Original bright flowers for a birthday or a wedding today do not have to be bought in a store. A great gift in the form of a chic bouquet of paper will surely surprise your friends and acquaintances. It looks so natural that you can feel the delicate fragrance of a summer morning. Let's see how to make flowers out of paper?
The story of the origami art
The idea of creating artificial flowers came to us from distant antiquity. The Egyptians, another 3000 years BC, made original paper ornaments. During the Middle Ages, churches were stitched with similar colors. In the 18th century, whole enterprises for the production of paper bouquets appeared. Today, every student can make a beautiful tulip or daffodil for mom on March 8 using the origami technique.
But not everyone knows how to make flowers out of paper so that they cannot be distinguished from a living bouquet. It turns out that with your own hands in ordinary home conditions you can construct roses, peonies, lilies, orchids, crocuses, magnolias and many other charming plants. It all depends on your addictions and mood.
Flowers are the best gift
Creativity is a great way to express yourself. Doing something with our own hands, we put in a gift a piece of ourselves that cannot be appreciated by others. It is not necessary to know how to make flowers out of paper. A simple technique can be mastered in one evening by an adult or a child. The main thing is to choose the model that works best for you.
Such a hobby develops imagination, aesthetic taste and accuracy. Having achieved perfection, you will learn to create such masterpieces that it will be difficult to distinguish from real roses or tulips. From paper flowers, you can also learn how to make original panels, beautiful cards, unique photo frames or fantastic hats. Sometimes they are used to decorate wedding tables. How to make flowers from sweets, cards or gift boxes can be found on the Internet. Such a gift will please your friends or work colleagues, it can become a fascinating hobby.
How to make flowers from paper?
To create a beautiful gift you will need cardboard, corrugated paper, glue, scissors, wire, satin ribbon, rhinestones for decoration and patience.
Consider the process of creating flowers using the example of a rose.
- Take 5 small and 7 large petals, cutting them according to a pre-prepared template.
- Begin to form a bud by applying small petals to the center of the stamen, slightly stretching them. Attach the petals to the stamen, squeezing each new petal tightly. Overlay the next level so that it slightly overlaps the previous sheet.
- To attach the petals to the stamen, you need to stretch them a little, and then wrap the floral ribbons twice around the stamen. This should be done with each layer of petals. Finally, wrap the tape two more times.
Our rose is ready. Using different templates, you can make other crafts. Collect a few different colors, such as roses and magnolias. Knowing how to make a bouquet of flowers, you can no longer worry about a gift. A piece of your soul is enclosed in your masterpiece, which means that your loved ones will like it.