Some plants and petals are so detailed and intricate with their designs, colors, and patterns that they look as though they have been hand painted!
Here are some plants and flowers I have found as examples of this:
PLANTS:
Hypoestes phyllostachya
"poika dot plant"
Calthea
Varieties: Calathea Makoyana, Calthea Orbifolia, Calethea Medallian, Calethea Lancifolia
Fittonia Albevenis
Begonia Maculata
Croton Petra
Caladium "Elephant Ear" plant
Sansevieria (snake plant)
SUCCULENTS
Zebra haworthia (Haworthia attenuata)
FLOWERS
Tiger Lily
Orchids
CRITERIA-
-Choose actual plant that you want to replicate.
If you choose one not on the blog, it must be approved by teacher.
(must have pattern on petals/leaves and be multi-colored.
Should look like a painted petal/leaf)
-Make a plant or flowers with at least 5 parts with:
coffee filters, green card-stock, construction paper, or white computer paper.
-Each part needs to be paper with pattern added to it with :
markers, acrylic markers, colored pencils, Prisma colors, or crayon.
-You must use creative strategy with the materials given to build/attach the leaves/petals together with:
glue, hot glue, pipe cleaners, dowel rods, or sticks from outside.
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1. Pick Your plant
2. Pick your base color paper.
3. Cut out the shape of your leaf.
*if you fold it, it will be symmetrical.
3. Draw/paint/color on your designs.
*you may have to use mixed mediums to get the look you want.
Options:
Regular crayon, colored pencils, marker,
(will not cover color)
Pastels, Oil pastels,
(will cover color)
Prisma Colored Pencils and Paint pens
(will cover color)
I designed the top and bottoms...
4. Attach your leave/flower to the stem.
(pipe cleaner, wire, dowel stick, ect. ).
I used pipe cleaner and yarn in middle to support leaf and make it bendable.
I "sandwhich"ed the 2 leaves (top and bottom) together with glue.
I used the "Chinese Staircase" method to wrap yarn around pipe cleaner
for extra strength.
I painted a stick from outside green and attached my leaves to it with the pip cleaner...
5. Insert into vase.
You may need to stuff your vase with something heavy or fluffy to keep your stems up.
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Need ideas and inspiration on
HOW TO START?
Watch some of these...
We made these before our plants and will put them into the vases after completion.
CONNECTED "Lost Sock" PROJECTS
Decorative Cardboard Vases
https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2026/01/decorative-cardboard-vase.html
