Watercolor Flower Bouquet

Want a beautiful flower bouquet that will last forever? Try creating this fun watercolor project using your favorite water-based markers! It makes a perfect gift for the moms, teachers, and friends in your life.

Image contains a watercolor floral bouquet wrapped in a square of newspaper. Faux flowers sit off to the side on a wooden desk.

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How to Make a Watercolor Flower Bouquet

You’ll only need a few basic supplies and about half an hour to create this project. Even younger crafters can get in on the fun. Each flower will be totally unique, and there’s no pressure to create something perfect; just have fun with the colors and shapes. Here’s what you’ll need.

Materials

Tombow Watercolor Set
Tombow Xtreme Adhesive Tape Runner
Bristol Board or Hot Press Watercolor Paper
Newspaper/Book page
Washi tape
Scissors

Image contains a bouquet of watercolor flowers wrapped in a piece of newspaper. Two markers and a bunch of silk flowers sit nearby on a wooden desk.

The watercolor part of these flowers is actually created using the ink from water-based markers like Tombow Dual Brush Pens! For a full, step-by-step photo tutorial on how to paint these blooms and wrap them up into a bouquet, check out my post on the Tombow USA Blog.

See the full tutorial

Image contains Amy’s hand holding a fine tip black marker and outlining a watercolor flower on a white piece of paper. There are two other flowers on the paper, and a bunch of silk flowers in the background.

This watercolor bouquet is a great gift for people who love flowers but are allergic, like me! It’s also something that can be kept and enjoyed forever, unlike real blooms that have a limited lifespan. You can glue the flowers in place inside the paper wrapper, or you can leave them loose so that they can be rearranged again and again.

Image contains Amy’s hand sliding a cut-out watercolor flower into a bouquet.

If you try this project, I’d love to see how it turns out! Make sure to tag me on socials @amylattacreations, as well as @tombowusa. Also, you can share your latest project photos in the weekly share thread in the Amy Latta & Friends Facebook Group! Hope to see you there.

Image contains a watercolor flower bouquet wrapped in a square of newspaper on a wooden desk with silk flowers nearby.

full photo tutorial here

Crafting Tips

Create custom colors for your flowers by mixing the ink from two or more water-based markers.
Add variety to your bouquet by creating some stems with blooms, and some without.
Make flowers and branches of various heights to add depth to your bouquet.