Do-it-yourself corrugated paper flowers: master classes, photos, videos

Home decor is a constant and non-stop job. In the process, new techniques and types of work are mastered. In this article we will talk about how to make flowers from corrugated paper. This paper can be found in flower shops. But in a larger assortment, it is in specialized establishments that sell everything for needlework. You will also need wire or thin sticks (bamboo skewers are also suitable), glue and scissors. 

General principles and rules

Despite the fact that crepe paper flowers are made differently, the principles of work are the same. Here are briefly general rules that will help you make paper flowers with your own hands, very similar to real ones.

• Cut several petals of the same size at once. To do this, fold the paper in several layers.
• Petals are usually made in different sizes. Roses, for example, have at least four different ones, daisies have 2-3. In general, you can follow the rule – the more petals a flower has, the more different sizes.
  

• Do not try to make the petals and leaves perfectly even or exactly the same. In nature, they are different, unique. The same should happen to you.
• When winding the petals onto the stem, press the wrapped part well with your fingers, twisting the paper around the stem. The tighter you press, the tighter the petals will fit one to the other. By adjusting this effort, you can get flowers of different sizes and appearance from absolutely identical petals.
• Lubricate each petal wrapped around the stem with glue.

Here, in fact, are all the rules. And one more thing: the stem is prepared first. For it, wire or sticks of different thicknesses are used, which are wrapped in a long thin strip of green corrugated paper. The tape can be coated with glue, and then wound onto the base. You can twist it dry, and fix the edge with a drop of glue. One more thing: if you are going to assemble a composition from flowers, leave the lower 1/3 of the stem unfinished – it will be easier to make a bouquet.

Poppies

Making crepe paper poppies is very easy. It is important to find the right shade of scarlet. You will also need a small piece of black – for the core. But, if it is not there, you can use any dark one, then painting it black.

We do poppy from corrugated paper like this:

• From paper napkins of any color, we fold a small square. We wrap it with black corrugated paper. If there is no black, take any dark one, then paint it.
  

  

• We cut out two or three petals of different sizes from scarlet paper: small, medium and large.
• We collect the petals all together (do not put in a neat pile) and crush into a ball.
• We disassemble the ball into petals.
  

  

• We take the core, wrap the first small petal around it from left to right.
• The second small petal partially overlaps the first one, followed by the middle one, also overlapping.
  

  

• The second middle and two large petals form the second row. They are located so that their central part overlaps the junction of the previous row.
  

  

• Having gathered everything together, we insert the wire into the base, wrap the base with a thread, glue it. Wrapped in green paper.
  

  

Poppy is one of the easiest colors to make from crepe paper. He looks very good, though. You can use them in a campaign with other flowers, or make a bouquet of poppies only.

Even such a simple flower can be made in different ways. First of all, you can change the middle. In the master class described above, the core of the flower is very simple. It can be made more natural. Using the same technology, we make the middle, but from white paper. And from black (can be painted), we cut out a strip about 1 cm wide and 4-5 cm long. On the one hand, we cut it into thin stripes (a couple of millimeters wide). We twist the resulting “noodles”, getting thin stamens. We wrap the stamens around the core, and then we follow the same algorithm.

How to make paper and candy crocuses

An unusual gift can be made using candy as the core of flowers. It turns out an original sweet gift. Such a core can be made in flowers with a large bud hollow inside – a tulip or a crocus, for example. Moreover, crocuses made of corrugated paper are very simple to make. Everything will take 5-10 minutes. Not more.

• From paper cut out a square with a side of 15 cm.
• We divide it into three parts, making a cut to a depth of 7,5 cm. Three petals are obtained.
  

  

• Each petal, having measured 5 cm from the top, scrolls around its axis and bends the upper part down.
• Give them a concave shape with your fingers.
  

  

• We take the formed petals, wrap them around the stem so that each petal takes its place – about 1/3 of the entire diameter. To do this, the bottom edge will have to be well crushed.
  

  

• We make leaves from green paper. Cut out a rectangle with sides 5 * 8 cm.
• We divide it into three parts, making cuts to a depth of 8 cm.
• Stepping back from the edge of 3 cm, we twist a strip of paper around its axis, bend the upper part down, straighten it and give it a rounded shape.
  

  

• Wrap the leaves around the bud. They should fall on the junction of the petals.
  

  

• We take a narrow strip of green paper, twisting it around the wire, we make out the stem.

That’s all, the crepe paper and candy crocus is ready. Having made 7-9 pieces of such flowers, they can be put in the basket. For more variety, you can make some small flowers.

