Don't have a green thumb? No problem, you can decorate your home with DIY plants from paper and cardboard
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himWould you like to fill your house with plants but don't have a green thumb? We have the solution for you! With paper and cardboard you can make beautiful ones in just a few steps, ranging from cacti to Monstera.
Below you will find many DIY ideas from which to draw inspiration, complete with step-by-step explanations.
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DIY plants from recycled cardboard
Do you have any cardboard boxes aside? Don't throw it away, reuse it to make lovely houseplants. Like the following cactus.
The House that Lars built tells you how to proceed. First you will need:
- Cardboard
- Acrylic paint
- Markers
- Rice
- Clay pots of various sizes
- Cactus templates (you can download it on their blog)
- Scissors
- Belt Size
Print the cactus templates, cut them out and trace the shapes onto the cardboard.
Cut out the cacti with scissors and paint them.
Once dry, you can further customize them with markers.
All you have to do is fill the jars with rice and insert them. Instead of rice you can also use coffee beans, corn or whatever.
Alternatively, you can draw simple leaves on the cardboard, paint them and place them in the vases. The ideal is to alternate different shades of green.
DIY plants from cardstock
Even the cardboard lends itself to the creation of nice decorative DIY plants.
First of all choose which plant to reproduce, then draw the leaves on the green cardboard and decorate them to make them similar to the original.
Once ready, cut them out with scissors.
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Instead, for the stem you will need florist wire, which you can cover with crepe paper, then modeling it according to the type of plant.
Apply the leaves to them with a pinch of hot glue.
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All you have to do is place the paper plant in a vase, after filling it with pebbles, rice or coffee beans.
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