Let’s make some ocean life art!

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Age: 6+

Duration: 1 hour (plus drying time)

Learning Outcomes:

We’re going to get creative. We’re going to work on our dexterity. We’re going to learn about mixed media art. We’re going to study nature and focus on ocean life.

Here’s what you need:

Crafty Strips (R15702)

Color Diffusing Paper 9×12 (R15213)

Ocean art silhouettes (PDF available for download)

Liquid Watercolor and Misting Bottles

Construction or Bristol Paper

Scissors, or craft knife

Glue

Well, the earth has tilted toward the sun once again, which can only mean one thing. Summer!

This is the perfect time to take our creativity to the salty beaches. You know what the great thing is about having our BIG imaginations? We can explore beautiful blue oceans from the art table!

With this craft, we want to create different pieces of art using different mediums (medium sometimes means, “middle”, but it can also mean a material used for making art), and we want to bring those different pieces together in one picture. In the art world, this is called “mixed media”. To follow along with these steps, we’re going to be using our Crafty Strips and our Color Diffusing Paper. This is going to give us a lot of color and a lot of texture, in not a lot of time!

If you really want a big adventure, put on some flip flops and take an excursion to your local library. Look for books about ocean animals, beaches, saltwater plant life, colorful crustaceans or coral reefs. There’s so much to explore! Think about ocean colors and textures. How might you apply these sensory elements to your ocean life art? Once you’ve gathered up your supplies and reference materials, head on back to the art table. It’s time to dive in!

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Here’s how you do it:

Step 1: Create an ocean background

Let’s begin by creating our background. It’s good to start with this step because the art will take a little time to dry. We’re going to use our Color Diffusing Paper and liquid watercolors. First, grab a couple of paper towels and lay them on your your art table. Place the Diffusing paper on top of that. Now, using your liquid watercolors in a misting bottle, spray the diffusing paper with colors that remind you of ocean water. Think about how the colors of ocean water can seem to change, depending on the light, the depth, the composition of the sand. Sometimes the water is bright blue. Sometimes it appears pink, or yellow or green. Way down deep in the ocean, the water is solid black and fish glow in the dark.

To create beautiful blended effects, spray the paper with clean water on top of your colors.

Once you have the colors you like, set aside the paper to dry. If you can find a good place to hang the paper, it will probably dry faster.

Step 2: Create ocean life silhouettes

Now is the time to decide which ocean life image you’re going to create. You have a LOT to choose from. The oceans of our world are full of life — sharks, jellyfish, crabs, seahorses. The list goes on. But, if you get stumped, don’t worry. We have some images to help get you started. Just click on the link to download the Roylco-Ocean Life Silhouettes.

Once you have your image, let’s move on to our Crafty Strips. We’re going to use these colorful strips of paper to create silhouettes of our ocean life images.

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To create the shapes, first, cover a sheet of construction paper, or Bristol paper, with your Crafty Strips. There are lots of colors and patterns to choose from. Pick the ones you like the best. Then spread some glue on one side and lay them down right next to each other, until you’ve covered the surface. Make sure your image is going to fit on your sheet of Crafty Strips.

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Once the glue is dry, lay your ocean life silhouette image on top of your Crafty Strips base.

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It might be a good idea to attach the image to the base with a little tape to keep it from moving around. Now you’ll want to use some scissors to cut out the outline of your shape. Make sure an adult is with you as you cut. Because your shape might have lots of curves or waves, or claws, or fins, this will be a good chance to exercise those fingers. Just remember to take your time. This isn’t a race. (For more precision cutting, adults may choose to use a craft knife. Not recommended for the kids.)

And that’s it. Now you should have a fun looking ocean life cut-out shape.

 

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Step 3: Mix the media

Once your diffusing paper background is dry, you’re ready to combine your art. Now is a good time to think about how you want to display your image. If you’d like to frame it, you’ll need to make sure to cut the diffusing paper base to fit your frame.

