SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Crepe Paper: DCWV Petal Paper
- Scissors
- Adhesive
- Low temp hot glue
- 16 or 18 gauge floral wire: The Bloom Room Stem Wire
- 1"-2" smooth styrofoam balls
- Wire cutters
- Floral Tape: Panacea Decorative Accents stem wrap tape
- Pencil-sized tool
- Templates
DIRECTIONS:
- Tutorials/Templates
- Ranunculus:
- Cut petals and leaves from crepe paper, using template.
- Start by hot gluing a styrofoam ball to the end of a floral wire.
- Start with the smallest size of petals, gently start to stretch the crepe paper giving the petals a more realistic shape.
- Run a small line of hot glue across the base of the petal.
- Starting at the base of the styrofoam ball, slightly overlapping petals, glue petals around until the styrofoam ball is covered.
- Continue to add petals, increasing in size, until you reach the desired size and shape.
- Wrap the floral tape around the stem, adding a leaf or two to finish.
- Poppies:
- Cut petals and leaves from crepe paper, using template.
- Cut 1" strips from crepe paper. These are going to be the stamen.
- Using your scissors, cut and fray the 1" strip.
- Roll the frayed strip into a coil, using a small bit of hot glue, insert the floral wire in the center base of the coil.
- Stretch petals adding some curl to the petals.
- Start adding petals, piercing the floral stem through each and glueing to the petals to the base of the coil.
- Continue to add petals, increasing in size, until you reach the desired size and shape.
- Wrap the floral tape, starting closest to the flower, around the stem. Add a leave or two as you go.
- Roses:
- Cut petals and leaves from crepe paper.
- Using pencil-shaped tool, roll the edge of the petal.
- Stretch and shape petals, opposite direction of the petals curl, for a more realistic shape.
- With the first petal, add a small drop of glue on the side of the petal. Place the floral stem in the glue and begin or roll the petal up around the floral stem.
- Continue to add petals, slightly overlapping, and rolling to create a rose shape.
- Wrap the floral tape, starting closest to the flower, around the stem. Add a leave or two as you go.
JOANN HACKS:
- Watch the grain of the crepe paper when cutting the petals. This will determine if the petals stretch vertically or horizontally.
- Petals don't have to be exactly the same size, having some variance gives a more realistic look.
- You can use a piece of crepe paper to cover the styrofoam ball first, before adding petals.
- You can use a marker to add color to the stamen of the poppy flower, as well as petals if you choose.