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Egg Carton Lillies
This might be the easiest ever egg carton flower craft for kids. It includes all the fun of painting and making curly pipe cleaner parts, but is a super simple and quick eco project. It is especially good for the little ones to make for Mother’s day so we’ve included a printable leaf template with little Mother’s day messages as an option.
Follow our step-by-step tutorial below and grab your free template too!
WHAT YOU NEED:
egg cartons
scissors
paints and brush
pipe cleaners and some tape
scissors
paints and brush
pipe cleaners and some tape
HOW TO MAKE THE EGG CARTON FLOWERS (LILLIES):
1. Get some egg cartons. We have them piling up all the time!
2. You’ll need the cone-shaped middle bits. Tear them off like this.
3. Cut the corners with a scissors like this. It’s very easy but children – be careful with the scissors when you cut thick materials!
4. Paint them in your favorite colors. You can make white lilles or a big colorful bouquet.
5. Curl one end of your pipe cleaner around a pencil or brush, then pull it to stretch a bit. Make it long enough for the inside of the flower and leave enough length left straight for the stem.
We wanted to use yellow pipe cleaners (although it can be any color) but we only had old-style white cotton ones so we partly painted them yellow. You might have different looking pipe cleaners, just use whatever you have (wire, sticks…) creatively.
Make holes at the bottom of the egg carton cones with a sharp object. Don’t make the hole too big.
We wanted to use yellow pipe cleaners (although it can be any color) but we only had old-style white cotton ones so we partly painted them yellow. You might have different looking pipe cleaners, just use whatever you have (wire, sticks…) creatively.
Make holes at the bottom of the egg carton cones with a sharp object. Don’t make the hole too big.
6. Put your curled up pipe cleaner through the hole.
7. You can put some tape around the bottom of the flower if needed.
8. Now try some lovely flower arranging in a small jar!
9. Or make some leaves to go with it! You can cut any paper you have in a leaf shape or print our template with messages for this. Pinch the end of the leaf around the bottom of the flower and tape it to fix.
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Please read our terms & conditions before downloading, thank you!
Make a lovely present for a special mom on Mother’s day. Or use them to decorate your gifts for any occasion!
Original Post: http://www.mrprintables.com
Lovely Daffodils from Egg Cartons
Daffodils are among the first flowers to tell us it’s spring! As a part of our spring crafts for kids, we’ve made egg carton daffodils – great as a craft project to kick off spring & also perfect for Easter crafts using old egg cartons.
Follow our easy step-by-step tutorial.
Follow our easy step-by-step tutorial.
WHAT YOU NEED
egg cartons
white, yellow, orange paints & brush
white, yellow papers, scissors, glue
white, yellow, orange paints & brush
white, yellow papers, scissors, glue
HOW TO MAKE EGG CARTON DAFFODILS
1. First, tear the ‘cup’ parts off the egg carton. Tear the edges roughly by hand so they look like natural ruffles.
2. Ask children to observe daffodils outside or in photos. Paint the torn egg cartons with yellow & orange colors to make the middle part of the flower.
Tip: With normal acrylic paints, yellow paints are translucent and white paints are opaque. So if you paint yellow color directly onto a dark egg carton, it can look dull. Paint them with white first, wait until it dries completely then paint yellow color on top. This way the yellow will look vivid and bright.
Tip: With normal acrylic paints, yellow paints are translucent and white paints are opaque. So if you paint yellow color directly onto a dark egg carton, it can look dull. Paint them with white first, wait until it dries completely then paint yellow color on top. This way the yellow will look vivid and bright.
3. Daffodils have 6 petals, ask children to count the number of petals and help them draw a template. Or you can print our template onto white or yellow papers and use this as a guide. Pinch the middle of each petal to make it more 3-dimensional as in the photo below.
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4. Glue the painted egg cups in the middle. Done!
Decorate your room or furniture with the lovely paper daffodils and enjoy the early spring! How about decorating a gift with them?
