How to make a flower out of paper simply and quickly? Crepe paper is well known to the older generation, as large flowers were prepared for all the parades, which were an obligatory attribute of Soviet holidays. They decorated squares, halls, streets. In kindergartens, children even made costumes for performances from such material. Since this paper has the ability to stretch, and from it you can make beautiful creations. There was a time when crepe paper disappeared from the shelves. But now she has again gained popularity, she has appeared in all stationery stores, in stores for artists and in special craft circles. It is sold in rolls.
How to make a flower out of paper
It is hard to believe that these chic bouquets are made of paper. They look like they are alive. We offer you a small description of how to make a flower out of paper.
To make these souvenirs, you must have:
• Crepe paper in different colors.
• Scissors.
• PVA glue.
• Floral wire.
1. Start with the simplest flower
Cut strips 8 cm wide, 25-30 cm long. Fold them with an accordion, round the edges. Pull the middle wire. Now begin to reveal each layer of corollas and form a
flower. You can curl the edges a bit with a
pencil . Glue the finished craft to where you need it. For example, on a gift box. Now you can teach your kids how to make a flower out of paper. Each child will find this process fascinating and interesting, even if the result is not so beautiful.
2. To know how to make a voluminous flower out of paper, try this option.
Cut a strip of crepe paper 6-8 cm wide, 30 cm long. Fold it with an accordion 5 cm wide. Scissor round one edge as shown in the picture, and start wrapping it in a roll. Deepen the leaves a little with your thumb inward (for a half-open bud) or on the outside for an opened flower. Curl the edges of the leaves with a pencil or a toothpick. Where necessary - extend the petals so that they naturally fit. You got a voluminous rose. Cut the green leaves. Cut 1 cm narrow strips of green crepe paper and begin to wrap the wire on which the rose rests. Glue the prepared leaflets to it. Such a rose can be put in a vase. If you cut the wire to the base of the bud, you get a flat base. In this form, it can be glued to a surface, for example, on a vase, on a box, on a bag.
3. Another way to make a flower out of corrugated paper
• Cut a strip of colored or white crepe paper 6 cm wide, divide it into squares (6x6). Fold two or three elements together, then across and in half. Scissor cut the shape of the petal. You will get several details at once. Twist the narrowed tips of the petal into a tube. Curl the wide side (top of the petal) with a toothpick or match. Deepen each petal with your thumb, pull the side edges so that the petals take on a living, natural shape.
• Cut a few pieces of green crepe paper. Glue a paper-twisted wire to each of them.
• Prepare a dark green star-shaped sepal with a diameter of 7 cm. In the middle, make a hole.
• Attach a cotton wool to one end of the wire (20 cm long). Lubricate it with PVA glue and wrap a yellow square of crepe paper. Tie the thread at the base. Cut off excess paper. The core turned out, on which you will collect the flower petals. Coat the base of the core with glue and start gluing each petal with a large patch, forming a tight bud, from which the yellow core peeks slightly. The following details are no longer assembled as closely as the first. Last glue the sepals, passing it through the wire.
• It remains to wrap a branch of a strip of paper, alternately attaching leaflets to it. Such a rose is more complicated than the first, but it looks very advantageous.
How to make a flower out of paper, you learned. You can make any product from crepe paper. They often become worthy accessories in apartments, houses and offices.