Do you enjoy large paper flowers, but are not sure where to begin? This easy-to-follow tutorial will help you to create amazing large paper flowers. Read on to learn about materials, tools, and detailed steps, and you’ll be making amazing paper flowers in no time!
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templates:
- Free template from Maker Of Beauty (Olga’s note link back to free svg library)
- Follow this tutorial to make templates using shapes in Design Space
- Lace Paper Flower Templates
Materials:
- Free template from Maker Of Beauty
- Cardstock – my favorite go-to brand is Recollections. Make sure it is 65 lbs cardstock weight
- Gorilla sticks
Tools:
- Hot Glue Gun
- Bone Folder
- Scissors
- Flower Curling Kit – this is an absolute must to have tool for working with small flowers
Steps:
- Select your templates
- Decide on the size of your flower. Remember to always set your base to be at least 2 to 3 inches larger than your largest petal. If your large petal is 5 inches in height, set your base to 8 inches
- Plan to have at least 3 layers for your flower. For a fuller look, add two more layers. Reduce the size of each petal by 1 to 1.25 inches
- Set up a project in Design Space. Not sure how to organize your petals? This detailed tutorial will walk you through the steps
- Use your Cricut machine to cut out your templates. Remember to use 12×24 mats to cut more petals at once
- Style each petal by curling the sides, and/or creating a slit in the middle to give your petal more depth. This playlist has several tutorials on how to style different templates
- Glue your petals to your base. Start with the largest size petal and work your way to the smallest
- Create fringe center or you can use small 3D flower link
- You are all done!
want more flower tutorials?
- Luxury Paper Flower Tutorial – Time to get classy
- Large Paper Flower Backdrop – Go big with your creativity
- Easy Reverse Canvas Project with Paper Flowers – Go beyond the paper flower
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