Giant Paper Flowers

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• Step 1

  The base of the flower is 9" wide so you can start by marking the middle of the short end of the paper at the 9" mark and then marking 4 1/2 inches out on either side.

• Step 2

  Create the shape of the petal. You can either copy this picture and blow it up to the right size or create your own (use your creativity!).I drew it in marker here so it would be clearer, but use pencil. It's roughly the shape of a light bulb or shell with lots of undulating waves. You don't want them too precise, they're flowers! From the 9" mark on the short side of the paper draw a 5" line up the middle.

• Step 3

  Cut the shapes out.

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  Step 4

  Create the texture for the petal. We kept it simple by folding the paper over the ruler from the widest rim to the center of the shortest side. Space them out about every 1-1 1/2 inches. Remember not to be too precise. Then, turn the petal over and turn every other fold the opposite way like an accordian fold. It might look a little too much like a sea shell at this point, but don't worry, it gets better.

• Step 5

  Overlap one of the 5" split sections by gluing one piece over the other, about 2-3". This will create a cupping shape with the petal. ( I made mine with the glue coming out to make it more obvious.

• Step 6

  Repeat for each of the remaining 6 sheets.

• Step 7

  Assemble the flower. Take three petals and glue one on top of the other so they are evenly spread around to form the center of the flower.

• Step 8

  Evenly spread the remaining four petals around the center to create the outer petals.

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  Step 9

  Create the stamen by drawing a 16" circle from the yellow sheet of paper and cutting it out.

• Step 10

  Create the center by drawing a 10" circle from the black sheet of paper and cutting it out. I found a 10" bowl to trace.

• Step 11

  Cut 3" strips around the perimeter of the black center at every 1/2" mark or so.

• Step 12

  Do the same to the yellow stamen, about 5" strips.

• Step 13

  Slightly and gently use the edge of the closed scissors to curl the cut yellow strips of the yellow stamen and the black center, much like curling ribbon for a gift.

• Step 14

  Glue the yellow stamen to the center.

• Step 15

  Glue black center into the yellow stamen.

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  Step 16

  Make the leaves. Using the 25" as the width and the 19" as the height, fold the edge into the center. Do the same to the other side. This will create two leaves. Use the fold as the center of each leaf and draw a half a leaf shape.

• Step 17

  Cut out the shape to reveal the full leaf. Do the same to the other side.

• Step 18

  Glue two leaves together. Make as many leaves are you would like. I used 5 in a few shades of pastel and deep olive greens (not the nasty greens I have pictured here.)

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  Step 19

  Group the leaves around the flower and glue together at the bottom. Voila!

  Easy beazy right?

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Anike P. · Portland, Oregon, US · 1 project 24th February 2012

I think I'm going to decorate the house with these. I love the feeling of being a bug in a garden.

What did you use for the stems? I was thinking bamboo might work nicely.

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Supernova's Child · Lisbon, Lisbon, PT · 98 projects 23rd February 2012

I love it; it reminds me of a poppy.

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