Learn how to make crepe paper flowers in a few minutes
Crepe paper has been used for many years as one of the fundamental materials of crafts, the main reason is due to its rough texture but very easy to handle, almost any shape can be created with crepe paper , among them, the flowers. Crepe paper flowers have gained a lot of fame over the years due to how easy they are to make and how beautiful they can be. Learn how to make these flowers in no time by following our tips .
The best thing about crepe paper flowers is that you don’t need too many materials or spend a lot of time, what you do need is patience so that the result is as expected and you can decorate your home or give beautiful gifts to your friends or family.
Simple crepe paper flowers
Get crepe paper of two different colors, one of them you are going to cut into 3 average rhombuses and the other into 3 small rectangles.
You are going to press the rhombuses in the middle and fold them, so that they obtain the shape of petals.
With glue you are going to join each petal in a strategic way so that the flower is striking and the rectangles are wrinkled until they form small balls, these will be the center of your flower.
Simple Crepe Paper Spring Flowers
Take a white crepe paper and cut it in measures 14 x 8 cm.
In it you are going to draw 13 lines leaving 1 cm of separation and 1.5 cm in the widest area of the paper and cut them to the wide area.
With a pin you begin to roll up the pieces of white paper to create the pistils of the flower.
Then you take red crepe paper and draw the petals to proceed to cut them, then you shape the petals with a pin, rolling from the inside out so that they take on a natural style.
Place the pistils inside the petals and stick them with green floratape tape right at the base of the flower.
If you want to decorate it with some leaves you can do it, locate green crepe paper, cut it in the shape of leaves and stick them with glue on the stem.
Unicolor fast flowers
Take a crepe paper and cut it to 12cm, then fold it to 15cm and finally in the shape of a fan, so you will get a 15 x 12 rectangle and fold again until you have 5 rectangles as a result.
Trim the joined edges so the shapes are free, and re-fold each 1.5-centimeter crease.
Fold the crepe paper right in the center and seal the flower with a thin strip of pipe cleaner so it doesn’t get damaged.
At this point you just have to open each fold so that the flower has its shape and that’s it.
