If you’re looking for a challenge, try combining the alphebet with different elements. In this case, with florals. Try it, you’ll find that there are always new ways to combine the alphabet with flowers. Here are five different ideas to create your very own version of a Floral Alphabet.

Start Your Inspiration

First off – if you want to learn how to doodle flowers, but you’re not sure where to start – here’s my post highlighting my favorite floral doodling books.

Or you can check out this post on doodling flowers (without drawing!)

Dress up your alphabet with wreaths! Here are 3 ways to draw circular floral wreaths.

Here’s one last inspirational idea for you – check out my Floral Bullet Journal Theme.

Inspiration From the Shop:

Now it’s time to get started!

Floral Alphabet Version 1:

Choose a block-letter style and fill the inside of the letter with various types (or the same type) of flowers.

You can choose to draw the flowers exclusively inside or have some flowers break out of the lines. I have a hard time staying within the lines.

Ideas for the background:

You can leave it all black and white with a white background, fill the background with a single color or pattern, or add splots of colors loosely to the flowers.

Flower Alphabet Version 2:

Choose a flower, then use that flower as the main stem or stems of the letter. As you can see, little tweaks here and there add even more variety.

Alphabet Version 3:

Create another shape like a circle or square around the outside of a blocky or bolded letter. Fill the background space with the flowers and then create the letter using negative space (so the area where the letter would appear is blank).

Botanical Alphabet Version 4:

Create the letter using only florals to form the shape. Another way to add more variety is to add some color or flourishes!

Floral Alphabet Version 5:

Letter the names of flowers starting with each letter of the alphabet. Technically that makes it a floral alphabet, right? Add a doodle of each flower near it’s lettered name.

Bonus tip:

If you’re creating a lot of the same type of Add extra detail to the leaves and petals for a few particular flowers to bring them out from the crowd.

I had so much fun creating all these styles. As you can see, changing details here and there seem to make a completely different style!

Which way do you think you’ll try first? Of course, you’re welcome to try more than one. I hope you’ve got some ideas on how to create a variety of floral alphabets and you’re inspired to start doodling! Make sure you pin your favorite style to your Pinterest or share it on Facebook with your friends.

Even if you missed us for this challenge, we’d love to see your work! Tag us on Instagram or leave me a comment below – I’d love to know what you tried.

Are you looking for more inspiration? Here are some of my favorite doodling supplies.

Paper

• 32 Lb Printer Paper (I like the HP brand)
• Tracing paper
• Rhodia Paper A5 Dot Pad | Rhodia Blank Notebook | Rhodia Size Varieties
• Marker Paper Varieties | 6×8 Pad Size
• Bristol Smooth Paper (the best Tombow Marker blending paper I’ve tried so far!)

Explore more ideas & inspiration on the blog!