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You could use all sorts of stuff for a frame. You could purchase one, or you could make one from straws, or seashells, or sand sprinkled over popsicle sticks covered with glue. Whatever works best for your image.

When your ocean background is sized to your liking, it’s time to attach your ocean life cut-out. Simply glue it into place and you’re ready. For a special effect, consider attaching small squares of cardboard or foam core with glue to the back of your ocean life cut-out. This will create a neat shadow effect behind your cut-out and will add to the layers of color and texture you have.

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Step 4: Hang it up

You did it! Now hang your beautiful artwork in your bedroom to admire all summer long!

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Consider This:

When you went to the library to search for books, did you find a new favorite story?

How did the photos and artwork from the references you looked through inspire the art that you created?

What is one fact you learned about the ocean that you didn’t know before your research?

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Let’s make a mandala fractions t-shirt!

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Roylco Fraction Mandala Stencils Hero Shot

Age: 4+

Duration: 30 minutes (or more, if you’re really having fun)

Learning Outcomes: A mandala is a spiritual symbol that represents the universe. So, this craft will give us an opportunity to start a conversation about the people who create these symbols. Also, we’re going to focus on the mathematical component of these intricate designs using fractions.

Here’s what you need:

Mandala Fraction Stencils (R58626)

T-shirt (follow washing instructions)

Fabric Paint or Fabric Markers (follow washing instructions)

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What could be better this summer than to go out on all your adventures wearing a t-shirt designed by your very own crafty fingers? We’re going to make a cool, SMART design that you’ll be proud to wear when you play outside or travel abroad!

These mandala designs are inspired by the ancient Asian traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Devoted worshipers created mandalas as a visual representation of the universe, as well as an aid for meditation.

The intricate, circular designs make this ancient art form ideal for splitting into parts. This is how we’re going to be able to use the patterns to help us sharpen our understanding of mathematical fractions.

Once you’ve finished your pattern, make it your own! It’s up to you to embellish and complete your design in any way that makes you happy. For inspiration, search online for mandala images. Or, better yet, take a trip to your local library to search for books about mandalas and the people who create them. You’ll discover fascinating representations of the universe that just might inspire your own creations.

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Step 1: Choose your pattern

Because mandalas can be extremely detailed and beautifully ornate, we have broken our designs into fractions. Each stencil is a like a slice of a pie: 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10. Pick one stencil, and use it to create the outline of your design. For the 1/2 stencil, 2 parts make the whole. For the 1/10 stencil, 10 parts make the whole. The product guide will be helpful to understand the best way to use the stencils.

Step 2: Trace the pattern on your shirt

It might be a good idea to practice tracing your stencil on a sheet of paper first.

Before you begin, make sure you know how the pattern will fit on your shirt. The best way to do this is to mark the center with something that will wash out, like a very small pencil mark. Where you place the design is totally up to you, but you’ll want to know that it’s going to end up where you intended.

Here’s a tip for you: Depending on your art medium (markers or paint), you may want to place a sheet of cardboard or some other scrap material inside your shirt as you work. This will help to prevent the colors from bleeding through to the back of your t-shirt. If you do happen to get colors on the back accidentally, you could always draw another mandala on the backside.

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Now that your placement is all set, it’s time to start tracing your design with your fabric markers or fabric paint. And, hey, don’t worry about making mistakes. It’s totally fine if you get out of line! In fact, you might find that an unexpected mark is just the thing your design needs to make it more unique.

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Step 3:  Complete your image

This is the fun part. Doodles allowed! Make it unique. Have fun. Take your time. Refer to your library books for inspiration. Enjoy it!

Step 4:  Wear it!

Guaranteed — you’ll be the only one on the block with this cool t-shirt, made by you!

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Consider This:

What was the most interesting thing that you learned about the culture of the people who created the mandala art form?

What are some other objects from around your house that could be broken into fractions?

Do you think the creators of the mandala art from used an understanding of mathematics to inspire their work?

How might you apply mathematical principals to help visualize your interpretation of your home, your neighborhood, your city, your world, your universe?

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Let’s make a Rangoli decorated entryway!