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Egg Carton Flower Lights
With the weather getting nicer and the days getting longer, we find ourselves on our front stoop, enjoying the end of the workday. So it's only natural for us to keep the stair area inviting. We spotted these charming egg carton flower lights on Esprit Cabane (an online site for crafty and green ideas). How-to and more views after the jump!
The website suggests saving different colored egg cartons for a whimsical look. You'll first want to cut away excess cardboard surrounding the cup strips and then cut out each individual cup. With scissors, trim the edges of each cup to form flower petals.
Starting at the cup opening, make a short slit into each side of the cup. Then simply insert one LED bulb into each "flower". To make the flowers decorative, use a hole punch or the tip of a sharp instrument and punch holes through the "petals."
This image is from Sabrina, who used Esprit Cabane's tutorial to make her own flower lights for her patio--great job!
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Egg Carton Wreath
Last night, after a full day of Etsy crafting, he was itching for mama to do something crafty with him. We set about gathering our egg cartons and deconstructing them. We didn't waste much in this process. The portion that holds the eggs was turned into various flower shapes. Some with rounded petals, others fringed. We cut out some of the pointed in-between pieces for flower centers. We used the flat top and sides of the egg carton to make leaves.
After everything was cut into shapes, I had The Boy sit down with some tempera paint and get busy. I LOVE those beautiful Waldorfy wooden paint boards, but I'm a stickler for frugality and repurposing old objects. We use old cookie sheets as painting boards. The side benefit of the cookie sheets is that they hold water spills beautifully.
Our tempera paint was limited to 5 colors. Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and White. Using small, resealable paint jars, I helped The Boy mix different variations of those colors to create oranges, purples, and lighter cream colors. Per his instructions we worked out a system. He would paint the inside of a flower, and then hand it off to me to paint the outside so his hands wouldn't "get so messy." That didn't work so well - the not getting messy. But tempera paint is great because it cleans up so well with soap and water.
After our flowers dried a bit, I went in with a finer brush and added just a bit of detailing. While I was doing that, Super Hubby was cutting out a large cardboard circle from an old box. The circle was painted a basic dark green and allowed to dry.
Then came the fun part. We carefully chose where to place each egg carton flower along the cardboard frame. The flowers, when dry from the paint were a bit stiff so in some cases we manhandled them a bit. Other times we simply moved them around until we found the proper configuration. I attached them to the frame with my trusty hot glue gun.
The finished wreath is so stinkin' cute! We hung it on the wall near our front door. Because it's made of cardboard and watercolor paint, I don't recommend hanging it outside in the elements. Best to keep it inside where everyone can enjoy it.
We'll be enjoying this all spring!
After everything was cut into shapes, I had The Boy sit down with some tempera paint and get busy. I LOVE those beautiful Waldorfy wooden paint boards, but I'm a stickler for frugality and repurposing old objects. We use old cookie sheets as painting boards. The side benefit of the cookie sheets is that they hold water spills beautifully.
Our tempera paint was limited to 5 colors. Red, Yellow, Green, Blue, and White. Using small, resealable paint jars, I helped The Boy mix different variations of those colors to create oranges, purples, and lighter cream colors. Per his instructions we worked out a system. He would paint the inside of a flower, and then hand it off to me to paint the outside so his hands wouldn't "get so messy." That didn't work so well - the not getting messy. But tempera paint is great because it cleans up so well with soap and water.
After our flowers dried a bit, I went in with a finer brush and added just a bit of detailing. While I was doing that, Super Hubby was cutting out a large cardboard circle from an old box. The circle was painted a basic dark green and allowed to dry.
Then came the fun part. We carefully chose where to place each egg carton flower along the cardboard frame. The flowers, when dry from the paint were a bit stiff so in some cases we manhandled them a bit. Other times we simply moved them around until we found the proper configuration. I attached them to the frame with my trusty hot glue gun.
The finished wreath is so stinkin' cute! We hung it on the wall near our front door. Because it's made of cardboard and watercolor paint, I don't recommend hanging it outside in the elements. Best to keep it inside where everyone can enjoy it.
We'll be enjoying this all spring!
Original Post: http://homemadeserenity.blogspot.com
