DIY Monday - Paper Flower

Hello World!
For my first DIY Monday I really wanted to create something that everybody could make, but also something that each of us could customize to our own interests. Having no fresh ideas in my cranium, I hopped on www.pintrest.com and browsed through the DIY board, looking for something to fit my needs. Lucky for me, I found a giant paper flower someone had made out of patterned scrapbook paper. So, I set to work on Friday gathering the materials needed and began cutting out the flower petals.

As you can see, I laid out my paper on the right to keep it semi-organized, with my glue, scissors and petal 'stencils' to the left. To create the stencils, I drew the desired shape out on a white index card, than traced that shape onto the pretty paper for the petals. I made 3 sizes of stencils, with the largest being about 3 inches long and the smallest about 1 inch long.
On Pintrest, the lady who created the idea used a large black canvas, but I thought black poster board worked just as well, plus it was cheaper:)
After working on my flower for the course of a weekend, I finally finished it. And I must say, I am pretty pleased with the end result.

This idea is so fun and crafty and makes a perfect wall decoration, especially when paired with a simple black frame. Personally, I loved creating this. It did take some time (you have to glue all those petals down!!!!) but  I loved that I got to choose which paper I used and if I incorporated any sort of a pattern. Which I didn't. But I simply adore this giant flower thing and am so glad I got to share it!

Happy DIY Monday!

SEB

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