How to Make a Flower Out of Paper
Paper flowers are good choices to decorate a room; they look good and are not as rough as plastic flowers. The art of making flowers out of paper has been widely accepted because of its creativity and aesthetic nature. You may make paper flowers just to decorate your house or make them as your school project, in either case; they are great to experiment with. Also, if you want to keep your kid engaged in something interesting and creative then teach him how to make paper flowers for his room. Of, if you want to decorate your house for a party, paper flowers come in handy to decorate the house and they do not droop like real flowers in a short time.
There are various types of shapes like paper animals or paper boats that one can create with paper, and there are varieties of flowers one can shape out of paper. There are certain things you would need to collect or buy from the local mart before you set about making paper flowers. Here is the list of goods you need to buy.
A pair of good Scissors- Some paper glue
- Colored paper of your choice
- Thin pencils or straws
- A string
- Glitters
- Some embellishments, if you want
- Some perfume of your choice
After you collect these stuffs, you are now ready to make your first paper flower. Follow the steps given below and make a beautiful flower.
- Place few layers of paper. You can place different colors like, red, blue, orange, purple etc. to make the flower multi-colored. If you want to go with a theme, then try pink or white flowers for a birthday party or wedding receptions and multi-colored ones of festivals or carnival times.
- Fold the layer of papers in such a manner that it looks like a Japanese fan. Make sure, the folds are neat and uniform.
- Tie a rubber band in the middle and secure the folds well enough to avoid looseness.
- Bend it in the middle and pull one piece of paper at a time from the layer to make it take the shape of a flower.
- Place a string in the middle to make the stem.
- Cut the paper in the middle to make petals. Cut in such a manner that the stamens look thinner and more delicate than the petals.
- Use the pencil to roll the paper towards the center and roll the inner part more than the outer layers.
- You can add glitters and embellishments to make the flower shine nicely.
- Use the glue to fix leaf shapes to the flower and make it look real.
- Spray a bit of perfume to make the flowers scent fresh give a better feeling.
Learning various shapes can also help you get a bunch of different flowers to decorate a lovely vase.
Watch a video instruction on how to make a flower out of paper
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