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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

{Pretty Crafty} Easy Paper Flower Tutorial

Today, I am sharing another crafty item I created for the English Garden Inspired Spring Party shoot I styled for the spring issue of Everyday Party Magazine. For the favor bags, I made gift tags that featured a handmade paper flower. These flowers were so easy to make and they don't take much time at all.

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Here are the step by step instructions for you to make your own!
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Here's a look at all the flowers I made for this shoot -aren't they pretty?!!!!

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A few tips:

  • To make the flower a little more dimensional, I curled the edges of the petals with my fingers, you can also use a wooden dowel or pencil to get the same effect.  I also inked the edges of the flowers, as well, with a bit of Distress Ink.

  • Keep a small bowl of ice water near you in case you get burned by the hot glue, no fun making pretty things with burned fingers!

  • You don't have to use a 1" circle punch, you can make the flowers as big as you'd like.  You might need more flowers if you do go bigger - but I'm not 100% sure - if you happen to make them using larger circles, please share a picture and leave it in the comments box, I'd love to see how it turned out.

HAPPY CRAFTING!

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7 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 9, 2014 at 3:26 PM

    These are so cute! I think I may even be able to do this! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. CWBD PartiesApril 9, 2014 at 10:32 PM

    Thanks @Kristal Lee! I loved making them, I really want to see what they would look like with larger circles!

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  3. Enchanted ExpectationsApril 10, 2014 at 6:44 AM

    Gotta try this. Looks very easy.

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  4. CWBD PartiesApril 10, 2014 at 10:22 AM

    @Enchanted Expectations - it's very easy and they are so pretty when you add the extra ink around the edges too!

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  5. UnknownApril 10, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    These are so pretty! I love how your curled the petals to make them look so real. Definitely going to try this!

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  6. AnonymousApril 10, 2014 at 11:12 AM

    Very cute and simple!

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  7. KatieApril 10, 2014 at 1:33 PM

    These are the prettiest little flowers! You make it look so easy too. Love the green! I may have to give these a try.

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