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Step-by-Step: Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet

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Spoil mum this Mother’s Day

Whether she’s the goddess who birthed you, the gran who adored you or that special keeper-of-your-secrets who was always there, Hayley Little of @mumlittleloves has a very special way to spoil mum (or yourself!) on the 8th of May with a handmade faux flower Mother’s Day bouquet. Wrap it in hand-painted paper from the kids to create the perfect personalised prezzy. Scroll through this step-by-step guide to see how it’s done:

Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 1
Step 1: Assemble your supplies. You’ll need a large sheet (or roll) of kraft paper, ribbon, twine, scissors and a selection of faux flowers. Hayley used the combination of faux flowers listed below, but you can use whatever combination appeals to you.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 2
Step 2: If you plan to wrap your faux flowers in hand-painted paper, set up your little Picasso at the crafting table to start painting. Kraft paper is available in most crafting stores and even comes in a handy roll so you can keep it on hand for special occasions.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 3
Step 3: Start assembling your bouquet. The beauty of faux flowers is that they don’t need to be stripped, clipped or have any prickly thorns removed. Simply take one flower stem at a time to assemble, starting with the bigger flowers to create a focal point at the centre of your bouquet.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 4
Step 4: Tie your bouquet with string.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 5
Step 5: Trim the stems the same length.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 6
Step 6: Make sure you are happy with your bouquet before you wrap it.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 7
Step 7: Cut a rectangular piece of your kraft brown paper to get ready to wrap your bouquet. You could use plain paper, as shown here, or your hand-painted wrapping paper from the kids for a more personalised prezzy for mum.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 8
Step 8: Turn your paper so one corner is on the diagonal, fold the opposite corner up to form a second peak.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 9
Step 9: Place your bouquet between the two peaks.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 10
Step 10: Wrap one side across your bouquet.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 11
Step 11: Wrap the other side across.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 12
Step 12: Secure it with string.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 13
Step 13: You’re ready for ribbon.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 14
Step 14: Wrap the ribbon around twice and tie a simple knot.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 15
Step 15: Importantly, start with the bottom ribbon from your knot (left here) to start forming your bow.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 16
Step 16: Using the bottom piece of ribbon, form the first loop.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 17
Step 17: Now complete your bow.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 18
Step 18: Cut points by folding the ribbon in half, then cutting from the fold to edge on a 45-degree angle.
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 19
Step 19: It’s all in the details!
Make Your Own Mother’s Day Bouquet - step 20
Step 20: Voilà! Your beautiful faux flower bouquet is ready to be gifted.

Hayley’s faux flower selection

5 x Acacia Cascara 84cm Cream
5 x Acacia Stem 66cm
5 x Acacia Hydrangea Flower Stem Vintage Pink 67cm
5 x Acacia Thistle Flower Pink Stem x6 Heads 83cm
5 x Acacia Thistle Flower White Stem x6 Heads 83cm
5 x Acacia Cascara Flower Stem Pink x7 Heads 84cm
10 x Blume Snap Dragon
10 x Acacia Eucalyptus & Fruit 72cm
10 x Blume Eucalyptus 80cm

More in-store at Early Settler

Visit us online or in-store at Early Settler to check out our high-quality faux flower range to make your own Mother’s Day bouquet. And don’t miss Hayley Little’s guide to styling the perfect shelf.

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