Chrysanthemum

Using the technology described above, you can make chrysanthemums. The difference is that there will be many petals and they will be narrow. And the principle is the same: we twist the upper part of the petal, lower it down. Only in the case of chrysanthemums, it is necessary to give the entire petal a curved shape.

For these paper chrysanthemums, sweets are also used as a core. These crepe paper flowers are best made from a material that is not too bright. Tones are more gentle, soft. Muted greens are also chosen for foliage. For more believability, take paper of two similar shades and make petals of two shades.

So, do-it-yourself chrysanthemum from corrugated paper:

• We tie a candy to a bamboo long skewer (the wire bends), To do this, take a piece of foil, wrap the candy. You can fasten with thread or ribbon.
  

  

• Cut out a rectangle from paper. Width 10 centimeters, length – about 20 cm (more is possible, there will be a denser flower).
• Cut into strips about 1 cm wide. You should get 18-20 petals.
• We twist each petal, stepping back from the edge about 3 cm. We give the petals a curved shape.
  

  

• We twist the strip around the stem. We make sure that the petals of the second row fall on the junction of the petals of the first row. Similarly, we place the third row and all subsequent ones.
• We crimp the base with our fingers, twisting around the stem, fix it with a thread.
  

  

• We take a long thin strip of green corrugated paper, wrap it around the base of the color and the “stem”,

This version of chrysanthemum looks good. But for greater credibility, you can make petals of different sizes. We need at least three gradations: small, medium and large. They will differ more in length than in width. Such a flower will look more magnificent, look richer in a bouquet. Try.

Asters – simple and original

If you need to make simple but spectacular crepe paper flowers, try making asters. They are made from corrugations of bright and pastel shades. They look best in a bouquet, and the colors can be different.

• Cut out a strip of paper 8-12 cm wide, three to four times longer.
• Fold the paper several times.
  

  

• Cut into thin strips – a few millimeters wide (2-4 mm, as it turns out).
• Bend the petals with your fingers. The bending radius can be different, but the direction is about the same. During operation, the tape can not be deployed and work with several petals at once. This makes it more believable. And, when assembling, it will take less time to lay the petals.
  

  

• We twist the formed petals around the wire / bamboo stick. We try to wrap those petals that are closer to the center inside stronger, those that are further away – bend with a smaller radius.
• We crush the base of the flower (uncut part), twisting it around the stem, fix it with a thread.
• Using a narrow green strip, we make out the base of the flower and the stem.

Corrugated paper asters can also be made from petals of different sizes – shorter ones closer to the center of the flower (there should be fewer of them), and longer ones on the periphery (there are more of them). You can bend them in one direction, but you can – in the opposite direction. As you like.

Corrugated paper roses: a step-by-step manufacturing algorithm (2 ways)

Corrugated paper flowers are good because they can be made in different ways. The material is very plastic, easily changes shape because there are several ways. Someone wants to achieve greater “naturalness”, while someone is important speed.

1 way (natural look)

For corrugated paper roses, it is better to choose paper of two or three very close shades. So the look of the flower will be more natural. For example, white and crepe paper was used for the flower in the photo. The number of petals of different shades is arbitrary, as is their placement in the bud.

The production order is:

1. Cut out 8 small, 10 medium and large, and 8 super-large petals. The number of pure whites and crepes – in half.
2. We cut out a long ribbon from green paper – wrap the stem, several (4) leaves – long and narrow, which are located below the flower in real roses.
3. With your fingers, give the petals a rounded shape. We straighten from one edge, even slightly wrapping the edge back. On the other hand, on the contrary, we twist.
   

   

4. We wind the tape on the wire. If the flowers will be used in the composition, leave about 1/3 without tape – this will make it easier to insert them.
5. We take the smallest petal, twist its lower edge around the wire. It should wrap the stem completely. The petal will turn out almost folded. Apply glue to the lower part, glue the next small petal. Approximately half press one to the other tightly. From the second row, the effort can be slightly weakened – the bud opens little by little.
   

   

6. Next, in the same technique, add all the other petals in order: medium, large and very large. When we glue large petals, each of them already covers only half of the “stem” with the petals wound on it.
7. Glue the leaves on last.

As a result, we get a beautiful rose from corrugated paper. In this performance, it looks like a real flower. There is an easier and faster way (pictured below).

2 way (simple and fast)

We cut out a strip of paper 7-8 cm wide. You can make it uneven – narrower on one side, wider on the other. We fold it starting from the narrow edge with an “accordion”. The width of the “accordion” is 3,5 -4,5 cm. Cut out the petals from the resulting stack by 2/3 of the height.

