This Mother's Day, I wanted something that my mom could actually use. Something that my young kids could help with. And something that didn’t scream “my young kids helped with this”. I decided to use flower stencils, paints, and brushes to make my daughter’s handprints into flowers on a planter.

Here’s what you need:

-large planter (mine is from IKEA)
-Martha Stewart Crafts sea sponges and other brushes
-colorful crafts paints
-stencils, I used the Nautical Study, Playroom, and Typewriter Martha Stewart stencil packs
-clear gloss sealant

Let’s Get Started!

1. Stencil a border around the top using Sea Lavender satin paint and a rope stencil from the Nautical Study pack.

2. Paint your kid’s hand with the Mint satin paint. Plop ‘em on the planter or let them go wild. I wanted them to look like stems, so I tried to guide her towards the bottom of the planter.

3. Using the flower stencil sheet from the Playroom pack, add flowers in Habanero, Raspberry Ice, Carrot, Jonquil, and Surf satin paints. There were about 12 flowers on the sheet in different styles and sizes.

4. Using the stencil tape, create a border above the rope and paint over any finger prints your kids may or may not have snuck onto the project while you were taking care of the baby. AHEM. I used Surf satin paint.

 

5. Take the Typewriter pack of adhesive stencils, peel, stick, and stencil the year onto your planter. These were one of my favorites and again, so easy to use.

6. (not shown) Take a clear gloss sealant, and spray it over the planter to seal everything.

I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Plaid and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own. I really truly love the products mentioned in this post and think you will too!

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