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Blooming Place Mats

Make every meal a special event with these colorful mats gracing the table.

From 501 Fun-To-Make Family Crafts

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Mom can host a springtime garden
party with these pretty placemats.

What You Need:
  • Pencil
  • Tracing paper
  • Scissors
  • Crafting foam in white, yellow, green, and red-pink
  • Green chenille stems
  • Silicone glue
  • Foam place mats in desired colors

Instructions:

1. Download the free patterns for this project (Downloading requires Adobe Acrobat software).

White flower pattern

Red-pink flower pattern

Yellow flower pattern


2. Trace the patterns. Cut out. Trace around pattern pieces on coordinating pieces of crafting foam. Cut out shapes.

3. Bend chenille stems into desired shape for stems. Glue in place on foam place mat, bending ends to the mat back.

4. Glue the foam pieces in place to make flowers. Add leaves. Let the glue dry.


 

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