Paper Flowers

Some of our customers have been asking if we could have our book printed in a hard-copy format. The Great News is!!! “NOW YOU CAN”

Just in time for the Christmas season you will be able to get our book “The Art of Making Paper Flowers” in a paperback edition from Amazon or from the publisher Create Space. This will make a great gift for any crafter on your gift list. You can use the links below to take you to the order pages, so just click on one of the links and order NOW.

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We just posted a new video on Youtube about making a poinsettia check it out.

We hope you enjoyed this Video.

For the book that shows how to make this flower and many more go to:

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We just posted a new video on Youtube check it out.

We hope you enjoyed this Video.

For the book that shows how to make this flower and may more go to:

http://www.ourpaperflowers.com

As you walk around your garden, keep a lookout for flowers you would like to re-create in paper. You’ll want to begin simply, but keep practicing and you will be able to tackle anything. See the article on Jude Miller for inspiration!

When you spot a flower you like, try this: 

1. Take a photo to capture the colors of the living flower and foliage. Take a second photo, of just the center of the flower. 
2. Pick the flower, including a length of stem and some leaves. 
3. Put the leaves between a sheet or two of newspaper and weigh them down with something heavy.  
4. Once they have flattened, you can trace them to make a pattern. If you like to add veins to your leaves, dry the leaf completely so you can keep it for reference. 
5. Take the flower apart carefully. You want a good example of each type of petal, of the stamens, and of the calyx. 
6. Flatten them in the same way you did the leaves.  
7. Trace your patterns for the petals and calyx. Dry the petals thoroughly for future reference. 
8. Make several copies of the petal patterns, since you will experiment with them.

Now comes the most creative part. Experiment with the petal patterns. As you stretch the crepe paper to make the petals look natural, you will find that the shape of the original pattern should be changed. Snip away at one of your pattern copies until it works. 

You’ll need to decide how to replicate the center of the flower. If you look through The Art of Making Paper Flowers, you will see several different ways to make centers and stamens. Try to use, combine or modify one of them to make your own center. 

Go ahead and experiment. Even if your first efforts don’t look like the original flower, they will be pretty! 

Bob and Jane Morris
http://www.ourpaperflowers.com

Children’s crafts are things that are often underestimated. With all of the technology that children have access to, many of them would be perfectly happy to do arts and crafts, if given the choice. For children’s crafts, nothing can beat the idea of making paper flowers, and how to make paper flowers is a great craft for summer camps and vacation bible schools.  Paper flowers can be a gift that a child can give to their parents or friends, and they can be used to brighten up a classroom, or even a child’s bedroom. With a little time and practice, children can get very good at making paper flowers, and it can be an enjoyable time for all.

It is easy to allow children to use their imagination when making paper flowers. First of all, when you are making paper flowers out of tissue papers, there aren’t any patterns to follow. You can have children use their imaginations when it comes to designing the types of leaves that they would like to see on their flowers. Or, if you would like to, you can turn the arts and crafts experience into an educational one, by teaching about different petals and leaves, and then teaching the children to try to recreate the petals and leaves of their favorite flowers. This can be a great way to include educational aspects into crafts. The children can make up their own petals and leaves or there are books that have patterns in them that they can use. Either way, they are going to have beautiful crafts that they’ll always cherish.

It is easy for children to make paper flowers. They can use wire or even pipe cleaners for the stems. These are easy to bend. If they use wire, they can wrap it with green florist tape, or another green tape. If they use pipe cleaners, they can choose green ones, or even make flowers with different colored stems. Then, they can cut leaves and petals out of tissue paper. After they have the petals and leaves, they’ll need to have a bud, or a center, for their flower. They can make this out of a ball of tissue paper, and stick it or tape it to their stem. Then, they can either stick or tape the petals around that bud, and add the leaves on the stem to create their flowers. After they are finished with one of them, they can easily make more, and tie them together to form a bouquet. This can be a great project for a Mother’s Day craft, or any other holiday. It can also be a great project to do with your children on a rainy day.

Bob and Jane Morris
http://www.ourpaperflowers.com