Video: Here's How to Make a Fresh, Live Flower Tattoo
Did you know that you can put flowers anywhere and on anything? Today, we’ll be making a wearable floral piece together: a fresh flower tattoo (or live flower sticker)!
You can use these simple materials and mechanics for all kinds of things—from a sticker on skin to a pretty pin-on corsage and so many things in between. The great thing about the mechanics we’re using is that this method is so versatile and be cut in various shapes and placed on numerous surfaces! For helpful tips on using floral glue, click here!
Materials Used for DIY Fresh Flower Tattoos
Floral Glue
Snips
Adhesive Felt
Ingredients Used to Make Flower Stickers
Umbrella Fern
Scabiosa Pods
Geranium Foliage
Willow Eucalyptus
Allium
Hydrangea buds
Explosion grass
Pennycress
Key Points
When choosing ingredients for a wearable piece, the key is not necessarily the type of flower or greenery; it’s based more on where it is in its life cycle. The older and more established the product is, the longer it will last! You also want to pay attention to the texture of the ingredient—looking for a waxy or leathery feel.
Layering your various greens will give you the same type of depth and interest you would have when making a more complex flower arrangement.
Anytime you’re creating something that will be affixed to the body or clothing, you should keep the weight of your ingredients in mind. The lighter, the better!
Don’t glue everything down flat on the felt. Utilize the floral adhesive to create angles and depth to the piece.
