Handmade Paper Flowers

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• Cricut® machine
• Download the provided flower templates into your Cricut® machine
• Floral tape
• 2-3 Cloth stem floral wire packets
• Wire cutters
• 1 Roll of green floral tape
• Glue for paper- Tombow glue with green cap
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks
• Assorted cardstock 12"x 12" paper
• 1 Package of assorted crepe paper including greens
• Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

FOR THE BOUQUET
To print the patterns, click on the "Download Project PDF" button (above). Enlarge patterns.

1. Download the templates into your Cricut® machine.
2. Cut out a variety of flowers in different shapes and sizes in each pattern.
3. Build the flowers and glue together using your hot glue gun and the paper glue as needed.
4. Using your hot glue gun, attach the floral heads to the cloth stem wire. Cut the wire to the desired height of your bouquet (suggested height is 10").
5. Cut out leaves and bases to the flowers in the green crepe papers. Attached the leaves to the floral stem. Set aside.
6. Once you have created about 30 flowers of different shapes and sizes you are ready to assemble.
7. Hold the first large flower in your left hand like holding a bouquet. Add additional flowers, one at a time, arranging them in your hand as you create the bouquet. Once you have about 4-5 stems gathered, using the floral tape, tape them together so they don't slip out of your hand. Continue to build the bouquet taping the next 4-5 flowers to the original bouquet. Slide the additional flowers in and around the bunch that you are holding on your left hand to create a nice rounded designed bouquet.

Craft Hack Tips and Tricks:

• Avoid creating patterns by varying the placement of flowers.
• Try not to make the bouquet too heavy in certain areas by mixing up the size of flowers.
• When finished, bend the flower heads to make them more pleasing to the eye.