Handmade Paper Flowers

While original flowers are always preferred to artificial ones, if you want something long-lasting, the latter category will be the ideal choice. Artificial flowers can be made from different materials, in various ways. This includes cloth, paper, plastic, clay, etc. But, paper is one of the popular choices for making flowers. Apart from being inexpensive, paper is best suited for kids and beginners. If you opt for paper as the material for making flowers, there are many options, like, tissue paper, newspaper, wax paper, wrapping paper, crepe paper, etc. However, tissue paper is very widely used for handmade paper flowers. Let us take a look at some simple methods for creating handmade paper flowers.

How to Make Handmade Paper Flowers

Making paper flowers is one of those fun tasks, which can be performed easily. There are various methods to make paper flowers and this include both simple and tough ones. This article deals with some simple methods for creating handmade paper flowers. These methods can prove helpful for beginners as well as kids.

Handmade Tissue Paper Flowers

Tissue papers is very widely used for making handmade paper flowers. As there are different types of tissue papers, you can go for the color of your choice. Mostly bright-colored tissue papers are preferred by kids, but, you can also opt for shimmering or metallic ones. In order to make tissue paper flowers, you need tissue papers of your choice, scissors, pipe cleaners or floral wire. Once you get all the required materials, you can start the process.

• You can use large or small tissue paper package. If you go for the small one, like the common pack with eight tissue papers, you have to cut it in half for making medium-sized flowers. In case of large packs, cut the paper to eight inch squares.
• Once the paper is cut, stack five to eight papers one over the other, so that the edges match perfectly. The next step is to fold the papers jointly in accordion style. Make sure that the folds are even and have a breadth of around half to one inch.
• You can shape the petals by cutting the edges with scissors. If you want curvy petals, then round both the edges. For sharp tipped petals, you have to cut the edges to points.
• The next step involves attaching the stems. You can either use pipe cleaners or floral wires for this purpose. All you have to do is to tie one end of the pipe cleaner or wire through the center of the folded paper.
• Once you secure the pipe cleaner/wire to the folded paper, start separating the folded layers. Arrange the paper petals in such a way, that it resembles an open flower.

The above said method is one of the simplest and basic methods for making handmade paper flowers. You can experiment with different colored papers and petals. The bigger the paper size, the bigger the flowers. The same applies to the density of petals, which is directly proportional to the number of papers used.

Handmade Newspaper Flowers

Newspaper is one of the commonly available materials, which can be used for making handmade paper flowers. You need newspaper, scissors, paint, brush, green pipe cleaners (or wire and floral tape), buttons, etc. Spread the newspaper and paint it in different colors and let the paper dry. Meanwhile, collect container lids of different sizes, but, circular in shape. Now, place the lids on a cardboard (or any thick paper) and trace the shapes. Cut the circles in different sizes from the cardboard and use them as templates to cut circles from the painted newspaper. Once you are done with it, you have circles of different shapes and colors. The next step is to crumble the circles slightly and flatten them. Now, attach a colorful button to one end of the pipe cleaner and secure it tightly. Stack four to five circles one upon another, so that the smallest comes first and the colored sides face upwards. Make a small hole through the center of the stacked circles and insert the free end of the pipe cleaner through the hole. Make sure that you are inserting the pipe cleaner through the side that has the smallest flower. You can secure the base of the flower to the pipe cleaner with floral tape. Your handmade paper flowers are ready. This is one of the inexpensive and simplest methods for making decorative paper flowers.

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Now, you have a basic idea about how to create handmade paper flowers, without much efforts. The above said methods are best suited for beginners and kids and as you become confident in this task, you can resort to tougher methods, which need some artistic skills.