So, it's been a little while. A little too long, in fact. I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day!
Mother's and Father's Day are always tough these days, now that I have a 1 1/2 year old. When it comes to gifts for her grandparents, it almost feels impersonal to me if it's not something directly from my daughter. I also feel like I took the easy way out if I don't make something myself, which I know is absurd, but what can I saw? I'm a DIY-er. But, it is hard to come up with new ideas.
I decided I wanted to do something with flower pots. I found planters in the $1/$3 section at Target and used that as my base. I had heard that Target was now carrying a craft line called Hand Made Modern, so I checked it out. I found a container of felt flowers that were all separate pieces that you had to put together. It was so much fun.
Hot Glue Gun
Flower Pots
Paper Straws
Felt or Pre-cut felt flowers
Wood Flower
First, I hot-glued the felt flower pieces together to create the larger flowers I wanted. I then glued those to the pots.
I wanted to create something that made it specifically from my daughter, Lucy, so I found wooden sunflowers at Michaels, and hot-glued them to paper straws. I found these lavender with white polka dot straws in the party section at Target. I then glued a cut out of Lucy's face to the center of the flower. Now they have something to stick in the soil until their flowers grow!
I know it's late for Mother's Day, but these would make great gifts for birthdays and other holidays, too! Or just as a keepsake for you!
Happy Crafting!
