Hi Everyone
This post has been updated in May 2020. Check out our new tutorial below!
I made several of these flowers this afternoon. It’s actually surprising how quick they are to make – to give you an idea – I made these in the time it takes for 2 “Dora the Explorers” to play on DVD. For those without kids under the age of 8 – that’s about 50 minutes!
It is important to cut squares very precisely for this project. I suggest using some square craft dies if you have a die-cutting machine, or if not – any paper trimmer will do the job. I have listed my favorites below!
I strongly suggest you use hot glue for this project. Something else might work in a pinch, but for this type of project, hot glue is the way to go!
For these flowers below, I used some old maps I found in a second hand store. The paper was crisp, and beautiful to fold, and it’s lovely to think these flowers give new function to the paper.
Once you have finished your flowers, you can easily glue them to a stick or other mount of sorts to create a lovely display. Check out these bright beauties!
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Give these flowers a try – you do not have to use double sided paper and if you grab a big glass of wine – you could make heaps in front of the TV in an evening! How about using them for:
A table display for Christmas
A bunch of flowers that never fades
Party favours
Someone who can’t have fresh flowers (allergies, people undergoing chemotherapy)
If you try this tutorial, please let us know in the comments below!
44 Comments
These look fabulous…I'm a little distressed over the old Timaru map being recycled though, it would have bee interesting to see! Now, if I could figure out how to pin this, I would….
Love this idea!
OOO love those! The map prints are gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial- into my pin board it goes!
WOW!! LOVE them! I can't wait to try this! Thanks for posting the tutorial! 🙂
THose are so cute!!!! Well done!!!
These look amazing! I am going to pin these so that I can make them soon:)
Hopping over from WhipperBerry.
Amanda Joy
http://www.joyinthejumble.com
This is just so pretty! I love this! Thanks for sharing!
These are so cute and clever! I've seen paper flowers made out of other repurposed paper (sheet music, letters, books, etc.) but never maps! Agreed that the perfect folding paper needs to be crisp, thin, AND strong…I've had some paper flowers fall apart on me mid-fold. 🙂
i love these! great job!
I love paper flowers and will be trying these. Thanks for sharing.
I adore maps – what a great craft!
These are beautiful. Hope to try them soon.
Wonderful craft idea!
These are beautiful, Lowri! I clicked over from TT&J and am excited to find your blog – I love working with paper! Thanks for sharing.
So pretty and clever! I'm loving projects with maps lately.
cute cute cute! i'm in true love with maps. what a great new use!
These are so cute!!! I featured them on my blog last night. Feel free to stop by and grab a button.
These are so pretty! I adore flowers. Found your blog from the t & j link party and became a new follower. 🙂
I would love for you to stop by my link party today and share your beautiful project!
Jamie
day-and-age-design.com
Those maps turned out as such a lovely bouquet. Hope you link them up to my travel challenge http://angsandy.blogspot.com/2011/06/sandys-challenge-4.html
Neat project! Your step-by-step directions make this doable for me.
I just hopped over from The Girl Creative, and I love these flowers! What a great idea to use old maps to make them. So cute! I'm a new follower and can't wait to see more! 🙂
WOW! These are gorgeous! They are "pinned" to my to-do list!
Fabulous, fabulous! Thanks for the tutorial!
These are sooo cute!
Your newest follower,
abby
i—create.blogspot.com
(come follow me?)
These flowers look adorable! Thanks for sharing how to make them!
I would love if you came over and linked this project to my weekly Round Tuit party at:
http://jembellish.blogspot.com/
Have a great week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
just gave you a shout out on my blog today!
humming-right-along.blogspot.com
SO AWESOME! I would love it if you would link up to my Tuesday Confessional link party going on now: http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/07/tuesday-confessional-link-up-2.html. I hope to see you soon!
~Macy from Confessions of a SAHM
These are lovely! Would make great alternative wedding flowers 🙂
i've made & done a tutorial on these flowers before too…they are so fun & i love the look of them. great for soooo many projects & yours are so GORGEOUS! so excited to be on the PI Creative Team with you…big hugs!
Oh, these look SO cool! Pinning this now!
How cute! Now I know what to do with all of my duplicate National Geographic maps! 🙂
Fab flowers! I have a few old maps lying around too…!
These are gorgeous!
Love this too! Excited to follow you and see what you have next!
Jenn 🙂
I just made one
Thank you so much!!
Hallo Lowri, I inform you that I'll use your photo and this link for my next post on my blog. Congratulation for your works, they are all beautiful!!!
Smiles, Neja
adorable!
Those are awesome. I love the maps as well
So Pretty Love them all…and the maps are genius and fun 🙂 Happy Blogging
Love these…it's a fun new twist on making paper flowers. I'll definitely be trying these!
These are so adorable.I've seen papers blossoms created out of other repurposed papers,Decided that the best foldable papers needs to be decoration for marriage and others so keep posting on paper craft and paper flowers
Do you make flowers cards and do you have any designs?
Gift Card printing
Scratch Cards
Printed Gift Cards
I made mine with magazine! Turned out super cute.
Great tutorial, Lowri!
I followed along and made my own paper flowers from old Disney maps.
I linked this post & an image of your finished flowers on my blog.
http://www.katiedenta.com/2013/01/21/diy-repurposed-walt-disney-world-maps-into-paper-flowers/
Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
– Katie