paper poppies - Scott & Emma

Paper Poppies
These bright and cheery blooms will last long past Valentine’s Day.
Create a unique card by attaching a flower or two with
decorative tape, or gather them together for a pretty bouquet.
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Paper Poppies
MATERIALS
START WITH THE CENTER
PREPARE THE PETALS
Yellow crepe paper streamers
Scissors
Crafts glue (we used Beacon 3-in-1
Advanced Craft Glue)
20-gauge floral wire
Self-adhesive florist tape in green
20530-inch tissue sheets
Flower petal templates
1. Cut a 7-inch piece of streamer and fold
it in half lengthwise. Then make little cuts
along the unfolded edge. (You can also
use fringing scissors, which make multiple
cuts at once.)
1. Unfold a sheet of tissue paper. Starting
from the short side, cut twelve 3-inch
strips. Fold each strip accordion-style,
making folds wide enough for cutting
around the petal templates.
2. Place the streamer on a flat surface, fold
in half widthwise, and loosely pinch
together. Dab crafts glue on the folded
edge and press around a piece of floral
wire. Wrap a small piece of florist tape
around the base.
2. Align template with the bottom edge;
cut around the template. Repeat until you
have 6 petals of each size per flower.
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CREATE THE FLOWER
1. Each flower will have 6 two-layer petals,
3 small, 3 large. Start with the small.
Stack two cut-outs, bring the bottom
edges together to create a concave shape,
and glue around the yellow center. Repeat
twice to create the inner layer of petals.
2. Repeat process with the large petals
and glue to bottom of the flower, around
the smaller petals.
3. Finish by wrapping a piece of florist
tape around the base of the flower.
4. To make the flower “bloom,”
bend the flower head forward just a bit
and open the petals slightly.
Supplies are available at crafts and party supply stores. We got our tissue paper from Paper Mart
(papermart.com) and Nashville Wraps (nashvillewraps.com).
BHG.com/Poppies
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