Sheet Music Flowers

Spruce up your empty walls with a few sheet music flowers!  This craft is very simple and will only take about 15 minutes.



You will only need a few things, most of which is probably around your house anyway:
1) Sheet music scrapbook paper (from Hobby Lobby) or old sheet music, if you have some you don't mind destroying.
2) Scissors
3) Glue (Elmer's or Tacky)
4) Pins

To create the flower pictured above, first make two petal templates using sheet music scrapbook paper.  One petal template is about 5" long and 2" wide and the other is 4" long and 1-1/2" wide.  The petals don't have to be perfectly symmetrical.  Obviously, mine aren't.  Trace each petal template 5 times on the sheet music scrapbook paper and cut out the remaining 10 petals.

Next, fold the petals to give them some dimension.  I drew lines on my petal below to display where to fold the petal.  Note that the lines start at the base and do not reach the top of the petal.  Only fold the bottom half of the petal.  The top half will bend with the bottom half, and it will look more natural without a harsh crease.

Place petal with sheet music facing upward.  Fold base of petal in half.  Fold one side of the base in half again, but in the opposite direction so that the sheet music is facing upwards.  Repeat on other side.  Place a drop of glue at the bottom of the center fold in order to maintain the fold, and allow to dry. Repeat on all remaining petals.

Connect all the petals by placing a drop of glue on both sides of the base of the petals.

When your flower is dry, hang the flower up using a pin through the center of the flower.  This flower is so light that a pin will easily support its weight, and a pin will not leave a noticeable mark on your walls.  I breathe a little bit easier when I don't have to worry about the state of my walls.  You can leave the flower like this, or you can glue a circle onto the center of the flower to cover the pin like I did.

Get creative with it!  Play with the length, width, and number of folds in the paper to make totally unique flowers.  I created several different flowers and I pinned them all above my keyboard.

 

I grew up playing piano, and when I moved out of my parent's house, I brought my keyboard with me from apartment to apartment.  It has always looked slightly awkward in the corner by itself, but now it is a focal point in our dining area.