FLOWER CRAFT IDEAS FOR HOME DECOR

We love simple flower craft ideas that can be incorporated into your home decor. Dried flower crafts, pressed flower crafts and paper flower ideas are just a few of the inspirations we want to give you today. Flowers bring so much life and color to your home, so we thought we'd give you some ideas on decorating with flowers.

We gave tips not long ago on the Best Places to Buy Flowers and now it only seems right to give you some flower craft ideas for once you've bought your flowers.

We're also including ideas incorporating dried flowers that you might already have around your home. There's also the option to go out into your garden and pick some flowers to use in a craft project.

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FLOWER CRAFT IDEAS FAQs:

HOW DO YOU TURN FLOWERS INTO ART?

There are so many ways to turn flowers into art! We're going to feature simple flower crafts using fresh flowers, dried flowers, artificial flowers and pressed flowers. Some of my favorite you'll see are a DIY fresh flower vase, a dried flower embroidery, a bicycle artificial flower wreath and pressed flower wall art.

WHAT ARE THE PRINCIPLES OF FLORAL DESIGN?

There are so many different ways to decorate with flowers. Whether you're using real flowers, dried, artificial or pressed, the standards used in floral design can be applied to flower craft ideas as well. The six principles include: balance, dominance, contrast, rhythm, proportion, and scale. Those are great things to consider when making your flower crafts.

Flowers can cheer up anyone's day. So can the flower craft ideas we want to share with you. Let's jump into these beautiful flower crafts!

FRESH FLOWER CRAFT IDEAS

Fresh flowers not only smell great, but they are stunning to look at. They can liven up any room of your home with ease.

FRESH FLOWERS IN A FARMHOUSE TOTE

This farmhouse tote has a vase nestled inside of it with water and some fresh roses and eucalyptus.

A simple fresh flower bouquet can add life into any room so grab tote or french market basket and try out our trick. Then add your basket to any room of your home.

And we can't get enough of these adorable little chicks that came to visit us for a photo shoot.

FARMHOUSE FLOWER VASE CRAFT

This farmhouse flower vase DIY was an easy project that we showed you how to make.

It's a go-to anytime we have fresh flowers as a beautiful centerpiece or just placed on our kitchen windowsill. It's the perfect way for you to keep your favorite flower in your home all the time.

FRESH STRAW HAT ROSE CRAFT CENTERPIECE

This centerpiece was part of a Garden party tablescape idea that we hosted. I love how this simple craft dresses up our table.

To make it, you simply find a straw hat with a rim. Add some greenery from your garden like jasmine and some roses. You can use roses from the store or pick some from your yard.

This is a great fresh flower craft idea that is simple!

FRESH BABY'S BREATH CHANDELIER DECOR

Recently we hosted a bridal shower and part of the decor we used was baby's breath.

Being inspired by the simplicity of these flowers, we thought how easy it would be to decorate our dining room chandelier with them. This fun craft turned out to be a great way.

We show you how we did it in the post How To Decorate A Chandelier With Flowers.

The look this creates is beautiful for a bridal shower, but it would also be lovely for any holiday such as Mother's Day, Easter, Valentine's Day, or if you simply want an excuse to dress up your dining area. It's the perfect flower craft for any occasion. The best thing is that you can leave these lovely flowers up for a few days to enjoy.

DRIED FLOWER CRAFT IDEAS

Dried flower crafts are trending right now. Maybe because most of us have dried flowers from one special occasion or another. We can't wait to show you some beautiful ways to display those sentiments.

DIY DRIED FLOWER WALL HANGING

This simple DIY dried flower wall hanging is a pretty piece of art.

It can also be used to hanging herbs that have dried or are drying to be used in cooking, which is very functional.

Hop over to our to see how you can make this dried flower wall hanging craft for your home. I love adding colorful flowers to whatever I'm drying for a pop of color. It's a great way to enjoy your beautiful flowers even longer.

TABLE CENTERPIECE MADE WITH DRIED LAVENDER

This is a great project if you need a quick and simple centerpiece. The French Country Table Setting is complete with a dried lavender bundle centerpiece in a dough bowl. This is a simple little dried flower project that will make your dinner feel elegant. You can use it any time of year since the lavender is dried.

We also painted a little pot for each place setting and tied a little twine in a bow and nestled some fresh basil as a little bouquet inside.

EMBROIDERY HOOP ART WITH DRIED FLOWERS

Laura, from the blog From Britain With Love, featured Olga Prinku and her beautiful embroidery hoop art with dried flowers.

In the post, she shows Olga's step by step direction to create a mini Spring themed hoop.

If you have any dried flowers and are looking for a project, this is a breathtaking one. You can keep it for yourself or it would make a lovely gift.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWER PROJECTS

Artificial flowers are used most frequently in projects because they are durable and lifelike. The uses of artificial flowers in crafts are endless.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWER BOUQUET MANTEL DECOR

This was a super easy artificial flower project. We found this bouquet at a home decor store and simply split the bouquet in half and laid the stems opposite of each other and tied a large bow in the center. This is a great flower craft you can change up easily throughout the year using flowers of different colors and style.

Your mantel will be cheered up with a floral bouquet like this with ease.

BICYCLE WREATH ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS CRAFT

If you're looking to create an out of the ordinary wreath for your front door, consider this bicycle wreath.

We show the steps to make this beauty in our post a DIY fall bicycle wreath that turns out stunning.

It's not difficult and uses artificial flowers for the project. When it comes to spring crafts, this cute craft is a winner. It would also make a sweet gift.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS NESTLED IN A BASKET

Looking for something to nestle into your hanging baskets? Artificial dogwood branches with flowers add a gorgeous touch. It's an easy way to bring the beauty of flowers to any area of your home.

No need to tie them together. But you might consider trimming the branches so they display in a beautiful bouquet.

We love the way these hang on our diy coat rack project.

PAPER FLOWER CRAFT TUTORIAL

I'm excited to share one of the most beautiful paper flower crafts I've seen. Janine, from the blog Happy Happy Nester, shows how to make this paper flower craft. You end up with a delicate flower spray. And you can make the flower petals with a variety of paper types so you can have card stock, crepe paper, scrapbooking paper, or tissue paper flowers. Who knew paper crafts could look so realistic.

What a lovely addition to your home decor.

PRESSED FLOWER ART

One of the great things about pressed flower art is that you can use fresh or dried flowers. There are so many great ways to use pressed flowers and we'd love to show you a couple. Maybe they'll inspire a great idea for you.

PRESSED HERB CANDLES

Evermine's, blog Party Inspiration, featured Rachel Beyer, from Adventures In Making. Rachel teaches how to make a pressed herb candle.

The final product is a perfectly sweet candle. The lavender and rosemary look lovely in it.

This would make a great gift and you could add so much individuality to it.

PRESSED FLOWER WALL ART

This sweet pressed flower art piece was created by Abby, one of the bloggers over at Beijos Events.

She shows how you can make this with a couple of sheets of acrylic, flowers (dried or fresh), vinyl sticker letters, and a couple of other supplies. It looks like a simple, but a stunning project. And it's a fun way to keep precious memories forever. I think these cute flowers would look great in a girl's room.

CONCLUSION

Are your wheels turning with flower craft ideas that you could use around your home for decor? You'll find that most of these easy flower crafts are not difficult at all. Some of these fun flower crafts can be turned into fun family activities, especially if you have older kids.

Remember, “Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.” – John Harrigan

Share your beautiful flower craft ideas to spread a little happiness in the comments or on social media!

Happy Decorating!