Foam Letters and Dried Flowers

This is a simple and easy project I did probably four or five years ago now. If you are one of those people that save all of your flowers from your wedding, valentines, birthdays etc then this is just what you need. As far as supplies go, you will need dried flowers/babies breath (enough to cover whatever word or phrase you are doing) Styrofoam letters and/or words, paint (interior/exterior or acrylic) and a hot glue (super glue will work fine if you don't have a hot glue gun, but in my opinion, not nearly as easy). 

A little tip, if you don't have a hot glue gun, go get one. You can get them super cheap at Wal-Mart, Michael's, Joann's, Hobby Lobby and I'm sure plenty of other places. You don't need anything fancy, in fact, the one I have been using multiple times a week for about two years, cost me $5. 

I know, your probably thinking, "Why should I listen to this crazy lady when she can't even spell Cherries correctly?" Well, that is a story all in it's own, so just follow my instructions, not my spelling. : )

 The first step once you have all of your supplies gathered is to paint your letters. I used the paint that was on my walls at the time so it would match, that's a great option, because you typically have plenty left over after painting a room, one thing you don't have to buy. Acrylic paint works fantastic though, and you can get a small bottle at any of the stores listed above for usually not much more than a dollar, usually less.

On mine, I only painted the sides, but a little tip, paint the top as well. That way, you wont see any of the white from any angle when you have it hanging on your wall.

Next, cut the stems off of your flowers (Roses do usually work best for this, because their stems tend to be a little tougher than most other flowers, but use what you have) You want them to be about an inch, just don't make them so long they poke through the back of your letters.

I always lay them out first, decide which flowers you want where, make any pattern you would like, that way once you glue them, you know you have them exactly where you want them.

Once you have that all figured out, take your heated glue gun (super glue) and put a moderate amount of glue on the stem, and a dab on the very bottom of the flower where it will be touching the foam. 

Once all of the main flowers are glues, add any accents you would like. Leaves and babies breath work great for this, and are usually included in the bouquets. 

After that, wala! You are done! You could get some spray glitter if you would like some pizzazz added to it, add buttons on the sides of the flowers, whatever shows off your style the best. This would also make a great wreath!

Where to find the letters: TheCraftPlace.com, awesomeevents.com, or your local craft store. You can also buy a sheet or Styrofoam and cut your own letters.