Printing Bouquets That Last Forever 

For my Mother’s Day workshop I wanted to create something fun, colourful, and personal — so I decided to print bouquets. Bouquets that last a long long time ;)

Since I’m Dutch, I had to make tulips. Let’s keep the stereotype alive for a little longer :P

I started by sketching out my design. Honestly, within a few minutes I already had something I liked. And that’s also my biggest tip: don’t overcomplicate or overthink this process. Flowers are not perfect either, so your drawing doesn’t have to be perfect. Even a simple circle can become a beautiful flower.

That’s the fun part about making bouquets — there are endless possibilities. Different vases, stems, leaves, flowers, colours… every bouquet will turn out completely different.

From Sketch to Stencils

Once I was happy with the sketch, I outlined all my cut lines with a marker so I could clearly see the different layers.

Because this was going to be a multicolour print, every colour needed its own stencil. That’s one of my favourite things about screenprinting: building up a design layer by layer.

After outlining everything, I traced each layer onto a separate stencil and started cutting them out.

You can keep your bouquet super simple or add loads of tiny details — both work beautifully.

Reusing Shapes & Playing With Colour

One little trick I used: I only cut out one tulip for all my tulip prints.

Because I knew I wanted to experiment with lots of different colours, reusing the same stencil saved me time and materials. Plus, I can easily reuse that tulip again in future projects.

After cutting all my stencils, I laid out the colours I wanted to use and started printing. This is always my favourite moment — seeing all the layers come together and seeing your idea come to life.

I began printing with the vase first, then worked my way upwards:

• vase
• stems
• flowers

I also printed a tote bag while I was at it — I mean, why not! Just make sure that when you’re printing multiple items, everything is prepared and ready to go before you start printing.

No bouquet will look exactly the same, and that’s exactly why I love handmade printing so much.

The Workshop Results 

One of my favourite things during the workshop was seeing how different everyone’s bouquets turned out. Even though we all started with the same idea, every print had its own personality.

Some people chose bright colourful combinations, while others kept things softer and more minimal. There were different vases ad flower shapes, and lots of beautiful colour combinations. I honestly wish we had a little more time, so we could have added even more details, but we had great fun and everyone did so well with their first time printing.

Here are a few of my favourite results from the workshop:

Try It Yourself

If you’ve been wanting to experiment with screenprinting, bouquets are honestly the perfect project to start with. They’re playful, forgiving, and there’s no “wrong” way to make them.

So grab some paper, sketch a few flowers, and start layering colours. You might surprise yourself with what you create ✨