Rangoli Mega Stencils

Roylco Rangoli Artwork Complete

Age: 4+

Duration: 10 minutes

Learning Outcomes:

We want to start a conversation about Indian culture, Hindu traditions and Rangoli art to help us broaden our understanding of the people we share the world with.

Here’s what you need:

Rangoli Mega Stencils (R5621)

Sidewalk Chalk

If you’re looking for a fun, and very simple, summertime activity, this is just for you! All you need is our Rangoli Mega Stencils (R5621) and some sidewalk chalk.

Authentic Rangoli art is spiritually motivated and originates from India. It’s used for decoration and good luck, and it usually coincides with Hindu rituals. Traditionally, women would be the ones to create the Rangoli art. The bright, beautiful patterns are made from a variety of materials, including dried rice, flower petals and sand. 

One of the many uses for Rangoli art is to place the pattern on the ground near the entryway of your home. This is believed to bring good luck and prosperity to all who reside within. Lucky AND beautiful… sounds good to me. Let’s do this!

To create our beautiful patterns, we’re going to be using sidewalk chalk. This is a good medium for decorating your entryway because it’s super simple to clean up, and it will work on pavement, wood and brick. If there isn’t enough space to decorate the floor in front of your door, you could always just decorate the door!

And on that note, a quick message to the kids:

Before you start, make sure the adults in your life know what you’re up to. We already know these stencils are going to look awesome! We just want to make sure they agree with us.

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Here’s how you do it:

Step 1: Choose your pattern

The first thing to do is decide which stencil you want to decorate with. The product guide will help you understand how to arrange your shapes. 

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Step 2: Fill in the shapes

Using your sidewalk chalk, fill in the patterns of your stencil. You can use as many or as few colors as you like. Whatever you think looks best.

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Step 3: Admire your work

Come on, admit it… you’re awesome!

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Consider This:

Do you know anyone who practices Hindu Spirituality?

How are Hindu beliefs different from yours? How are they the same?

What kind of art do the people from your culture create?

If you could share something fun from your culture with the rest of the world, what would it be?

 

Overlapping Stencil Shapes

Overlapping Stencils

Feature-Image-stencilcolouroverlapBlend basic shapes and create a colorful collage art piece! Great for rainy day art projects.Young children will love tracing out the fun shapes. The stencils are easy to manipulate and perfectly-sized for small fingers to handle. Build fine motor skills while combining colors and shapes for interesting effects!

Age: 3-5

Duration: 15-20 minutes

You’ll Need:

R58620 Fine Motor Skills Silly Stencils

• Markers or crayons

• Paper

• Pencils

Line-10Each of the stencils feature a shape that can be popped out, resulting in one stencil and one template. Two students can work at a time using the same shape. There are 27 stencils and 27 templates in total, which gives you the most value for your students’ art!

_5272126Set out all your materials. Each of the stencils are color-coded: The yellow stencils all contain basic shapes such as squares, triangles, trapezoids, hexagons, circles and so on. You can discuss the different shapes with your students and ask them to describe the other shapes they see in the pack.

The red stencils feature slightly more difficult shapes. These shapes are recognizable shapes like hearts, swirls, stars, clovers and more!

The blue stencils are the most challenging shapes to trace out. Use these shapes for more complex drawings.

_5272128Trace out one of the simpler shapes onto the paper sheet. Use pencil to make the tracing. If you make a mistake, you can always go back and erase it. Choose a completely different shape and place it partly over the first drawing. Trace the inside of the shape and remove the stencil. This will result in an overlapping stencil artwork!

_5272129Adjust the directions of the shapes as you overlap them. Only overlap large areas of the stencils to help with the coloring later on. Fill the whole page with as many shapes as you can.

_5272131Go back over top of the pencil lines with black marker. This will help you clearly see all the areas you have to color in.

_5272135Clearly outline all of the shapes with black marker.

_5272136Choose basic colors for each of the shapes. If you are teaching primary colors and color combinations to students, give them only red, blue and yellow markers to color in their art. Fill in the main part of the shapes with one color. Leave blank the parts that overlap.

