Flowers from recycled materials
Tutor: Sue Salter, florist and illustrator
Join craft tutor Sue as she demonstrates how to transform recycling materials into beautiful decorative flowers. Add twigs collected from the garden or on a walk for a natural looking arrangement.
Preparation
Collect up recycling materials; clear a space to work.
Video time
22 minutes
- Recycling materials e.g. plastic bags, bin liners, sandwich bags, tissue paper, plastic straws
- Wire, string or twine
- A cup to use as a weight
- Scrap paper, ideally coloured
- Twigs - optional
- Sharp scissors
- A ruler
- Tea light on heatproof mat
- Lighter.
See more from Upcycling Week 2022!
Upcycling Week was all about living more sustainably and we discovered how to breathe new life into tired, old or unwanted household objects. A crack team of upcycling experts hosted a wide range of exciting hands-on workshops, showing us how to transform unloved items into brand new creations and sharing advice along the way. You’ll be amazed what you can create from nothing with some imagination, basic tools and a little elbow grease. Watch again here!
