Mothers Day is around the corner, and every year, we try to come up with An Easy DIY Gift for Mother’s Day – something a little different for mom that doesn’s cost much and that the kids can make as well. This year, we chose simple pressed flowers, arrange in a mandala-shape: it’s pretty and different and great fun to make!
How To Make A Pressed Flower Mandala For Mom This Mother’s Day
You will need:
- A variety of flowers and leaves (we even used thinly-sliced grapes!)
- Spray glue
- Picture frame with two pieces of equally-sized glass*
- Spray Paint (we used Aerolac Postbox Red and Signal Green)
STEP 1:
Carefully place the flowers and leaves on some tissue paper, and then place some heavy books on top to press them. You can leave them for three days or so to ensure that they are nice and flat.
STEP 2:
Remove the glass from the frames and spray the frames in the colour of your choice. Apply a second coat if necessary, and allow to dry.
STEP 3:
Using the flowers, create your design on one of the panes of glass. Once you are happy with it, you are ready to stick it down!
STEP 4:
Clean the glass, and then apply a layer of spray-on glue to one of the panes. Carefully but quickly, recreate your pattern by placing the pressed flowers on the glass. You will most likely not be able to lift up the flowers once you’ve placed them down, so you’ll have to work quickly! If the glue gets too dry, you can just apply some more – it won’t damage the flowers that you’ve already placed down.
STEP 5:
When you pattern is done, place the second pane of glass over the first, and carefully place them inside the frame.
* I revamped old frames for this project. If you have two frames in the same size, you can use the two pieces of glass with 1 of the frames. Alternatively, have a piece of glass cut to the same size as the glass in the frame.
As simple as that! You can really play around with pattern based on what flowers and leaves you have. We hope that you’ll try this project with the kids for mom or granny this year – and send us your artwork, we’d love to see!
Happy Mothers Day!
