Create a cute dried flower bird craft that’s as fun as it is beautiful using flowers from your garden or from a bouquet bought in a shop. This craft is an excellent way to showcase the natural beauty of dried flowers while adding a fun creative touch to your home.
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Materials Required
- Dried Flowers (bought or homemade)- I used Germini & bluebells
- Microwave flower press (optional)
- White glue (pva)
- Box frame/picture frame (optional)
For more nature-inspired craft ideas, take a look at our Nature Crafts section for fun projects using leaves, seeds, and more! Examples include glass jar sea aquarium, grass seed art, and pebble pictures.
Drying Germini Flowers for Your Dried Flower Bird Craft
I pressed some Germini flowers (from a bouquets) and a few wild flowers from my garden a few days a go using a microwave oven flower press. And couldn’t resist having some fun making this round fluffy bird (if you want to see how the flower press works in detail have a look at my review here).
I’m still learning what the best settings are when drying out Germini, but I tend to do a couple of 20-second blasts on high heat followed by a couple of 20-second medium heat blasts. And then a few 10-second high-heat blasts. The key is to avoid burning the edges, especially with yellow Germini flowers. So be sure to check the petals after each session and air the flowers out.
The centre of the flower takes longer to dry because it’s thick and dense. The microwave press won’t dry it fully without burning the petals, so I finish the drying process by leaving the flowers on a radiator or in a sunny window for about an hour. This method works well, especially considering the large size of the flower head at the start.
The smaller delphinium flowers are much easier and quicker to dry out!
How to Create Your Dried Flower Bird Craft
Arrange the Dried Flower Pieces
Once your Germini flowers are fully dried, it’s time to start assembling your dried flower bird craft. Lay out all the pieces on your paper first—this way, you can easily try different colours, shapes, and petal arrangements before committing to glue.
I used a whole germini flower for the body, some individual petals for the wings and beak, bluebell flowers for the feet and a flower stem for the branch.
If you’re putting your dried flower craft in a picture frame use the frame mount to ensure that your final piece of art is centered properly.
Apply the Glue
Once you’re happy with the arrangement, use a small amount of tacky PVA glue to carefully secure the flower pieces to your paper. I recommend using a paintbrush to apply the glue carefully and evenly to avoid over-applying, as PVA glue can leave a slight shine when visible. Be gentle with the petals, as they might soften a little during this process, giving you a chance to adjust their position if necessary.
Allow the Glue to Dry
Leave your dried flower bird craft to dry completely. Be patient—this step is important to ensure that the flowers stay securely in place.
Framing Your Dried Flower Bird Craft
If you’re framing your dried flower bird craft, I recommend using a deep Ribba frame from Ikea. The extra depth in these frames prevents the glass from touching the delicate flowers, keeping your art safe and beautifully preserved.
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This is so cute! My daughters will love it! We will definitely make it together! Thank you for the inspirational idea!
Oh that is so cute. A great activity for me to do with my nephew too. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Oh my goodness that is so cute, it is amazing the things you can do with dried flowers. x
I always wondered why anyone would press flowers but this is such an artistic thing to do with them. Very cute, love it! x
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These are fantastic! Me and my son made some leaf art animals once which he loved so we will definitely be giving these a go sometime! x
This is so cute, I’d never have thought of doing something like this with a dried flower! x
That is so creative and beautiful Anthea! Well done on a lovely picture!
I think this is brilliant – what a fantastic and unique present it would make too. It’s super cute.
That is really adorable! I love that you framed it.
That picture is so adorable and so easy to make. These would make great gifts.
Adorable! Would make a gorgeous card for someone special too! 🙂
Those look so creative. Really eye catching and attractive yet fairly easy to make with children.
Love this! I used to enjoy pressing flowers when I was younger but never created anything like this it is lovely xxq
How creative, it looks so good in a frame and it’s incredibly cute. I’ve not pressed flowers myself since I was a child.
That’s adorable! What a clever craft idea, think my boys would find this fun x
What a cute way to use a dried and pressed flower!
I LOVE this and have pinned it. I loved pressing flowers when I was younger. I used to find them in books the year after!
Wow! This is just so cute. And certainly very creative.
The character you have created is adorable. That is a great tip that you can’t do the whole thing in the microwave. Hopefully we can keep radiators on now if the sun stays out and this rain goes away, then you can finish them on a sunny windowsill.
I am so impressed with how artistic this is and the colours.
Liska xx
I love this – the end result is so cute and would look great on the wall here x x
That is SOOOOO cute! My youngest has a thing for googly eyes so I know he would love making one of these!
I used to love doing dried / pressed flower art as a child – this looks really effective
what a gorgeous idea, my girls would enjoy making those
This is so cute, what a lovely idea!