DIY Your Own Mini Dollhouse Flower Wall!
This super adorable and pretty DIY is the perfect addition to your miniature photoshoots and fun to make!
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What could be cuter than a DIY flower wall for your miniature toys and friends?
This super easy and quick craft is the perfect backdrop for some fun photoshoots or festivities with your Sylvanian Families, Barbie or American Girl dolls, or any small stuffed animals!
If you love miniatures, Calico Critters and fun DIYs, here are a few more that are perfect for an afternoon of getting creative!
With Valentine's Day approaching, this fun craft is a cute spot for your Calico Critter/ Sylvanian Families and other small toys to go and enjoy the day!
We love looking at Instagram and Pinterest for fun ideas and inspiration!
One of the things that caught my eye were all of the stunning flower art and floral walls in cafes and shops around the world!
Perfect for pictures and so pretty, these snapshot-worthy works of art can be made on a smaller scale and look adorable!
This easy craft will the perfect addition to any mini photoshoots you want to do, so keep reading for the full how-to of making your miniatures their own adorable flower wall!
My Calico Critters really enjoyed their girls' day out at the cute cafe!
The besties are having a lovely time getting glammed up and having their close-ups snapped at this fun and easy to create DIY flower wall!
Savoring an autumn teatime in front of a fashionable and Insta-worthy flower wall is the perfect way to spend the afternoon for our Sylvanians / Calico Critters and I guarantee your miniature friends will love one too!
I had fun creating my own mini DIY flower wall, inspired by the gorgeous flowers in cafes like Elan Cafe and Saint Aymes in London!
photo credit: elancafe
Even if your own travel plans have been put on hold for a bit, a vicarious trip via your miniature friends and dolls is always a fun way to put that wanderlust to work!
This super sweet and simple DIY idea can be done in an afternoon, with plenty of time left for staging the photoshoot, or setting up your miniatures for whatever adventure the flower wall is going to be a part of!
Your flower wall can be made with real or faux flowers, depending on the time of the year, preference, and what you have available or think looks the best for your DIY project!
I used mums for my fresh flower wall, but you can purchase smaller craft store flowers or another type of faux bloom if you want your wall to be a little longer lasting!
Other fresh flowers would work great and look really gorgeous for this project as well, including daisies, babies breath, or even flower petals off of bigger flowers or plants!
Want to do a themed flower wall for a specific pic or occasion? Here are some flower wall ideas for themes!
Flower Wall Themes and Inspiration!
XOXO - This can be a Valentine's Day Theme or just a fun romantic look! Use pink and red roses, Mini hearts (buttons, rhinestones or sequins) and letter stickers that spell 'XOXO', Love u 4ever, or another sweet message!
Birthday Wishes - Use a favorite flower or birth month flower (or a flower in the birthstone color) with mini rhinestones or embellishments in a colored hue for someone's birthday!
Merry and Bright - Use red flowers, white sprigs and green leaves for Christmas, embellish with glitter, mini snowflake sequins or Christmas themed buttons or stickers.
Enchanted Fairy Garden -Use small green leaves, purple, blue or pink flowers and mini birds or buttons. You can add mini lights too!
Retro Wall - Use a popular flower from the decade you want your wall to be inspired by, and add embellishments that go with the time! Pearl beads for the 1920's, Pink roses and a poodle cut-out for the 50's, or bright yellow flowers and wooden beads for the 1970's!
Iconic Instagram Look - Use brightly colored flowers of choice, and add a sign, glitter, or keep it simple!
Ombre - Use several different shades of your blooms for a dynamic ombre effect!
Rustic - Use darker flowers, little twigs or burlap ribbon and rustic buttons.
Spring Sunshine - Use pastel colored flowers and mini craft-store birds or butterflies.
Summer Vibes - Use sunflowers or another summer bloom of choice, and lots of pinks, oranges and yellows for embellishment colors!
Autumn Adventures - Use mums, mini acorn caps or faux berries as embellishments.
Winter Wonderland - Use white and blue flowers and greenery with some glitter, and silver and blue embellishments
Sweet Treats- Use warm pinks, reds, oranges and yellows and add cute buttons or sequins of desserts around the flower wall! You can find doll-size sweets to glue on as well!
Unicorn Sparkles - Use light blues, purples and pink flowers along with glitter, rhinestones and other pastel-colored embellishments. You could even add a little unicorn to the scene! Check out this Eco-friendly Unicorn Glitter!
These are just some of the ways you can get creative and customize this super easy and pretty mini project!
See below for the full DIY to get you started making your own amazing Mini Flower Wall!
Make Your Own Mini Flower Wall DIYs!
Supplies:
Cardboard or foam core
Flowers (Fresh or Faux)
Decorative Paper of choice
Tape or Glue/glue dots
Pencil
(Optional) Dark colored fine-tipped marker or pen if drawing in extra images
Embellishments of choice - Google eyes, faux rhinestones, beads, stickers, etc.
Tile, mini carpet square or felt for the bottom
Step One: Choose your heavy paper or cardboard/foam core board and cut it to the size you want your finished flower wall to be.
Step Two: Trace the decorative paper of choice and cut to fit the cardboard/heavy paper.
Step Three: Glue or tape your decorative paper to the thicker 'wall' cardboard/paper.
Step Four: Take your flowers of choice and cut off any stems or leaves.
Step Five: Position your flowers where you'd like them on the backdrop and tape or glue them in place.
Step Six: Add any embellishments you want on your flower wall! You can add mini rhinestones, sequins, glitter or mini craft store buttons or birds.
Voila! You're now the accomplished creator of your very own fabulous flower photoshoot backdrop! A cute, fun and easy craft for an afternoon or to do with a friend!
Perfect for playtime with the kiddos or a photo op with the miniatures of choice, this DIY flowerwall is an adorable replica of the flower installation Instagram hot spots like Peggy Porschen Cakes!
Your Sylvanian Families will be in hashtag heaven with this travel-inspired DIY and will become the most sought-after mini models in town!
You now have an absolutely fantastic flower wall that you've created for all your miniatures to enjoy!
Your mini toys will love posing by the blooms, and it'll be a blast to photograph or play with!
Love the mini models who helped out and starred in the photoshoot?
Here are the Calico Critters ( Sylvanian Families if you live in the UK or Europe) that assisted with the photoshoot and posing:
Marmalade Bear Family Sister (Jenna) - The Marmalades are no longer sold, but here's another adorable bear family!
Here are some other mini toys and friends who might enjoy their own flower wall!
American Girl Dolls (Full size or mini)
Fisher Price
Playmobile
Littlest Pet Shop
Squinkies
Ducks
Mini Disney Figurines (princesses, fairies, Palace Pets, Mickey and Minnie Mouse)
Your mini friends will love this stunning little Flower Wall, and it'll make for the most unique and adorable pics and play!
It's easy and satisfying, yet looks like you spent all day making it!
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Well, I hope you enjoyed this Mini Flower Wall DIY!
It was a lot of fun for me to replicate the gorgeous backdrops for my Calico Critters, and I can't wait to see your versions of it! Whether you create it for Valentine's Day or to brighten up your weekend photoshoot, flowers are a fantastic way to add to the festivities!
Be sure to tag us @mykidzbookshelf if you make it! We'd love to see your fabulous take on this adorable craft!
Do you like making crafts for your Sylvanians and miniatures? What's your favorite kind of DIY or craft to do? Let us know in the comments below!
Enjoy!
Cenzia
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updated 01/09/2024 originally published 1/19/2021
This is super cute! I think we'll be making something like this with the little granddaughters when they're a bit older. Thanks!