_5272138Now comes the fun part! Think about what color is created when red and yellow combine–it’s orange! What about yellow and blue? That’s easy–green! Fill in the overlapped areas of the shapes with these combination colors, also called secondary colors. Learn about tertiary colors as well!

_5272141All filled in! You can see the secondary colors that appear in the overlapped parts are either green, purple or orange.

Give students a range of materials to experiment with as they discover new colors! Use paints instead of markers. Paste on collage materials with similar colors onto specific sections; then mix up the contents in the overlapped areas and see what happens! Do you still see different colors?

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What shape is your artwork in? Show us your color combinations and fun stencil artwork by sending us photos! Contact us through the contact form. We will post up your art in one of our upcoming posts!

Stained Glass Christmas Ornaments

Stained Glass Christmas Ornaments

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Need a fast and fabulous Christmas craft? These beautiful ornaments are the perfect project to spread holiday cheer!

Age: 4+

Duration: 10 minutes

Learning Outcomes: Explore the symbolism behind common Christmas emblems. Create beautiful take-home art that can be given as a gift. Exercise fine motor skills.

You’ll Need: 

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These ornaments are quick and simple to put together. Start by simply popping out the die-cut frames. Next, pop out the internal pieces, and set the frames aside.

Lay the internal pop-out on the stained glass paper and use a pencil to draw around the internal pop out. Make sure that you leave at least 1/4″ of space around the internal pop out so you have enough space to tape the stained glass paper into the frame. Cut out your stained glass pieces, and tape them to the inside (the white side) of the frames. Make sure to leave the small round hole at the top open!

Once your stained glass pieces are taped in place, fold the frame over and tape closed.

To finish off your stained glass ornament, cut a 6″ piece of yarn. Thread the yarn through the small round hole at the top of your ornament, and knot the loose ends into a circle. This will allow you to hang your ornament on your Christmas tree!

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Have family members who don’t celebrate Christmas? Gift them the snowman or snowflake ornament and suggest they hang it in a window! Sunlight streams through the stained glass paper beautifully, and adds cheer to winter months.

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3D Craft Circle Flower

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These beautiful flowers will flutter in the breeze!

Age: 3+

Duration: 7-10 Minutes

Learning Outcomes: Exercise fine motor skills. Explore early paper sculpting. Create beautiful take-home artwork.

You’ll Need:

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  1. Choose six of your favorite craft circles and fold them in half. The colored side should be on the outside.
  2. Arrange the half circles in a full circle on your sheet of paper.
  3. Using a glue stick, apply glue to ONE HALF of the folded circles.
  4. Glue the folded circles to the sheet of paper in a circle configuration. You want the top halves to be loose and fluttery, so make sure you don’t overlap the circles.
  5. Add a stem and leaves with a washable marker.

The results are beautiful artwork that is perfectly fridge-worthy!

Ideas

  • Tape our tissue circles to the inside of your folded circles to add a pop of color!
  • Add an emotional component to the activity. Challenge students to draw six different emotions on the white side of the craft circles before you fold and glue them. Your flower will show a range of different feelings!

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Beautiful Birch Bark Baskets

Birch bark Basket Style 1.jpgThis quick and easy cultural craft is also useful both inside and outside the classroom!

This kid-friendly take on a traditional craft is a beautiful take-home piece, but if they stay in the classroom, they’re great for holding pens, pencils, manipulatives and other small personal items.

Age: 4+

Duration: 5 minutes (including printing time)

Learning Outcomes: Explore the tensile strength of paper and it’s similarities to birch bark. Learn about using natural materials to create art that is both beautiful and practical. Exercise fine motor skills by cutting and taping.

You’ll Need:

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Birch trees are found all over North America and Eurasia and before the widespread use of pottery and ceramic containers, birch bark and wood were the most flexible materials available. The wood and bark of this tree were used by a variety of cultures. Native American and First Nations birch bark baskets might be one of the better-known uses for birch bark, but native peoples in North America also use birch bark for canoes, wigwams and tinder.

