SENIOR LADY: DIY VALENTINE'S DAY LILY PROJECT!

I love all types of lilies. I buy a pot of White Easter lilies every year. The blooms start to look brown after a few days.They are added to a landscaped area in my front yard.  These lilies are perennials, so I have 

a large array of  Easter lilies. They are in full blooms

 by the  end of the Spring season. 

Cala lilies are my favorite. The market where

 I buy them sell several colors. The new vibrant 

colors are hybrids. Unfortunately, the blooms don't

 last very long. I am left with a vase full of green leaves after a few days. 

I read an article which suggested buying faux Cala lilies. They are beautiful but expensive. I wondered 

if  there were DIY (DO IT YOUR SELF) instructions for making Cala lilies. There were several craft videos online with easy and complex instructions. I reviewed several videos and developed my own version.

MINI VALENTINE'S DAY LILIES 

NEED:

100 Piece pack, felt hearts, mixed color

45 piece pack, Chenille Stems, mixed color

7-8 Inch Glass Vase

 

Tools 

Glue gun & glue sticks

Ruler

Scissors

Instructions:

Open pack of felt hearts and remove 1 inch 

size pink, white, and red hearts. Open pack of

chenille stems and remove green and yellow

stems.

Make lily flower heads:

 Heat up glue gun. Pinch the tip end of  heart so both ends meet to form a point. Repeat process until all of the red, white & pink hearts have points each end.

Make Spadix Spikes:

Cut one inch pieces off yellow stems, depending on how many lilies you're making. I made nine lilies.This is the middle spike inside of each lily. Glue one inch piece inside heart under the pointed end. Close both ends of heart around end of spadix spike. Repeat process until all of the hearts have spikes in the middle.

Add Stems To Lilies:

Glue green chenille stem on back of each lily. This will be your flower stem. Repeat process until all lilies have a stem attached. I folded end of each stem so it measured seven or eight inches. The folded  ends were twisted. This method helped lilies stand up my vase. 

This was a fun project. I hope I can find 

cut out hearts in other colors. Then I can

make mini Cala lilies for every holiday

and season. I  might have to cut out my

 own hearts using a template. I did see

a pack of  colored felt sheets. More

Cala lily projects are planned in the future.

TIPS:

** My local dollar store only had 

pink, red, pink hearts mixed per pack.

** Green florist  picks/sticks can used

 for Cala lily stems

** 5 inch cut out hearts available online

or @ craft stores if larger Cala lilies desired.