The smaller foam balls require smaller florals obviously, so I found a tiny floral punch to accommodate my larger ones and went to work. This is a nice, long craft project (with a variety of techniques) that you can do while watching television and keeping warm on the couch. Perfect project for this crisp weather!
What you'll need:
- Floral punches
- Taffy Apple skewers (popular this time of year)
- acrylic or gouache paint
- small paintbrush
- Cut card stock (various colored Flavors Gourmet sheets)
- 1.5" Styrofoam balls
- Small vase and ribbon (for display)
Grab your taffy apple skewers and start painting the number that you'll need. A nice trick here is to paint it while holding the flat end and then after they've dried back a little bit, you can stick the points inside of a foam ball and then paint the ends that you were holding!
Start affixing your florals to the ball with glue dots. Neater than glue and also you won't have to wait for each one to dry. Fluff them out and make sure you butt these up next to each other nicely so that the foam underneath does not show!
Voila! Pretty little vase with ribbon instantly makes these florals festive and they'll LAST. I'm going to be sure to put these up so that they can be trotted out again next year.
Thanks guys for making Cut Card Stock's blog a part of your day and have great weeks!
--ct
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Lovely project.
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This is so beautiful Christy, love it! What a great way to create a home decor, gorgeous flowers!
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