Materials & Tools, How to Add Texture, Assorted Tips, & Sites To Follow
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MATERIALS & TOOLS
MATERIALS & TOOLS
 I prefer textured paper for my paper flowers |
 I've also used pastels, inks, and I've heard that eye shadow palettes work great!
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Often called fondant, or clay tools, these can be helpful for
adding creases and rounding petals on flowers
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TUTORIALS
ADDING TEXTURE & DIMENSION
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ASSORTED TIPS
ASSORTED TIPS
 Use your weeding tool to punch a hole for the floral wire |
 Use the Guide Option in Design Space to add notes on how to make the flowers, so you remember later. |
 I use my vinyl weeding tool to gently lift small pieces off the mat. |
Basic Tips:
- It's often much faster to cut the larger flowers by hand. Cut one set of the larger petals with your machine, then use it as a template, you can cut several pieces of paper, stacked together, all at once.
- Remember to stagger your petals. Once you have attached the "base" layer of petals, layer the next layer so that the middle of the next petal overlaps two of the bottom petals - as you'd see in a flower in nature.
- When assembling rolled paper flowers, roll from the outside in - ending with the center base.
- Glue - I prefer hot glue most of the time, but a quick dry tacky glue works great too.
- Paper - I use just regular (preferably textured) cardstock [typically 60-80lb] - same as I use for cards. But crepe paper makes really beautiful flowers! I've used felt too - and lighter papers...
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SITES TO CHECK/ CRAFTERS TO FOLLOW
These are some of my favorite Paper Flower Crafters
Deany Weeny Blooms
NO SVGS - BUT INSPIRATION AND VIDEOS
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The Flower Making Index
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