If you can’t find fake flowers in the colors you need or just want a change, paint them! This tutorial shows you how to paint flowers in minutes.
I love real plants but they don’t last around this house. Something about having to remember to water them. Artificial flowers are one way to spruce up a room but sometimes you can’t find the colors you need. Why not paint them? Here’s how to paint fake flowers!
How to Paint Flowers
You’ll need:
- Artificial flowers
- Spray paint
- Poster board
- Vase
The first thing I did was get rid of the leaves or flower petals I didn’t want. Outside, place the poster board on a flat surface. Take your main spray paint color and cover the flower petals. Allow about 15-20 minutes to dry before flipping them over and spraying the other flowers.
To add dimension, take some white spray paint and randomly spritz the petals. This will give the flowers a nice highlighted look. Leave the flowers outside to fully dry and air out for at least 2-3 hours.
Then place them in a lovely vase to showcase your creative awesomeness! The flowers in the above photo are what the bouquet looked like before paint. Sad and kinda gross. But with a little spray paint, they were revived to a more modern display. Now you are empowered to paint fake flowers yourself!
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Jaslynn Joan says
Beautiful Flowers and painted it well..Thanks for useful tips..
Jaslynn, Bizbilla b2b portal
Deborah Hopper says
Now that’s an idea, I love flowers all the beautiful colors, but any real flower’s or plants just wither up and die, I love faux flowers, I’ll give mine a spray of paint. Thanks
Heather says
Does the paint stick really well? I’m having a difficult time finding navy blue flowers for my wedding bouquet and it sounds like the only way I’ll get the color I want is by painting the flowers, but I don’t want the paint to chip off and ruin my wedding dress!
Amy says
If you use spray paint and silk flowers, absolutely! I recommend testing on ONE of the flowers you are going to use first. Let it sit for a day after painting and then check to make sure. I always test in those sorts of situations!
jill says
What color did you use ?
Amy says
Hi Jill! I believe it’s orange – however, I don’t have the can anymore :/