Simple Paper Flowers

Step 7: Creative things for finishing touches.

Use floral tape and colored scrapbook paper to add leaves and to make into bunches. You can also hand paint the stems to make the bunches look even more realistic.

Comments

[Vladislaus]

You should add a template for the petals :3

[jmondor]

These are so beautiful! I have been trying to find something to do for a bouquet at my wedding (62 days to go!!!!!) and now I know!
Out of curiosity, how many petals did you find you used per flower?
I am going to try to make mine out of the pages of an old book. I may also paint a few. I'll let you know how it turns out!
This is an awesome instructable!

[tibloveyou]

VERY COOL FLOWER!!

I love it!

[Buttermonkey63]

Reminds me of the dust tape rose...only not duct tape. I find the rose looks more real if you glue a thin roll of paper after every four-or-so petals, making the rose thicker at the stem, rather than a cone shape. Very nice!

[CraftBear]

That sounds like a great idea =)

[hohum]

YO,

you got a pic of what/where the extra roll of paper goes

thanks

[Grey_Wolfe]

This is very pretty. About how long did it take you to make the bunch?

[Poe-tate-o]

It took about a day to make the bunch and then I painted the stem the following day. I had to put the project down quite a bit due to having a baby in the house, but I was able to get a flower done during each nap time.

[hohum]

you just created a new work term++++++==\\

PPN

Parts Per Nap

cool

as I am out of a job, I am making some for gifts, I can afford these, I have some rose oil here, I'll put a few drops on the center of each flower

thanks for sharing,\

happy holidays

[Grey_Wolfe]

Naps come in handy once in awhile. lol Even if you're not the one taking them. I know how that is. Thanks for the quick reply. And nice work, once again.

[kolleenk]

lovely

[alexachrystel]

its really nice! I like it and its easy! :)

[thomasrboy24]

I cant do it that very hard

[Monidaris]

Great tutorial! Thanks!

[BROKEN-DOLL]

I just made one of these and wow! :D it came out so beautifully I had a flower that was dying (gardenia:they smell amazing and the scent last even when they are dry) I got a couple of petals and put them in the center it gave it a more realistic look and smell this tutorial was amazing thanks

[Angelikaelisabeth]

Waiting for the glue to tack between applications of petals can be a little boring, so its best to have at least 3 flowers on the go so you are always kept busy.

[katewackerle]

Made some today for a friend in the hospital (fake flowers don't die, bit more uplifting when you're sick)! Turned out great and they love them, thanks for the idea! :-)

[electricsweets]

wow they look amazing, and what a great party favor or decorating idea. I'll be sure to make some. Thank you for the instructions also, they were very easy to follow.

[Poe-tate-o]

No problem. Have fun with it!

[Moreno]

I made the flower "head" but can you also make a Instructable about the brown leafs and brown stalk (don't know if it is right word)

[Poe-tate-o]

I'll work on one, but I'll also give you a basic idea for now. The leafs I used on the flowers in the pic were cut out of a piece of colored scrapbook paper. I just cut out leaf shapes elongating the leaf at the end and attached them like I did the petals. Then I just used the floral tape to make a cleaner looking transition to the stems and continued wrapping the stem in floral tape until the entire stem was wrapped. Then I just hand painted the stems to match the leafs. I hope this helps. I'll try to get an instructable up about it soon!