is always more fun.
Thank you, Kristina! I agree, them being so big is what really makes it fun!
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I can even cut green collage papers into bushes or grasses to ad life to the colorful flowers.. I can’t wait to do this craft to place near my window.
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It’s perfect for this time of year & while it’s an enjoyable activity for the children it also gives them an idea of the season & what happens during it adding to the educational side of the activity. I love it & I think all the seasons should be represented with similar activities.
Thanks, Niamh. I love that~ wouldn’t it be fun to do something similar with each season?!
[...] visuals alone. (Gosh, I love the internet!) Instead of sewing, Mary used quick-dry craft glue. This second inspiration for our 2-D flowers made my mind go “gosh, that paper looks like it was color-washed with paint.” It was [...]