If you are one of those who love crafts and are thinking of a new idea to change the look of a room or to decorate a corner, then we propose the eva rubber flowers. This is one of the most fun and versatile materials out there for DIY projects today, so don't hesitate to start working with it for your next crafts.
All the flowers always brighten up a room, but we can't be buying fresh flowers every day, so we have the option of creating ones that won't wilt and last a long time. With eva rubber you can create many things, the limit is only in the imagination, so we can make all kinds of flowers with it.
What is eva rubber?
The first thing we must clarify is what is this of the eva rubber. East craft supplies it is also known as foami. It is a plastic compound that is soft and very malleable, and that we can find in countless colors to combine and make various crafts. It is easily found in stores, and in some cases we can even find this material with metallic and glitter finishes, to give a different effect to crafts. It has the great property that we can wash it, use glue and mold it to our liking using heat, so you can do everything with this great material. It is perfect for making crafts with children because of its softness and the large number of colors it has.
How to make eva rubber flowers
Using eva foam is very easy, although there are many different flower models to make. We can search online templates for all kinds of flowers and thus get an idea of how we have to make them. A first step is to make cardboard templates to make petals that are the same easily and quickly. So we can paint on the eva rubber and cut out the many petals. They can be glued with a silicone gun, which is very practical for these crafts. The process simply takes time to glue the petals little by little and carefully so that they look good, but it is not very complicated. In addition, today we will find all kinds of tutorials and online videos to illustrate ourselves.
On the other hand, if we wish shape the petals we can make them with heat. This is easily done with a candle. With a tweezers we hold the foami on the candle so that it heats up. That is when it becomes more malleable and we can shape it, either with our fingers or with some material. When it cools, it will stay with the shape that we have given it.
These flowers can be decorated with more details, such as glitter or colored paints, depending on the idea we have in mind. It is also possible to mix them with other materials such as cardboard. By having the flowers made we can already use them to decorate.
Decorate with eva rubber flowers
The eva rubber flowers can be used for many things. The decoration with them is very varied, and it is that they can give color to any corner. An idea that is fabulous for children's rooms is to use these foami flowers to make a floral wreath make it happy and festive. We can use a tone that matches the room and thus create a beautiful garland with which to decorate a corner, such as the headboard area of the bed.
With these flowers we can also decorate little things. Boxes that we use to store important things, can be decorated with these flowers by sticking them with the gun once we have them made. We can not only decorate boxes but also storage baskets and even some furniture that seems obsolete and boring, or a mirror that we want to give a spring and fun touch.
These eva rubber flowers are also a great solution for parties, especially if they are held in spring, as they are an ideal reason for this time. Garlands or large flowers can be made to decorate the walls. They can also be used to decorate glass jars of sweets and there are many more ideas that can come up at the moment. A sweet table decorated with these flowers can be done easily and the effect will be great.
Some people use foami flowers to create your own vases with flowers that do not wilt and that decorate every day as a centerpiece. It is another way to use these flowers made by hand. We will present them as a normal centerpiece and can be used on the table or in the entrance area, as a vase with a very original bouquet of flowers. Of course there are endless different ideas to do with these flowers.