Regular readers of Pillar Box Blue will know how much I love Scandinavian and Nordic-inspired crafts. This time, I made a lovely flower doodle decoration.

The cool prints of Marimekko very heavily influenced the design of these flower decorations. You can copy or print my flower doodles or create your own for this spring craft. I also think floral doodles from adult colouring books would work well with this craft.

This straightforward and affordable craft only took under an hour to make. I think it is a fabulous floral craft for both adults and teenagers.

There is a printable how-to card at the end of the post to save for later.

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What You Need

• Watercolor paper
• Fineliner black ink drawing pen
• Watercolour inks in pinks and reds
• Washi/masking tape
• Cooper craft wire
• Birch branch stump or wood slice

The Flower Doodles

Step 1: The first thing to do is to draw the flowers. I drew six different flower doodles, three were circular and the other three a simple poppy shape.

For the round flowers, I first drew a circle about 6cm in diameter, and then, being inspired by the Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha print I filled in the circles with doodles.

The poppy-shaped flower was based on the Marimekko Unikko design. I just drew a simple poppy shape and filled it in with doodles.

Don’t worry about the doodles being perfect, the childlike look to the flower drawings only adds to their charm. If you want, you can print out my floral doodles here.

How To Turn The Doodles Into A Decoration

Step 2: Next, drill six holes into the top of the birch branch stump, one for each flower. Randomly space the holes out; a rotary drill tool or a drill with a very small drill bit would work well.

The holes must be wide enough to hold the copper craft wire. The holes should be about 1 inch (2.5cm) in-depth.

Step 3: Next, I painted the flowers with some watercolour inks in various pinks (they were leftovers from my Valentine’s paper mache heart decoration). As the flowers will be cut out, staying within the pen lines is unnecessary. It is best if you do go over the outside lines a little.

Step 4: Then cut out each painted flower doodle using sharp paper scissors.

Step 5: Cut the copper wire into six lengths between 20-30 cm. You don’t want the wires to be the same length as the flowers will be displayed at different heights.

Tape a flower doodle to the end of the copper wire, using washi tape on the back of the flower.

Step 6: To finish off, stick the other end of the copper wire into one of the holes at the top of the birch stump.

Then, add the other flower doodles one by one, arranging the flowers until you are happy with the arrangement. The copper wire is easy to bend and shape to help with your floral arrangement.

With this craft, playing around with the floral arrangement is easy by moving the wires around or bending them into different positions.

Flower Crafts

You can also experiment with different floral designs and colours. I have a few floral adult colouring books, and I think some of the flowers in them would look great arranged in a display like this one.

These floral displays would make a lovely handmade birthday or Mother’s Day gift. They have the advantage in that they will never die. And provide a bright, cheery decoration for any mantle.

I’ve used these designs to make Marimekko shrink plastic earrings.

Flowers are one of my favourite ways to decorate my home. I have many handcrafted floral displays around my house, from beautiful map roses to denim bouquets, fabric flowers made from old bedsheets, and a giant pineapple-shaped paper flower display.

I also find unique ways to display these floral displays, from paper vases, Boho leather vases, hanging denim mason jar vases, and teacup wall vases.

If you want to make a similar display with more realistic-looking flowers, check out these easy cherry blossom tutorials and how to draw hibiscus flowers.

Another craft that uses the same wire display is this cute DIY Halloween felt craft.

Find more of my decorative crafts here and check out these other summer craft ideas.