DIY Cherry Blossom…

If you read my blog regularly…you know I like to “bring the outside in” when I decorate my home. I frequently grab a basket, my clippers, and head out to my yard or neighborhood to collect flowers, branches, pinecones, leaves, and whatever I find interesting. I love using natural elements inside during every season.

While browsing Pinterest…I saw a fun way of bringing in that natural element even if you don’t have it in your own backyard…

Better Homes & Gardens

Although it has been an early Spring in California…it has been raining here (finally) for the last several days. As a result, all of the cherry tree branches are wet and soggy and losing their blossoms. It’s the closet thing we get to snow…thousands of  little white petals blowing across the yard…so pretty!

However, now I have missed the opportunity to have the real blooms…so I decided to snip a few branches and make my own…

Cute, simple, and oh so easy to make…all with items I already had on hand! Follow these step by step directions and make your own!

First, I collected some branches – I used these for a past project so already had them on hand. Find a ceramic pot, vase, or any container you would like to use. I did not have any floral foam…so I just cut some foam squares from a roll I already had and used for my little chair make over seen here.

Add some floral moss to cover the foam…

For the flowers, I just used regular white copy paper! I cut out freehand flower shapes , and glued 2 together to make them with 7-8 petals each…

As you can see, they start out flat. In order to get them curved into a blooming flower shape - I just placed each flower into the palm of my hand and pressed the middle to form the cupped shape…

Then, simply glue randomly onto your bare branches…

That’s it! A simple way to bring a little of the outside in for Spring…

Sitting on my living room table…

A perfect way to spend a rainy day inside…with my constant companion and “helper”…

How are you decorating for Spring? Where do you get your inspiration?


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