I have a real soft spot for cotton pipe cleaners as a crafting material. Their soft bobbly texture really adds something quite special to crafts and at times looks as if the finished piece had been knitted or crocheted. This gorgeous pipe cleaner daffodil craft embodies that soft warm woollen quality and bring a bright touch of Spring into the home.
To Make A Pipe Cleaner Daffodil You Will Need
3 yellow, 1 green and 1 orange pipe cleaners,
PVA (white) glue
I find 15 cm pipe cleaners work better as the 30cm creates a much heavier and bigger flower head. If you use 30 cm secure the head with a larger twist of the green pipe cleaner to give it extra support.
Bend all the yellow pipe cleaners in half to find the middle. Open them almost fully again and twist them together in the middle to make a six point star.
Roll the end of each pipe cleaner into a snail shape until you have five petals. Cut the uncurled 6th bit of pipe cleaner.
Thread the green Pipe cleaner through the center of the flower and secure at the back. Finally curl the orange pipe cleaner to make the center cup of the daffodil, glue in place and leave to dry. Tacky white glue (PVA) works fine for these but you could use a hot glue gun as well.
Not only are they lovely decorations for the home but they would make a wonderful gift for Mothers Day , teachers and friends. You can buy bundles of Daffodil coloured pipe cleaners here.
These are so pretty. When I first saw them I thought they were crochet and I thought uh-oh. But I can bend pipe cleaners – so hooray!
These are really pretty, and look quick and easy to make too!
These are really pretty, and look quick and easy to make too!
These are stunning.
Wow these look great, they are simple but so effective!
Wow these look great, they are simple but so effective!
These are lovely 🙂 and your instructions look very easy to follow!
These are lovely 🙂 and your instructions look very easy to follow!
These look brilliant, I never know what to do with pipe cleaners! #pintorials
These look brilliant, I never know what to do with pipe cleaners! #pintorials
Love these!! Definitely a must for Seren’s Eisteddfod. x
Love these!! Definitely a must for Seren’s Eisteddfod. x
They’re lovely – really intricate and pretty. I love how you make the petals 🙂
They’re lovely – really intricate and pretty. I love how you make the petals 🙂
These are beautiful! something else I need to try.
These are beautiful! something else I need to try.
It was my pleasure to reading your blog “Pipe Cleaner Daffodils” so thanks for this amazing posting. I will again visit your blog.
It was my pleasure to reading your blog “Pipe Cleaner Daffodils” so thanks for this amazing posting. I will again visit your blog.
love love love!
love love love!
So pretty! x
So pretty! x
Awesome flower.Thanks for share
Awesome flower.Thanks for share
Great post .Thanks a lot for providing with us.
How easy it was, and really good job dear hope you keep sharing like great design in future.
Your DIY flower looking gorgeous. I will be sure to bookmark your blog and definitely will come back sometime soon for more DIY project.
Great Craft, Thanks for sharing.
These would also make an adorable butterfly if you use 2 of the petals for antennae