May Flowers Door Hanger

Whether you still need a Mother’s Day gift or just looking for some new decor for your front door, this May Flowers Door Hanger is a great option.

The supply list for this May Flowers door hanger project is pretty simple and a nice change from your regular door wreaths. Plus, depending on where you purchase your items, you can make this for about $20. The first thing you need is a child’s umbrella. You want it to be colorful and with a simple pattern. The child’s umbrella works because of its size. You also want one with that cute crooked handle since that is how you will hang it on the door.

Here is your supply list:

• a child’s umbrella
• artificial flowers (I purchased 4 different bunches)
• 1 1/2 inch ribbon
• 4 sheets white tissue paper
• sturdy tape (I used clear packing tape)

I purchased a purple umbrella with polka dots on Amazon. I know they have them at some local stores, but they may be hard to find. There is also a pink polka dot on Amazon that can be found at my local Smith’s Market place. However, the price for this umbrella was higher. Think of the umbrella as a vase.

Next, you will need some artificial flowers. Originally, I thought I would go for pink, white, and purple flowers. However, when I went to buy some from my local Walmart, they had some white, yellow, purply/blue, and orange flowers. Some of them were on sale. So I went for those different colors and am so glad I did.

The colors turned out well with the purple and really pop on my front door. You want a variety of textures and lengths, and you want some that will sit higher in the arrangement. I purchased what was called a bouquet with a daffodil bush, eucalyptus, and an orange wildflower. I loved greenery was included in this bunch.

You will also need some ribbon. I just went for a white ribbon. I used 1 1/2 inch roll from Walmart. It was $1.97 and I almost used the whole roll. It had 12 feet on it. I wanted long tails hanging down from my ribbon, but you can go for shorter if you want to. My total at Walmart for the ribbon and flowers was $13.86 before tax and I did not need all of the flowers to make this.

You will also need about four sheets of tissue paper—I used white. I also used a piece of packing tape to hold the ribbon in place. I already had these items at home. You will also need some wire cutters to cut the flowers to separate them. You can use scissors, but they may ruin them.

How to Make May Flowers Door Hanger

To make the door hanger, cut all the flowers and separate them using wire cutters. Next, you want to open the umbrella, but not all the way. Crumple up the four sheets of tissue paper and place them at the top of the umbrella. This will help puff out that part of the umbrella and give it dimension.

Then close the umbrella, but don’t secure it with the build tie. You don’t want it closed that tight. Use the ribbon to tie a bow around the umbrella to keep it closed enough to put the flowers in it and secure it to the umbrella on the back of the door hanger with a piece of packing tape.

Now comes the fun part: arranging the flowers. Just stick them down in the folds of the closed umbrella. Make sure to get some down right next to the umbrella and then others to stick out to about the same height as the handle. It’s that easy and makes a great gift!