How to Make a Pretty Fabric Flower Picture Using Canvas, Twigs and Scrap Fabric

There is something so lovely about creating a piece of art from simple materials you already have at home. This fabric flower picture is a beautiful way to reuse an old canvas, frame, fabric scraps and even a few twigs from the garden.

I wanted to create something with a cosy, handmade feel, so I used layered fabric circles to make the flowers, wooden buttons for the centres, and real twigs for the stems. The result is a sweet rustic floral picture that would look lovely on a shelf, wall, craft room display or as a handmade gift.

Materials gathered for a creative project: a blank canvas, a variety of colorful scrap fabrics, and natural sticks are ready for crafting inspiration.

What You Will Need

For this project, you will need:

• A canvas with a wooden frame

• Dark wax or wood stain

• Fabric scraps in different colours or patterns

• Green fabric for the leaves

• Wooden buttons

• Twigs from the garden

• Cups, lids or circular objects in different sizes

• Pencil or fabric marker

• Scissors

• Hot glue gun and glue sticks

Step 1: Remove the Canvas from the Frame

I started by removing the canvas from the wooden frame. This gave me two parts to work with: the frame itself and the canvas fabric.

Removing the canvas also made it easier to stain the frame and then reattach the canvas neatly to the back once the frame was finished.

Step 2: Stain the Wooden Frame

Next, I stained the wooden frame using a dark wax. This instantly gave the frame a warmer, more rustic look.

The dark wax helped bring out the natural texture of the wood and gave the finished piece a more aged, handmade feel. You could also use wood stain, paint, or even leave the frame natural depending on the look you want.

Step 3: Cut and Glue the Canvas Back in Place

Once the frame was stained, I cut the canvas down to fit the back of the frame.

I then used hot glue to secure it in place. This created the perfect background for the fabric flowers and gave the project a nice framed finish.

Step 4: Make the Fabric Flowers

For the flowers, I used different fabrics so each flower had its own look.

To make each flower, I drew around different sized cups and lids to create three circles in different sizes. I repeated this for each flower, making three flowers in total.

Once the circles were drawn, I cut them out and stacked them in size order, with the biggest circle at the bottom, the medium one in the middle, and the smallest on top.

This layering gives the flowers a lovely soft, textured look.

Step 5: Add Wooden Button Centres

After stacking the fabric circles, I glued them together and added a wooden button to the centre of each flower.

The buttons are such a simple detail, but they really finish the flowers beautifully. They also add to the natural, rustic style of the piece.

Fabric flowers glued onto canvas with wooden button centre

Step 6: Add Twig Stems

For the stems, I used small twigs from the garden.

I cut them down to size and arranged them underneath each flower before gluing them into place. Using real twigs gives the picture a lovely natural feel and adds extra texture.

Almost finished fabric flower art

Step 7: Make and Attach the Fabric Leaves

The final touch was adding green fabric leaves.

I drew simple leaf shapes onto green fabric, cut them out, and glued them beside the twig stems. This helped bring the whole flower picture together and added a nice pop of green.

Rough leaf shape drawn on fabric ready to cut

The Finished Fabric Flower Picture

I love how this project turned out. It is simple, rustic and full of texture, with a lovely mix of fabric, wood, buttons and natural twigs.

It is also a great way to use up leftover fabric scraps and give an old canvas a completely new life. You could make this project in so many different colour combinations depending on the fabrics you have. Bright florals would make it cheerful and colourful, while neutral fabrics would create a softer farmhouse-style look.

This handmade fabric flower picture would make a lovely piece of home decor or a thoughtful gift for someone who loves flowers, crafts or rustic handmade pieces.

The finished fabric flower wall art

Final Thoughts

This is such a relaxing and satisfying craft project because it does not need to be perfect. The slightly uneven fabric circles, natural twig stems and hand-cut leaves all add to its charm.

Sometimes the simplest materials make the prettiest projects, and this fabric flower picture is a perfect example of that.