Step 1
For each flower in your paper flower bouquet, cut (or punch if you have a circle punch) two circles of card, 3.5cm and 5cm wide. Fringe the edges, cutting to halfway towards the centre. Shape and cup each piece so that they resemble a bowl shape.
Step 2
Use craft pliers to bend the end of a wire stem. Make a hole in the centre of the larger cup and thread the wire through, securing with glue. Glue the smaller cup on top.
Step 3
Draw a teardrop petal shape on scrap paper. Cut out and use as a template to cut eight petals from crêpe paper, ensuring the grain runs from the top to the bottom. This will form the petals for your paper poppy.
Step 4
Shape by gently stretching the centre of the petals (we’re using crêpe paper which is stretchy), and glue four petals around the flower centre, then add four more, placing them between the petals of the first layer.
Step 5
Draw a flame shape onto some card to create a leaf template. Using this template, cut out two leaves. Stick them under the flower and cover the edges by threading the wire stem through a small circle of crepe paper. Glue to secure.
Step 6
Repeat until you have enough poppies to create a paper flower bouquet – we’ve made eight paper poppies for our paper flower bouquet!
Use a ribbon to gather your flower stems together into a bouquet or display in a vase.
Peony Paper flower bouquet
For the peony paper flower bouquet you will need:
● Extra Fine crepe paper in 10 colours
● 18-gauge (36cm) florist wire
● Craft pliers
● Scissors
● Bone folder
● Quick-drying glue
You will also need to download and print the template
How to make a paper flower bouquet with paper peonies
Step 1
Cut out three rectangles from pale green or yellow crepe paper. Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut fringing along the top edge of each rectangle, as shown.
Step 2
Take a length of florist wire and tie one of the ends into a small loop. Wrap the fringed rectangles around the loop, a piece at a time, and secure in place with glue
Step 3
Fold a length of red crepe paper in half. Using the small petal template, align the straight edge of the petal with the folded edge and cut out 20 petals, as shown
Step 4
After you have cut out all the petals, take one of the petals and shape it, curling the top with a bone folder and pulling the centre to form a cup. Repeat 19 times
Step 5
Attach each petal onto the florist wire to surround the stamen, overlapping each petal slightly to create the peony shape. Hold the petals in shape while the glue dries
Step 6
Using the large petal template, cut out 10 petals from a folded piece of red crepe paper. Attach these petals to the outside of the peony, as shown
Step 7
Cut out two leaves from green crepe paper. Pierce a small hole through one end of a leaf and thread onto the florist wire. Secure below the flower. Repeat with the other leaf
Step 8
Cut a star shape from green crepe paper. Pierce a hole in the centre and thread onto the florist wire. Position at the base of the flower and secure in place with glue, to finish
Your Peony paper flower bouquet is complete. Use a piece of ribbon to bind your bouquet stems, or display in a suitable vase.
