How to make a Mother’s Day hand bouquet
Habitat bright ideas with Fleur Thorpe – DIY projects
Make Mother’s Day extra special with this handmade bouquet. Or why not surprise mum or a special friend or family member with this gift.
Wall and mantle painted in Resene Half Rice Cake and silhouette painted in Resene Triple Blanc
You will need
- Art canvas
- Card/paper
- Resene testpots in the colours of your choice, Fleur used Resene Amulet, Resene Geronimo, Resene Rouge, Resene Kamikaze, Resene Havoc, Resene Surfie Green, Resene Grapevine, Resene Meteor, Resene Nightclub, Resene Salsa, Resene Glamour Puss, Resene Matisse, Resene Crusoe and Resene Dawn Pink
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- PVA glue
- Ribbon
- Hot glue gun
- Pencil
- A willing hand
Instructions
Step 1
Start by painting your art canvas with Resene Amulet. While this is drying, get started on the handprints.
Step 2
Fleur used 225 gsm card for the handprints, but normal paper would work just fine as well. Be quite liberal with the amount of paint that you apply to the hand and work quickly as the heat from a hand can dry the paint surprisingly fast.
Step 3
Use scissors to cut out the handprints and then glue them on to your canvas with PVA glue.
Step 4
Paint on some stalks with Resene Crusoe and once this is dry, finish by hot gluing a ribbon on and adding a few spots of Resene Dawn Pink as some Gypsophila flowers around the edges. Use the end of a pencil to do this.
Finished project
A close-up of the finished project.
Top tip: Use Resene FX Pearl Shimmer on the last handprints to add a little extra shimmer to the bouquet.
Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe. Apr 2022.