Three Amazing Crafts you can Create with Flowers

There are so many new and creative ways to decorate or brighten up a room with flowers. You can also use them to create lots of great things for your home or when you are giving gifts to friends. Here are three easy and fun ideas.

A great idea for using flowers in a craft is to create unique candles. First, gather up flowers you want to use. The size of the candle you choose will affect how many flowers you need. Once you have made your selections you are going to want to press them in a book. This is the waiting part of creating this craft and could take a few days.  Once the flowers are pressed you can attach them to the sides of the candle by using craft glue. After the flowers are in the right position, pour melted wax over the top allowing it to flow down the sides. Do this until the flowers are covered and you have your pretty candle. If you want to make your own candles you can create the same look by filling a candle mold with the flowers and pouring wax onto them.

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Next, you can create a pretty vase for your table. After making your flower selections, head to your nearest craft store. There will be a wide variety of ribbons in just about any shade or design you can think of. Pick out your selection of ribbon based on the colors of the flowers you want to use.  Two or three different styles or colors will work well for this project. The next step is simple and quick. Find a container, preferably glass, but others will work as well.

This is a temporary center piece because you are using fresh cut flowers; if you want something more permanent then use silk flowers instead. Glue the flowers onto the ribbon with a hot glue gun. You can press them before or just use them as is so they stick out all around the vase. Taking the hot glue gun again place a small bead of glue on your container and secure one end of ribbon over the glue. Then wrap the ribbon around the container. Repeat these steps, alternating the different ribbons. In a few short minutes you will have a vase that can change on your whim!

The last craft is for when you are giving a gift to someone, and really requires little work. When wrapping your gift, choose paper that is plain. Typically a paper bag is good for this if the gift is relativity small. Simply get your favorite fresh flowers. You can go simple with just one small blossom or you can go all out and get several different varieties and create a beautiful, sweet smelling accent. You will need cotton balls, floral tape and twine—for the country/rustic look. Trim the stems of the flowers down so they will sit on top of the package easily.

Once the stems have been cut, wrap them with the wet cotton and then wrap the cotton with the floral tape. Be careful not to drip water on the paper. You can then wrap the twine around the tape, to mask it. Using the tails of the twine, wrap it around the package, securing the flowers in place. You don’t have to tie them to the package. You can also use other methods and simply adhere it to the top, without the twine.  You can also attach leaves to give it a fuller more complete look. If you want to get really creative, you can even attach them to the twine and allow them to dangle over the edge. This is a simple way to make a gift you are giving special.

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