how to make paper flowers?

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I think it sounds gorgeous! I used paper flowers for my wedding centerpieces also. However I attached them to branches and had LED lights as the middle of the flower. I was worried also that people might think bad of me for it. I also had a cocktail wedding and the centerpieces were the highlight of the night with the guests. They couldn't get over that I MADE them. I had planned on selling them on eBay but at the end of the reception, they were gone! My mother told everyone they could take them home if they wanted.. Anyway, I don't think it will be too much paper stuff. If you do a really good job making them they will look professional and not like a 5 year old made them. Trust me, everyone will love them. One other thing, when choosing your colors and patterns for the flowers, I'd setup a mock table with the black table cloth, red/pink vase, and anything else you are going to have on the table. Then make a few flower arrangements with varying colors and patterns and see what looks best. I personally don't love polka dots so I would use as much of that pattern but if that's your theme, go with it. Maybe you can get double sided paper with the polka dots on one side and solid color on the other? Just play around with it and decide what you like because at the end of the day it's what YOU want, not your guests and certainly not us strangers!

Paper leaves can add a great finishing touch to arrangements of paper flowers. To attach the flower and leaves together, you'll need stems made from green pipe cleaners, floral wire or tightly rolled pieces of green paper. Pipe cleaners are often the easiest to work with, and they're flexible, allowing you to shape the flowers any way you wish. To make the paper flower and leaves look more realistic, you can add veins, highlights or shading to the petals and leaves using colored pencils.

Step 1-Draw six petals on colored paper, or use the rose petal template linked below. The petals should be wide at the bottom, and fairly narrow at the top.

Step 2-Cut out the petals and arrange them in a circle, with the narrow ends pointing out, overlapping the lower edges of the petals. Glue the petals together where they overlap in the center of the circle, then bend the petals up to form a cup shape.

Step 3-Bend the end of a green pipe cleaner slightly, and glue or tape it to the bottom of the tulip.

Step 4-Draw several tulip leaves on green paper, making each leaf wide at the bottom and pointed at the top, and about as tall as the stem. Cut out the leaves.

Step 5-Wrap the pointed end of each leaf around a pencil to curl it, then remove the pencil. Glue the wide ends of the leaves to the bottom of the stem.

layer several rectagular strips of papaer together and fold like a fan. Gather at the center with a twist tie and then fluff out the layers. I made them by the 100's as a kid too!

the colour is your own choice and take the paper and fold like flower and stick with glue. thanks.

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