Paper Flower Bouquet

Studio 5 Contributor Jonnie Hartman found some inspiration in a high end designer catalog and shows us how to make them for less money.

Ranunculus Flower

Items needed:

Fabric or paper

Thread

Button

Dowel or twig to attach flower to

Step1

Cut two 4 inch squares of fabric, two 3 inch squares of fabric and two 2 inch squares of fabric.

Step2

Fold each square of fabric in half, then fold it in half again.

Step3

Trim the unfolded edges of the fabric into a scalloped shape. (The scallops don’t have to be perfectly even to make a nice flower shape.)

Step4

Unfold the fabric, then cut slits between the scallops toward the center of the flower, without cutting the petals all the way apart. These slits will make it easier to fluff out the petals and make the flower more three-dimensional.

Step5

Place the two large flower pieces on top of each other.
Pull the petals of the lower flower up through the slits between the upper petals, to make the flower petals fluffier.

Step6

Repeat step 5 with the pair of medium flower petals, and the pair of small flower petals.

Step7

Stack the flower petal pairs on top of each other, with the largest petals on the bottom and the smallest petals on the top. Make sure the petal pairs are centered.

Step8

Stitch the layers of the flower together through the center, using a few small hand stitches. Add a button to the center of the flower if you wish.

Step9

Attach to twig or dowel with hot glue

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Daisy Flower

Items needed:

Fabric or paper

Thread

Button

Dowel or twig to attach flower to

Step1

Cut 1 Xtra large flower

Step2

Cut large flower

Step 3

Cut medium flower

Step4

cut small flower

Step 5

Stack xtra large and large petals

Step 6

Twist medium and small petals
to fill in gaps and stack.

Step7

Add thread to center to secure.

Step8

Attach to twig or dowel with hot glue.

Vases

Items needed:

Old fun shaped bottles

Root beer bottle, Perrier bottle etc.

Satin cording or roping

Hot glue

Step 1

dab glue on bottom of bottle leaving cording on roll attach to bottle.

Step 2

Start wrapping.

Step 3

Every now and then add glue where needed.

Step 4

Secure at the top of bottle.