Bright and Beautiful Sunflower

Hello All! Hope you all are having a great week! Itsy Bitsy is back with another fun tutorial. Today we are going to make Sunflower which is big and bright, to upgrade the beauty of your room.

Supplies required:

To make Flower:

1.      Cork sheet- cut to round shape, diameter 7 inch

2.      Chip board- cut to round shape, diameter 7 inch

3.      Handmade Paper-Yellow-cut to sunflower petal shape (length 7 inch)

4.      Handmade Paper- Green- cut to round shape, of diameter 6 inch

5.      Flower making Stem- 5mm

To make the Leaves & Stem

1.      Handmade Paper- Green- cut the shape of leaf

2.      Floral Tape

3.      Flower making stem 1mm (to make the leaves)

4. Pipe (Any)

Method:

Step 1- Glue the cork sheet to the chip board

Step 2 - Glue the petal end and press it to the chipboard. Keep adding the petals closely throughout

Step 3 - Glue the stem to the completed flower and cover the back using green handmade paper

(To make the Leaves and Stem)

Step 4 - Glue the leaf at the edges and place the floral stem on the leaf. Place another leaf on top and press. Using the hand embossing tool, make venation pattern on leaf

Step 5 - Use the floral tape to wind a pipe (use any), which will be the stem of the flower. Keep adding the leaves one below another and continue winding the tape to the entire length of the pipe

Step 6 - On completion of the stem, bend the leaves

Step 7 - Place the sunflower on a stem, as shown

Place the completed sunflower in a pot and brighten up your room corner. Place your sunflower in a vase or a decorated pot of your choice and make the boring corner bright. You can try making different flowers by changing the pattern of the petals.  Do let us know what you think of this tutorial.

Happy Crafting :)

Link for Supplies:

1.       Handmade Paper- Green - IBSC11823

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/card-making/cards/blanks/mini-pearl-10-cards-10-envelopes-2x3-blue-1pk-pbhc-ib

2.       Floral Tape -       IBCR28805

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/flower-making/floral-tapes/floral-tape-green-value-pack-1pc-pbhc-ib 

3.       Flower making stem for leaves - IBCR30652

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/flower-making/flower-making-accessories/flower-making-stem-green-40cm-x-3mm-5pcs-pbhc-ib 

4.       Flower making stem  - IBCR30654

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/flower-making/flower-making-accessories/flower-making-stem-green-60cm-x-5mm-1pcs-ib 

5.       Cork sheet - IBCR12106

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scrapbooking/paper/12inch-x-12inch/linen-closet-premium-12x12-des-15-1sheet-dcwv 

6.       Chip board - IBPP12090

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/life-style/accessories/dressing/fashion-butti-paisley-52mmx43mm-fuschia-5pcs-pbhc-ib 

7.       Handmade Paper- yellow - IBPP19043

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/handmade-papers/22-x-30-card-stock-full-sheet/handmade-paper-22x30-200gsm-lemon-yellow-6sheet-ib 

8.       Scissors - IBHA70589

http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scissors

Anthurium Bouquet

Hi Folks! Hope you guys are doing great! A while ago we posted an image of Paper Anthurium Flowers on our Facebook wall. We got requests for a tutorial and as promised, we are here with detailed step by step instructions. These flowers are made with duplex crepe paper. Duplex Crepe paper has a lot of stretch and holds the shape beautifully on stretching, perfect for making realistic looking flowers.

(The image that we had posted is on the right.)

These flowers look very elegant and are great for a formal table decor, home decor, a corner table, or to make a paper flower bouquet. Because of the fantastic properties of the duplex paper, these are very easy to make. So let's find out how you can make your own bouquet. 

You will need the following supplies:

Duplex Crepe Paper - (your choice of colours)
Floral Tape - Green
Floral wire
Craft Glue
A pair of Scissors

Instructions:

To make the petal, fold the crepe paper and draw an approximate shape on the folded edge as shown in the image. The length should be approximately 2” -2 ½” and the width (from the folded edge) should be approximately ¾ “ – 1”. Each piece will form the petal of a flower, so cut out one piece per flower as per your requirement.

Stretch, curl and shape the petals as shown (using a pencil or a dowel)  

Cut a strip of crepe paper about 1”wide and 10” long. Wrap it around one end of the floral wire as shown and stick the end with glue.

Cut a small piece of paper and glue it around the wrap to close the top.

Apply glue to the base of the petal and place the wrapped wire as shown. Wrap the petal at the base as shown to form the flower.

Start wrapping the floral tape tightly, beginning at the base of the petal. Wrap the entire wire to make the stem.

Make a few flowers using slightly different lengths of wire for every flower. Arrange in a vase to display. You can also cut a thermocole ball in half, wrap it entirely with floral tape and insert the stems to display as shown in the image above. You can also make some long leaves cut out of green crepe paper to add some foliage.

Do leave your feedback in the comments below and send us images if you make these flowers.

Happy Crafting J