How To Create Small Paper Flowers
For a DIY Breakfast At Tiffany’s bridal shower, I created small paper flowers as decorations to the Mimosa Bar sign and Photo Frame Prop I made for the bride-to-be. Paper flowers are a lot easier to make than you may think. I first discovered how to create paper flowers while making decor for my DIY Wedding one year ago (these were BIG paper flowers). Small paper flowers take little to no time especially when you get the hang of it!
Step 1: Supplies
A pencil, scissors, a hot glue gun, and a pack of white poster board is all you will need. Poster board is best to use because it is sturdier than regular paper. The bigger the flowers, the sturdier you will want the paper. You can purchase an inexpensive large pack here for a great price. This pack has lasted me through my wedding and my best friends bridal shower, and I still have some left.
Step 2: Draw and cut
Draw half a flower petal on a small piece of poster board. Don’t worry if you have pencil marks leftover on this piece of paper, this will become your template or stencil for the other petals. Once you are happy with your petal design, fold the piece of paper in half and cut out the petal. Folding the paper in half allows the petal to be cut out symmetrical. Do this again but make the petal smaller. (see pictures below)
Step 3:Â trace and repeat
One you have both petal templates/stencils, trace and cut out at least 5 of each. Ideally, each flower should have 5 big petals and 5 smaller petals. Don’t worry if you are not 100% perfect tracing and cutting out each petal. Once you assemble the flowers you won’t be able to see the imperfections. Cut out a small circle for each base of the flower. Again, don’t worry about perfection. No one will ever see this circle but you.
Step 4: Hot GLUE
While the hot glue heats up, fold each petal in half. This gives the petals more dimension and adds a lifted effect to the flowers when they are complete. Hot glue the large petals to the circle, evenly spreading out all five petals. Hot glue the smaller petals on top of the larger ones. (see pictures below)
 
