Paper Flower Tutorial

Step 4-6: Assembling and shaping the groupings

This is probably the easiest part of putting together the flowers! Layer the petals of the circle over top of each other, forming a circle with the petals when you’re done. The bottoms of the petals will all be to the center; place glue between each petal layer to secure them together. Some groupings of flowers will need 6 petals, some 5, some 3. Adjust your placement of your petals so they’re spaced evenly when you’re assembling according to the number of petals used!

Step 7: Create the Flower Centers

The center of the paper flowers is created from black cardstock circles. Use a 3 inch black cardstock circle for your large flowers and a 2.5 inch circle for the smaller ones. Cut slits in the circle towards the center without cutting through all the way around the edge of the circle until it looks fringed. Use your fingers to roll the fringe towards the center of the circle until all the fringe is curled inward.

Step 8: Assembling the paper flowers.

Large Flowers: Make a 6 petal grouping of the large petals, a 6 petal grouping of the medium petals, a 3 petal grouping of the medium petals, and a black center with a 3-inch circle. Glue in layers as follows top to bottom:

1. Black center
2. 3-medium petal group
3. 6-medium petal group
4. 6-large petal group

Small Flowers: Make a 6 petal grouping of the medium petals, a 6 petal grouping of the small petals, and a black center with a 2.5-inch circle. Glue in layers as follows top to bottom:

1. Black center
2. 6-small petal group
3. 6-medium petal group

After you fluff them up a little from their handling while crafting, they’ll be ready to use! These paper flowers are perfect for decorating packages or party decor. Would love to see how you use them!

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