We wind the petals onto the wire (you can not wrap it with green tape yet), starting from the narrow edge. As we wind, we give them a shape with our fingers – stretch on one side, crush at the stem. Having installed all the petals, we fix them with a thread (just by winding a certain number of turns). We correct the petals, forming a bud.

From green paper, folding it like an accordion, cut out long and narrow petals. Keep in mind that their ends will need to be twisted, so they should not be so narrow (noticeably 1 cm). We wrap the cut petals from below, under the petals, twist the leaves with our fingers, and then we make out the stem.

Corrugated paper peonies (with patterns)

For peonies, you need yellow corrugated paper – for the core, green – for foliage, pink, cream, raspberry – for the flower itself. For the stem, a wire or a thin stick is suitable. You will also need PVA glue.

Corrugated paper peony is a rather difficult flower to make. It has many different petal shapes. You can’t do without a pattern here. But there are many varieties of peonies, so there are several patterns. We present two options. The first one can be printed, cut out and used as a template – it is given in a full-size image. The second option can be drawn with your own hands in the cells.

Step by step manufacturing process with photo:

• Cut out a strip of yellow paper 4-5 cm wide and 10-12 cm long. Fold several times, cut into thin “noodles”, leaving about 1 cm of uncut edge.
• We roll the resulting tape into a tight roll, using the whole edge for this. We grease it with glue, and twist it. It turns out a shaggy yellow core, around which the petals will be attached. We fix this center on a stick / wire, which will be the stem.
  

  

• Cut out petals from paper. The minimum quantity is 20 pieces (of all types), but the more, the more fluffy the flower will turn out. On the second pattern, the number of petals is indicated on each, on the first, explanations are needed. There are also numbers. This is the required number of petals.
• Stretch each petal in the middle, without touching the edges, giving them a convex shape. Don’t try to make them the same. This is not required. In the process, it will still be possible to stretch or tighten a little.
• We begin to fold the petals from the smallest. We place them around the already existing middle. We place the first small petals only slightly overlapping their edges. We coat the base with glue.
  

  

• Next, take the middle petals. We lay them with a slight approach to one on top of the other.
• Then we lay the large and last – very large leaves. We coat each layer with a small amount of glue at the base.
• You will also need leaves. We cut them out of green paper. On the one hand, we compress them, forming a petiole, on the other, we straighten them in the middle, giving a curved shape (similar to a boat).
  

  

• We fasten the leaves under the bud, bend them down.
• You can also make leaves, like a peony, but this will also require a thin wire and a few cut out curly leaves. Veins on corrugated paper cannot be made, but they can be marked with paint.
  

  

• We glue each leaf to the wire, wrap the petiole with a thin strip, then attach it to the stem.
  

  

• We take a long narrow strip of green corrugated paper (about 1 cm wide, 20-30 cm long – depends on the length of the stem). We wrap the base of the flower, then smoothly move to the stem. At the end, we fix the edge of the paper with a drop of glue.

Peony from corrugated paper is ready. Usually they make up a bouquet. When you do the next ones, don’t try to make them exactly the same. All flowers in nature are unique. Yours should be different too.

You can play with the size and number of petals, mixing petals of different shades, similar in color. You can try to make the petals at the base darker with paint. In general, there are a lot of options.

Corrugated paper flowers: photo ideas, patterns

Using the techniques described above, you can make any flower. The main snag is in the shape, number and size of the petals. The most important thing is the form. It is characteristic of each petal. Dimensions are arbitrary. Not only do flowers come in different sizes in nature, it has recently become fashionable to decorate the interior with giant growth flowers. Decoration is original, but specific. It is necessary to increase the basic patterns many times over, it is difficult to work with large scales. It’s best to practice on normal-sized flowers first, and then move on to larger ones.

A little about patterns. They can not only be found. If it happens in the summer, take the desired flower, disassemble it into petals. From the whole pile, select the most characteristic, attach to a sheet of paper, circle. Then the shape must be corrected, taking into account the fact that these are still paper flowers. The final pattern will take shape after a few trial and error. We will post several patterns and master classes in the photo in this section.

Cornflowers

The simpler the flower, the more ways to make it. Corrugated paper cornflower can be made using different techniques. Examples are in the photo.

Iris

Making iris out of paper requires some imagination. A very unusual flower. The photo shows several techniques that allow you to achieve a different effect. Some flowers just resemble the original, some are very similar to it.

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