3D Watercolor Flowers

Hi there! It’s Megan from Homemade Ginger and I’m happy to share a cheerful spring craft today! Hopefully this fun idea will get you and your kids in the mood for some warmer weather!

With the season of spring approaching, there are so many reasons for kids to start making (and bringing home) handmade cards, flowers, paintings and all kinds of cute spring projects. I have three girls in school right now and between the three of them, I am inundated with papers and artwork every day. I have to confess that while I love their cute drawings and paintings, sometimes I find myself sneaking them into the recycling bin when no one is watching! While I love helping them make homemade cards for things like Easter or Mother’s Day, I also am aware of the fact that we will just be adding to the overwhelming paper pile.

Keeping this in mind, I love the idea of recycling art projects or paintings into something else. I came up with these fun 3D flowers that can be made out of watercolor paintings. You can go through your kids’ old artwork and cut them up to make these colorful flowers, or make some new watercolor paintings just for this project. Every flower will turn out a little differently which is why this these flowers are so fun!

 

I was inspired by these paper flowers, but I wanted to make them even more 3-dimensional by using pom poms and pipe cleaners. I also loved the idea of recycling watercolor paintings to make them more special. These would be perfect on the front of a handmade card for Mother’s Day or Easter!

3D Watercolor Flowers

Here are the materials you will need to make this craft:

• Watercolor Paintings


• Glue Stick


• Yellow Pom Poms


• Construction Paper


• Green Pipe Cleaners

First, you will need to create some watercolor paintings. For best results, paint some bright colors on a piece of paper. You can even add splatters of paint. This part can be as messy and fun as you want to make it!

After the painting is dry, cut it into thin strips. The longer you make your strips, the larger the flowers will turn out in the end.

Next, glue one end of the strip onto a piece of construction paper. Fold the other end of the strip over and glue it down to create a loop.

Repeat this process, glueing all the loops together in center.

Add a yellow pom pom to create the center of the flower.

Glue some green pipe cleaners down to create the flower stems. You may need to use a hot glue gun for this step!

You can make these cards into all different shapes and sizes!

These 3D flowers are made with recycled watercolor paintings and are SO easy to make! Perfect handmade card idea for Mother’s Day or Easter!

Source : onelittleproject.com
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