Asian countries (including Siberia, Ancient China and Ancient Assyria), Scandinavia and Finland used birch bark to make storage containers, roof coverings and waterproof coverings for bows. In Russia and India, birch bark was used to record manuscripts before the availability of parchment, vellum or paper. Some of the oldest known Buddhist texts were written on Birch Bark.

Our paper version of this ancient craft is quick and simple. Start by downloading the Birch Bark Basket template. The template contains two different style of basket. Print out the templates on a sheet of craft paper. It may take some experimenting to see which way you need to put the craft paper into the printer so the lines print on the white side. We used the birch bark design for our basket, but you can choose your favorite paper! These templates would also work well with our R15294 Terrific Tree Craft Paper.

Once you have printed out the templates, cut along the solid lines. To construct your basket, simply overlap the edges of the template and tape closed. We have created a video to demonstrate the construction:

Once your basket is ready, you can add embellishments. We used the leather design paper to create a fringe for our basket, but you can leave it plain too.

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Prehistoric Marbled Slinky Fish

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This adorable fish is fun to make and even more fun to play with!

Age: 5+

Duration: 15 minutes

Learning Outcomes: Exercise fine motor skills. Create a 3D pal for dramatic play.

You’ll Need:

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Start with a sheet of marble paper, white side up. Fold it diagonally, and trim off the excess. When you unfold the sheet, you should have a square.

 

Still with the white side up, turn the sheet so it looks like a diamond, and the fold line is vertical. Next, fold the left and right points of the diamond in, until you have an inverted kite shape.

 

Trim the shorter point so it is rounded. Next, unfold the two sides.

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Fold your paper in half along the original fold line, and carefully cut a series of slits from the point to about 2″ before the curve. Your cuts should only be as deep as your second set of fold lines.

 

Overlap the two outside triangle and tape them securely to create the 3D body of your fish. You should have a triangular prism.

 

Choose another sheet of marble paper, preferably in a contrasting pattern from the body of your fish. Fold the sheet so you have approximately 2″ of paper below the fold.

 

Draw shapes for fins and a tail for your fish. I drew triangles for the fins, and rounded shapes for the tail, and then cut them out on the fold. You’ll need to cut the fins apart, but leave the tail as one piece. Tape the fins and tail to the underside of your fish.

To give your fish some personality, add eyes and a tongue! I used the blue marble paper for the eyes, and the pink paper for the tongue. Tape the tongue inside your fish’s mouth, and the eyes to his head in front of the slits.

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Now your fish is ready to swim!

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Let’s Make a Mother’s Day Bouquet!

Roylco Mothers Day Bouquet 

Age: 6+

Duration: 1 hour, plus drying time.

Learning Outcomes:

We’re learning how to complete a project made of several different components, and how each of those unique parts is needed to create the final craft.

Here’s what you need:

Color Diffusing Paper 9”x12” (R15213)

Fancy Stringing Rings (R2183)

Botanical Cuts (R15333)

Chenille Stems

Straws

Glue

Water

Paints (liquid watercolors & acrylics recommended)

Fine Mist Spray Bottles

Brush (foam or bristle)

Cotton Balls

Small Rock (optional)

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, so now is a good time to get crafty. We’re going to make a bouquet of flowers to show Mom that we appreciate all that she does for us everyday. A garden bouquet looks best when you mix a few different things together, so we’ll do that one step at a time, following the instructions below.

 

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Here’s how you do it:

Step 1:

Prepare your work surface. If you don’t want to mess up your table, cover with some newsprint or butcher paper.

 

Step 2:

To begin, we need to paint our 9”x12” Color Diffusing Paper (R15213). This is what we’ll use to cut our flower shapes from. You’ll need 2–4 sheets. To get the most beautiful color blends, I recommend using liquid watercolor paint in a mister bottle. Spray the colors you like onto the sheet of diffusion paper. Then use another mister bottle to spray clean water over your colors.

