Art with Alyssa: Recycled Egg Carton Flowers

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Turning trash into treasure is not only fun, it’s great for the planet. You’ll love this recycled art project that transforms a paper egg carton into a beautiful bouquet of flowers—perfect for spring décor, Mother’s Day (May) or a birthday gift. Instructions below explain how to mount your bouquet for a wall hanging. An alternative is to make the flowers to display in a vase by attaching flowers to bamboo skewers (painted green). 

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SUPPLIES

Cover for workspace

Scissors

Paper (aka cardboard) egg cartons

Acrylic paint

Hot glue gun

Buttons 

Green paper or chenille stems

Canvas or cardboard

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DIRECTIONS

  1. Cut egg carton cups apart and into different shapes to make a variety of flowers: 
  • For flowers with rounded or pointed petals, snip down the sides of an egg cup to the base, then round or make a point on each section to create the petals. You can stack “cups” together to create a flower with more petals. 

  • For button-type flowers, cut the cup down until it’s about ½ inch deep, then cut a smaller circle to attach to the center. 

  • For daisy-type flowers, fringe edges to create lots of petals. 

  • For bell-shaped flowers, use the center dividers of the egg carton, keeping them as elongated as possible.

  • Create flower centers with buttons or by experimenting with a variety of smaller shapes.
  1. Paint the flowers and centers in colors of your choice. 

  2. Allow to dry.

  3. Assemble flowers using hot glue.

  4. Arrange flowers in a bouquet on a canvas or piece of cardboard; add stems and bend as desired.

  5. Glue everything into place.

  6. Hang up and enjoy or give as a gift to a loved one.

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Alyssa Navapanich is an award-winning art educator who teaches art to elementary school kids in East San Diego County.

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