Last spring… yes. I did just say that? I was looking over my friend Carol’s blog, The Red Painted Cottage and she had a very fun post where she visited Magnolia Market. The one owned by Joanna and Chip Gaines, the hosts of The Fixer Upper.
As I was looking through her lovely tour my eye spotted something near the window. It was a decoration made from egg cartons.
Well you know the hoarder in me just jumped for joy! Finally I had found something useless to repurpose! And so began my adventure to collect as many egg cartons as I could in order to make this project which you are about to see. Today I am going to show you how make easy fall flowers using egg cartons.
If you follow me at all, you have seen my attempts with Paper Rolls made into hearts and other strange things.
I cut them, separating each egg holder shell like this.
This is how they look when separated. This is fine because I wanted a natural look, no symmetry or perfection needed here.
Once they were cut, I grabbed some acrylic paint mixed in whatever colors I had, this is not chemistry after all, and had fun painting them. Did I get a bit carried away?
I then took each one and poked a hole in it using a screwdriver because it was handy. You can use something more refined, like a knife or a scissor.
Then placing three, one on top of the other I pulled twine through them.
Here is a better photo. You can see that they are not placed all evenly but are twisted so that the edges stick out.
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The egg shells that were on the edge were really half shells. They were painted to look like leaves and I inserted them upside down, like this. And some I just put on the bottom right side up.
Finally I tied each string to a piece of wood and I was done.
Here you can see how pretty it looks hanging up against the wall with the morning sun coming in through the window.
Each egg shell is twisted so that it looks like petals of a flower.
I mixed the paints to mimic the colors of fall, warm reds and cooper.
Why it looks like a vine of flowers climbing down my wall.
And so it hangs on my wall. I tried hanging it in front of a window, it looked nice but the photo was horrible so I’m going to spare you that.
I love how each flower is unique. And they can be painted any color at all to reflect your mood or the season.
Thanks to Carol of The Red Painted Cottage who gave me the inspiration for this project. I liked her post so much that the idea stayed with me for two seasons and was finally able to realize my vision. I have to admit it came out a lot better then I expected.
Well, all of my hoarding has really paid off, don’t you think? I made this beautiful wall hanging… and I was friendly to the environment by repurposing these egg cartons in a constructive way.
And so I have shown you how to make easy fall flowers using egg cartons. It was a super easy project with lots of impact. Do you hoard anything or am I the only strange one?
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That is so cute! I love using egg cartons for crafting and they’re just perfect for making flowers! Last year I made poinsettias out of them with my daughter’s elementary school class, and they just loved it! You can see that tutorial of mine here if you’re intersted! 🙂 Lisa
Mary, I had to go back and check out the Magnolia Farms post, I didn’t even remember seeing the egg carton flowers in the post! You have such an eye for seeing things that the normal person doesn’t. Love that.
And these turned out so lovely! The colors reflect the sun and these strands of twine seem to dance with the flowers. I bet they look great over the window too!
How creative and fun! I need to start saving egg cartons!
Its that eye of mine for the unusual that gets me into trouble Nikki. I had actually put them over the window but when I tried to photograph them it looked terrible. So for practical purposes it is on the wall next to the window…. for now.
How fun these are, Mary! They would also make a terrific wreath!
Now you’re giving me more ideas. Maybe I can try that for Christmas. Thanks for the idea Julie.
Super-cute! The first pics in the step-by-step process looked a little weird . . . like . . . how is this going to turn out? Then, when I got to the pics of the finished product, it is such an attractive fall decoration. I love it when anybody can turn trash into beauty. Great job!
Thanks Carol. I always try to look at a new project as a challenge to see what everyday object I can repurpose and I guess it doesn’t get any more basic than this.
These are so neat! I love garland and banners and these are really cool. Off to pin…
And they have a bit of red in them 😉
Lovely flowers Mary! I made egg carton flowers one Easter with my class and they absolutely loved it! Egg carton is suitable for so many activities – I just love using it!
They are really easy to work with and I had so much fun doing this and adding the different colors together.
Love these flowers Mary, so simple but they look fab strung up – gorgeous mix of colours x
If I hoard anything, I guess it’s tea and yarn. I wish I had room to do more hoarding after reading your posts! Love your egg carton flowers. Have a fun week!
Very cute, love this fall craft project.
Mary, these are awesome! I always love the way you incorporate natural elements in your DIYs xo
What a great idea to use eggshell cartons to make flowers. Love this idea!
This was one of the simplest ideas I ever made and it had a huge impact. I placed it in the hallway so whoever walked up to our house could see it straight away.
This is so pretty! I would have never guessed that you created this out of egg cartons. I love the texture that it has, and the natural look of the flowers. Love it!
Great things come from humble beginnings! Haha!!
These are gorgeous and I love how they look hanging against the wall! Thank you for sharing at Celebrate It!