It is not always possible to buy something grandiose and expensive as a gift. In such a situation, a do-it- yourself paper flower can be an interesting solution. To make it is not difficult. In this case, you will need a standard set of tools and materials that everyone has at home. On the other hand, in a similar way, you can make a kind of symbol of your feelings, which will then hang on the wall and remind you of some important event in your life (for example, a marriage proposal). Someone may disagree and say that it is better to give fresh flowers in this case. But these are not mutually exclusive things! You can give both those and others. At the same time, after some time, the living will fade, but the paper flower will remain for a very long time.
What needs to be prepared?
In the manufacturing process, we need such materials:
- paper;
- insulating tape;
- heat shrink;
- wire with a thick and thin section;
- glue;
- a cap from a plastic bottle with a capacity of 0.5-2.0 liters;
- matches or a lighter.
In turn, in the process of creating a craft like a paper flower, the following tools will be needed:
- scissors;
- pencil;
- ruler;
- pattern;
- pliers;
- side cutters;
- glue brush.
Ways
Before making a paper flower, it is important to understand what you ultimately want to get. To date, two methods have received the greatest distribution:
- cutting and gluing;
- twisting into a spiral.
The first method allows you to make sunflowers and daisies. In the second case, roses or carnations are better.
Sunflowers and daisies
In such a situation, each element of the craft separately looms on the surface of the paper: all the petals, leaves on the stem and other design elements. Then they are cut out. As a frame, thick wire is used. It is best to put on a green heat shrink on it and warm it with matches or a lighter to fix it. In extreme cases, it can be replaced with an insulating tape of the same color. Then a thin wire for leaves is wound on it. It is similarly drawn up and a sheet is put on it from the other end. In the upper part of the resulting stem, a plastic bottle cap is installed. The hole in it should be made strictly along the section of thick wire. Otherwise, it must be additionally fixed, for example, by winding insulating tape on both sides. Then, petals are glued around its perimeter. Above them, the core of the future flower is similarly fixed. Next, the lower part of the bud is wrapped with green tape. If necessary, the resulting paper flower is additionally decorated with paints or pencils.
Roses or carnations
The stem in this case is made in the same way, but the lid is not needed. Also, instead of a sheet, a tape is used. In its absence, one A4 sheet can be cut into strips and glued. The flower itself is created from paper tape by winding it around the top of the stem. At the end, the resulting bud is fixed with a thin wire. Green tape is wound over it. The upper part of the bud is properly decorated (with scissors).
Conclusion
This article describes two methods for making floral paper crafts. There is nothing complicated in the process of their creation, and this task is within the power of everyone.