 

Set aside to dry. Be careful where you put them, they can make a mess. To speed up the drying time, I like to hang them up for good air circulation. They should be dry enough to use in about 30 mins.

 

Step 3:

Okay, let’s find a cardboard tube. A toilet paper roll works great. Yeah, that’s right — we use those things! If you don’t have one handy (might want to take care of that), try a paper towel roll. For our bouquet, it will need to be about 3.75” long.

 

Now, we want to paint the tube. What’s your Mom’s favorite color?

 

Sounds like a good color to me. Go ahead and paint the tube. Acrylic paint is probably going to work best and dry fastest. Set the tube aside to dry.

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Consider this:

I thought it would be cool to paint the inside of the tube. I used a different color than the outside. You can use the same color, or not paint the inside. It’s up to you.

 

You’ll only need to paint one side. The bottom of the tube will be covered.

 

Step 4:

We’re going to need 3 straws to make our flower stems. I cut mine to lengths of 6.5”, 7” and 8”.

 

Paint the straws. The bottoms of our stems will not be visible from inside the tube, so you can hold one side and paint the other.

 

I painted mine green, but if you like red or purple flower stems, go for it. Set the straws aside to dry.

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Step 5:

I’m using some really neat Botanical Cuts (R15333) to add some garden flair to my bouquet. There are plenty of patterns to choose from in the pack. I chose 3 of them. If you’d like to add these in, now is a good time to decide on your patterns.

 

Step 6:

Now, let’s go back to our color diffusing paper. What we want to do is cut 4” round flower shapes from our beautifully painted paper. I like to look for the best patterns within the color and use them for outlining my flower shapes.

We’ll need to cut 4 shapes.

I’ve included a PDF template in case you would like to use it. Otherwise, create any flower shape you can imagine. Just remember, it will need to be about 4” round to work with all our other bouquet components.

 Mothers Day Bouquet-Flower Petal Template

 

Step 7:

We’re going to use one of our flower shapes for covering the bottom of the tube. Add some glue to one side in each of the petals. Then, place the tube in the center of the flower shape and fold the petals up. They should attach to the sides of the tube, closing up the bottom. I added 3 cotton balls to the bottom of my tube to keep the straws from poking through the bottom.

 

Step 8:

Speaking of the straws, let’s go ahead and add those in. Just add some glue to one side and place them in the tube. Press the straw against the tube to help the glue hold. Attach all 3 straws in this way.

 

Step 9:

Let’s make our 3 flowers next. Using a sharpened pencil, poke a hole through the center of your flower petals. Don’t make the hole too big. The pencil point should be enough.

 

Next, we need to use our 3 chenille stems. I cut mine to the same length — about 6”. On one side of the chenille stem, starting about an inch from the end, bend a right angle. Then make a “U” shape in the center of that bend (see the image).

Put one of the flower shapes onto a stem, moving it down to the bottom of the “U” shape.

 

To give my bouquet a jewel-like quality, I added a Fancy Stringing Ring (R2183) in front of the flower. Place it into the “U” shape as well, and then curl the end of the chenille stem around the ring to hold it in place.

 

Finish all 3 flowers.

 

Consider this:

These little flowers are so simple and beautiful, they kind of work on their own. If you want to do a quick craft, try just making the flowers, with the beads and the chenille stems. Tie them together with some ribbon, or a Fabric Strip (15655), and you’ll have a simple and sweet bouquet for Mom.

 

Step 10:

If you decided to go with the botanical cuts, this is where you’ll attach them. Use your creativity here. I chose 3 patterns and attached them with glue to the outside of the tube, from the bottom up. Pay attention to where your flower stems are. I think it’s neat to curl them botanical cuts around the straws a little.

 

 

Step 11:

Simply place the chenille flower stems inside each straw. Push them all the way down to the bend.

 

 

That’s it. You did it!

Your garden bouquet is ready to make your Mother’s day complete!

Consider this:

If your bouquet is a little wobbly, drop a rock in it. You may even want to fill the tube with colorful beads or small stones.

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