Hello friends and happy Monday! I hope you had a lovely weekend and are ready to conquer the week ahead. I’ve been wanting to make something sweet for Sophie’s door for a while and saw this beautiful floral letter from Hello Charlotte James Etsy store on Pinterest that I knew I had to make!
Since spring is on it’s way, this floral craft really brightened my day. While Jeffrey took Soph to the grocery I put this simple craft together so it would be up on her door when she got home. She got a huge smile on her face and loved touching all the flowers. I made sure they were super secure so she could touch them as much as she wanted.
Materials needed:
- Letter form (I used a pre-made MDF cut out from the hobby store but you could easily make a stencil out of cardboard)
- Silk flowers
- Wire cutters
- Hot glue gun
- Bakers twine (yarn, ribbon or any other string will do)
- Start by laying out the general idea of where you want the flowers. I started with the largest flowers and filled in with the smaller flowers.
- Trim the stems if necessary. Be careful to not cut too close to the base of the flower. Some of my flowers were held together with the stem so once I cut it, all the layers fell apart.
- Once all the flowers are glued, pick the letter up and shake it and rustle the flowers to make sure they’re secured well to the letter form.
- Hot glue a string to the back for hanging. I’ve also seen where people leave a long ribbon with bow for hanging, which is super cute.
To be honest, this craft was extremely quick and simple but not cheap. Nice looking silk flowers are expensive. I got mine at 50% off and still spent a pretty penny (I’m not sure the exact amount as I purchased flowers for another project as well. The total for all flowers was close to $70?!) The good thing about this project is that it will last a long time and you can buy less expensive flowers and make your letter form to save money.
I also thought this would be cute as a spring decoration in the future if she didn’t want it in her room. It would be cute to spell out a word and use it in a craft room or as a party decoration. What do you think? Worth the money if made with cheaper materials? I’m still super happy about my quick and easy craft and the fact that I got a full craft done in one day!
lisacng @ expandng.com says
How beautiful and elegant! I love the colors and flowers. You’re right, fake flowers aren’t cheap at all but sure do last a long time :). I love quick crafts to brighten up a space!
Carol So says
So girly and gorgeous, and love the colours you chose! Great tips for making them as well – I just made one for my newborn niece’s room 🙂
Shelly says
Thank you! She still loves it even 2 years later! I’ll bet yours is adorable!