Making DIY Paper Flowers

This contributor post was written by Beth of Parsimonia.

Last week I was walking up our front steps when I noticed a bright flash of green in the little garden to the right. I stopped to look over the rail, and saw that the leaves of our daylilies starting to poke through the ground. We’re had an extremely mild winter, and now that we’re into March, it seems everyone is waiting for spring to…well…spring! I’ve been feeding that anticipation with hothouse flowers from the local market, but after a week they’re gone, and buying them so frequently starts to make a dent in my wallet. So I started researching more permanent solutions in the form of paper flowers, no doubt inspired by the wonderfully whimsical giant blooms created by the Ruche team (pictured above), which took the DIY world by storm this week.

I hope these projects usher the sweetness of spring into your home! Have a happy weekend!

1. (above) Giant Paper Flowers From Ruche via Design*Sponge

DIY Paper Flowers via Bliss

Giant Paper Rose via Green Wedding Shoes

DIY Flowers via Scrapbooks, Etc.

Wallflowers via Made

Beth is the writer behind Parsimonia: Secondhand With Style, where she blogs about her first love (thrifting) and her second love (cooking), as well as DIY projects, sustainable style and other bits of inspiration. She lives in St. Louis with one husband, one fuzzy dog and lots of dreams, and recently launched an online vintage store.