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I made this paper flower bouquet for Miss L’s teacher, as an end-of-the-year “thank you” gift. I had so much fun with it — and it was so well received by her teachers and the other parents at school — that I knew it deserved a tutorial. This one features fabric from Sandi Henderson’s Ginger Blossom line for Michael Miller. I decoupaged the fabric on the pot using Mod Podge. The rim of the pot was painted with a dark brown paint, which I sponged off a bit to give it a distressed leather look.
To make your own pretty flower pot bouquet, you will need:
- Flower template
- Construction paper or cardstock
- Scrapbook paper (optional)
- Pen
- Scissors
- Thin wooden dowels
- Papier mache flower pot
- Green paint and brush or sponge brush
- Pot-decorating items (paint, fabric, paper, etc.)
- Tissue paper or paper grass
- Tulle or ribbon
- Circle cutting tool or punch, or a circular object you can trace
- Picture of each child, cropped to approximate circle size (2 inches is recommended)
- Adhesive (glue dots, Xyron, glue stick, etc.)
- 5×5-inch cube of dry floral foam
- Paper shredder
And here’s my first video tutorial (please be kind!):
