Watercolour flower invitations

Last week Ava and I created invites for her 6th birthday party -- a last minute plan, so we had to work with the materials we had in the house. Since we had come up with a flower theme for her birthday, we watercoloured little flowers on white cards. It was such a sweet activity, with such cute results, that I thought I'd share the wonderful watercolour flower invitations we created here with you.

Watercolour flower invitations

We used natural watercolours (made from highly concentrated plant extracts), which make beautiful, deep colours. Making little flowers and petals and leaves was so nice!

Basically, by painting dots and stripes and circles, we made the flowers. And then we filled up the space with little leaves. As a final touch, I added a few little details in gold gouache (to make it extra 'chic'). So pretty!

I will definitely do this more often with the children, the result really is sweet -- for cards, invites, or to decorate small presents even. Also -- it can totally be a 'work in progress', as it can be a good idea to let the watercolour dry a bit every now and then.

xxx Esther

PS Ava's flower birthday party!