[For Seniors] Enjoy Cherry Blossoms Indoors: Wall Decoration Ideas

Pressed-flower art with cherry blossom petals

Pressed Flower Artist Nobuo Sugino’s Pressed Flower Art Gallery SAKURA

Beautiful cherry blossoms bloom in spring, but their flowering period is short, and before you know it, the petals have often fallen.

So why not use those fallen petals to create pressed-flower art? The theme can be anything you like.

You could make a cherry tree, depict blossoms dancing at night, or show petals falling into a river and drifting along.

Feel free to create in whatever theme you prefer.

If you frame your work and display it, it becomes a lovely piece of decor, and you can enjoy cherry blossoms at home all year round, regardless of the season.

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Full-bloom cherry blossoms with paper plates and origami

A “full-bloom cherry blossom hanging decoration” made with paper plates and origami, using DAISO’s translucent spring chiyogami.

Let’s make a spring hanging ornament using skeleton-style cherry blossom chiyogami.

You can find translucent chiyogami at 100-yen shops.

By attaching it to a paper plate, you can easily create a delicate look.

Use a craft punch to cut flower shapes from origami and decorate the paper plate by sticking them on.

The key is to use origami that has patterns or colors on both sides.

Attach strings to about three decorated paper plates and hang them.

When hung, the pale colors—like pink—sway gently and look beautiful.

It’s also a lovely piece to display in your own room, so it’s recommended as a take-home project.

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Dancing Cherry Blossom

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When spring arrives, the sight of cherry blossom petals dancing in the wind against the blue sky is wonderful, isn’t it? This dancing motion is also described as a “sakura snowstorm,” and some older adults may find it quite dreamlike.

You can easily recreate the image of cherry blossoms fluttering in the wind with origami.

Fold origami paper that suits the sakura theme, cut it, and open it to reveal a cherry blossom shape.

Add a little touch by creasing the petals, and it will look even more like a real blossom.

When decorating on a wall, attach the flowers along a twisted paper streamer to create the effect of sakura blowing in the wind.

Seeing their own creations beautifully displayed can help older adults feel a sense of accomplishment.

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Cherry blossom petals made of copy paper

(Paper Flower) Cute! How to make cherry blossoms with copy paper [DIY] (Paper Flower) Cute! Cherry Blossom

Let’s make cherry blossoms using copy paper! Since it’s a bit delicate work, please prepare easy-to-use scissors and pliers.

First, prepare four pieces of sewing thread of the same length and attach them to the tip of a green wire.

The wire will be the flower’s style, and the threads will be the stamens.

Paint the tips of the threads yellow with paint beforehand.

Next, cut out cherry blossom petals from copy paper, make a hole in the center, and color them pink with crayons.

Insert the style you made earlier through the center, then slide a calyx—made from colored construction paper—up from the bottom and glue it in place to finish.

You can bundle several to make a cherry blossom branch, or use them for hanging decorations or wreaths.

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