Layered Paper Flowers

katrine2706
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Layered Paper Flowers - mass of different colored paper flowers My last flower project is the layered paper flowers. I have chosen this as part of my flower themed classroom decoration because I find them really cute and of course very affordable. You can always find paper everywhere and they don't really cost much.

The most common layered flower is a rose, so I started making a rose and then tried other different designs and never expected that I'm would get the school principal impressed with this. I'm happy.

Supplies:

art paper (assorted colors) cut into squares or rectangles
scissors
hot glue/strong hold glue
paintbrush/pencil

Steps:

Get 4 pieces of cut art paper. Start with one piece by folding it into half.

Layered Paper Flowers - 4 sheets of art paper

Layered Paper Flowers - fold one sheet in half

Fold it diagonally that should make it look like a flat cone.

Cut the top in plain curve to make it look like a single petal.

Layered Paper Flowers - cut to curve the top of the cone to create a petal

Open the folded paper and as you can see in the photo, it turn into a flower with 6 petals.

Layered Paper Flowers - open out to reveal a 6 petaled flower

Do the same with the other three pieces of paper.

Layered Paper Flowers - repeat with the other three pieces of paper

If you wish to make a slimmer petal design, just fold the cone into half.

Layered Paper Flowers - for a slimmer petal design make cone

Layered Paper Flowers - fold cone in half

Layered Paper Flowers - and trim edge as above

When you open it up, it will have 12 slim petals or 6 hearts.

Layered Paper Flowers - open to reveal 12 slim petals or 6 heart shapes

Cut out other fancy designs to make variations.

Layered Paper Flowers - fold other colors

Layered Paper Flowers - cut other fancy designs

Get two flowers. Cut one petal out in each. And on the 3rd flower cut out two, and finally cut the fourth into half.

Layered Paper Flowers - cut one petal out of 2 flowers, 2 out of the third and cut the fourth in half

By using a paintbrush or a pencil, roll the petals going backwards.

Layered Paper Flowers - roll the petals backwards over a pen or paintbrush handle

Put together the two open ends of each flower. Secure with glue. It should look like this.

Layered Paper Flowers - pull together the two open ends of each flower

Start putting in the layers together. Put hot glue into the center of each flower. Arrange from largest number of petals to the least until the rose is formed.

Layered Paper Flowers - add glue to the center of the flower

Layered Paper Flowers - begin adding layers from largest to least number of petals

Do the same procedure with the slim petaled flower. The difference is that you put away two petals in the first two and so on. After doing the basics, you will be able to learn making new different designs.

Layered Paper Flowers - repeat with the slim petaled flowers adjusting the number of petals removed

Layered Paper Flowers - slim petaled flowers next to original rose

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