Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and if you are looking to give your mom or a mom figure in your life some flowers, why not try these?
They will certainly last much longer than fresh flowers.
What you need:. cardboard egg cartons or an alternative. paint. glue. scissors. paint brush. canvas or cardstock
Instruction:
If working with an egg carton cut the “cups” – each cavity makes one cup. If working with any other cartoon, like a cup holder, cut in the same manner.
Cut the sides of each piece, this being the first step in shaping your egg-carton flowers.
Also cut leaves, stems and a short straight strip from the flat top of the egg carton.
Shape the sides, make them round. You will need three cups, one with smaller “petals” and two with larger ones for this project, so keep this in mind as you shape your petals.
Roll the short straight strip into a spiral.
Bring out your favourite floral colours and paint all the petals. Don’t forget to also paint the stem and leaves green.
Glue the twirled circle into the centre of the smaller, shorter flower piece.
Glue two egg-carton cups one on top of the other.
Now glue the small part in the centre of the two you previously glued together.
Glue the flowers on the canvas (painted or white) or on construction paper.
