Floral Initial Craft Tutorial

Since moving into our new house, and honestly, since getting married and changing my last name, I have been obsessed with having my new last initial on items in our home. I’ve moved up in my last name from a ‘W’ to an ‘S’ and I just love the graceful curves that the first letter of my new last name provides! Anytime I see something with an ‘S’ on it, I get a bubbly feeling of excitement and can’t wait to add whatever it is to my growing collection!

The days are pretty bleak and rainy this time of year, so I thought I’d brighten up my bedroom with a cheery floral initial ‘S’! The great thing about this craft is, is that you can make something beautiful without breaking the bank and you can do it in 3 easy steps. Not so bad, right? Let’s get started!

Floral Initial Materials

–Wooden letter of your choice

–Assorted faux flowers in desired colors (make sure to get a variety of sizes and styles for maximum impact!)

–Wire cutters

–Glue gun

-Coordinating ribbon or twine (optional)

{All of these items can be found at your local Michael’s or craft store!}

Step One:

Take your wire cutters and carefully snip all of the flower heads from the stems. Trim as close as you can to the actual flower because if you have too much stem sticking out it won’t lay nicely on your letter. Some flowers may fall apart a little bit when trimmed this close, but never fear, they’ll all stick together nicely when you hot glue them – the glue will soak through the petal layers, bonding them together again. When you are finished you should have a nice pile like so:

Step Two:

Hot glue away! If it helps, lay out your flowers on top of your letter first to get an idea for where you want certain pieces to go. Take a mental (or real!) photo to refer back to. A little hot glue goes a long way and be careful not to burn your fingers! Push a little hot glue onto the back of each flower and press it firmly to the wood of your letter.

Keep going until you have filled all the big spaces of your letter!

Step Three:

Inevitably there will be some holes between your bigger flowers that you don’t want to leave uncovered. That’s where these little fellas come in! To fill in my remaining holes I chose tiny green clover-like sprigs to add to the springy feel I am going for. However, you can also just use smaller flowers or bits of flowers. It’s truly up to you!

(Optional) If you want your initial to hang on the wall, hot glue a pretty piece of coordinating ribbon to the back of your letter if there isn’t already some sort of hanging device pre-installed on the back. I am just putting mine on the mantel piece so there’s no need for anything else!

Et voilà!

You now have a lovely, springy piece of art that represents you and can brighten up your home during these gloomy months!