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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Katie @ Gift of Curiosity says
March 11, 2013 at 8:01 pmBeautiful flowers!! What a nice springtime decoration for your wall. 🙂
Chelsey says
March 13, 2013 at 9:58 pmThanks so much, Katie. I have to admit it makes me smile every time I walk in the room!
Susan Call Hutchison (ReadAloudReadAlong.com) says
March 12, 2013 at 9:12 amThis captures the spirit of Easter and Spring. Looks like a celebration of LIFE!
Kristen S- Craft Gossip says
March 13, 2013 at 5:44 pmSo cute! Just posted on Craft Gossip:) Happy SPring!!
http://lessonplans.craftgossip.com/?p=7798
Chelsey says
March 13, 2013 at 9:37 pmYay! Thanks, Kristen!
Tracey@We-Made-That says
March 13, 2013 at 6:05 pmThose 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!
Laurie says
March 14, 2013 at 6:43 amAdorable! Love the flowers and how big they are!
Chelsey says
March 17, 2013 at 10:11 pmThanks, 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!
Crystelle Boutique says
March 15, 2013 at 7:36 pmWhat a fabulous idea…..!
I love how this was a combined effort between mom and daughter… 🙂
hugs x
crystelle
Chelsey says
March 17, 2013 at 10:06 pmThanks, Crystelle! We had a blast! And we even have some collage paper left over for any other inspirations we come across!
Heather may says
March 16, 2013 at 12:05 pmLOVE 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!
Ashley says
March 17, 2013 at 6:31 amVery springy, and they are gorgeous colors! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
Holly says
March 17, 2013 at 4:52 pmThese are too cute! I may have to make a little garden with my little bear for when all the bunnies come down!
Chelsey says
March 17, 2013 at 9:40 pmThank 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!
Monica says
March 20, 2013 at 9:44 pmI featured this post!
Monica
http://happyandblessedhome.com
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Sam @ Thrive 360 Living says
March 21, 2013 at 2:55 pmThese 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.
Sugar Aunts says
March 22, 2013 at 7:03 pmSo pretty! We will be featuring this post as well on Share It Saturday tomorrow. We will also share with our FB, Pinterest, and Twitter followers. Here are the links to those pages if you would like to stop by.
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Hop to see you again at Share It Saturday!
The Sugar Aunts
kristina says
March 22, 2013 at 11:53 pmLOVE 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.
Chelsey says
March 24, 2013 at 7:37 pmThank you, Kristina! I agree, them being so big is what really makes it fun!
Carolyn says
April 21, 2013 at 7:46 pmI 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.
Niamh Bevan says
April 26, 2013 at 11:19 amIt’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.
Chelsey says
April 30, 2013 at 9:18 pmThanks, Niamh. I love that~ wouldn’t it be fun to do something similar with each season?!
Jacquie@KCEdventures says
May 21, 2013 at 6:52 amSaw these a few weeks ago and just loved them so I’m thrilled that you shared at Discover & Explore this past week! I’ll be featuring you today and sharing your great idea: http://www.kcedventures.com/blog/kids-flower-crafts-fun-things-to-make
Chelsey says
May 23, 2013 at 1:31 pmThank you so much, Jacquie!