November 13, 2008 @ 11:59 am
Tutorial: Paper Flower Table Setting
Today’s tutorial comes from Wendy Chung of Dozi Design and we absolutely adore it! Wendy’s tutorial gives new life to a tutorial for paper flowers that she found in Martha Stewart magazine many years ago. By sticking them on some branches and placing them in a vase, she’s come up with a brilliantly simple yet beautiful table setting. Here is what the finished product will look like:
Let’s get started!
Materials:
» Squares of 4×4″ paper (use squares of various sizes for different sized flowers)
» Scissors
» A bunch of tall, thin branches
» A vase
Step 1
Draw a spiral on one of your squares of paper
Step 2
Cut out the spiral along the lines you have drawn
Step 3
Begin rolling up the spiral from the outside
Step 4
Keep on rolling until there’s nothing more left to roll
Step 5
Attach your flowers to the branches and arrange in your vase
That’s it! Five simple steps to create your own wonderful paper flower table setting!
UPDATE: We just made a bunch of paper flowers and couldn’t quite get them to stick on the ends of the branches without slipping. So we came up with our own little solution that we’d like to share!
Step 1
Cut out a leaf using green cardstock.
Step 2
Cut a small slit using an X-Acto knife (or just poke a hole using your scissors) near the base of the leaf.
Step 3
Slide the leaf onto the end of the branch, then set the rose on the branch. The leaf will stop the leaf from sliding down, plus it looks pretty!
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Posted by dot
November 13, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
Very cool and elegant!
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Posted by DOLLY
November 13, 2008 @ 9:44 pm
LOVE IT
I AM GOING TO TEACH IT TO THE GIRLS ART CLASS ITS SO NICE AND SO EASY THAT A KIDE CAN DO.
Posted by kristine Robbins
November 13, 2008 @ 10:34 pm
hey what kind of paper did you use? i just sat here and tried to make one out of some spare bit of scrapbook paper and it didnt look anything like yours. it was very ugly
Posted by kristine Robbins
November 13, 2008 @ 10:39 pm
ps. how did you seal up the bottom? just some glue? should i put them on the branch before you glue the bottom?
Posted by Emma Stronach
November 13, 2008 @ 11:31 pm
I’m definitely going to give this a try, the look lovely. Linked to your tutorial on my blog, hope that’s ok.
Thankyou.
-Emmeline
Posted by Wendy
November 14, 2008 @ 4:23 am
Hi everyone - you can seal the bottom if you want with a dab of glue or double-stick tape to keep it tightly rolled up — otherwise it will loosen with time. It’s best to use slightly heavier weight paper like cardstock, and be sure to roll it tight!
Posted by JoeGirl
November 14, 2008 @ 9:58 am
Wicked easy… Wicked awesome! Fabulous tutorial, great pics! Love it!
Posted by Michelle
November 20, 2008 @ 4:42 am
This is pretty cool! And fairly simple too! I am going to have to try this with my kids!
Posted by Allie
November 22, 2008 @ 12:43 am
Wow! That was really neat and what is more AMAZING is that my very masculine and picky husband thinks it is cool too!
What a neat project to try with the kids. The way this is going, I may even be able to get my husband to pitch in and help!
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Posted by pretty penny designs
November 22, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
Amazing!! I love the way that looks. My daughter could help too (She LOOOVES to help!!)
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November 27, 2008 @ 12:21 am
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Posted by Joe C
November 28, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
We had some trouble making this work. Hot glue would be a good idea but we didnt have any. What I did instead was to take the middle most piece and pull it thru the bottom and fold it up. Its hard to describe but if you try it, you’ll see hopefully. At that point you can just tape up that piece. This will secure the whole thing, stop it from unraveling and it will open up a hole for you on the bottom to stick the branches thru. Good luck.
Posted by Beth
November 29, 2008 @ 10:49 am
I just did this but with paper plates, magazine pages and crayons. I didn’t have construction paper. Worked out so good that I now have 65 of them. Thanks for your tips.
Posted by Jacqui
December 1, 2008 @ 3:54 am
Haven’t tried this yet…but thought it would make a great Christmas present for my Best Friend…Dark red flowers on black branches in a white vase…..those are her colours in her lounge room….she is a bit of a crafty nust too
Great tutorial!
Posted by CuriousLittleBird
December 9, 2008 @ 11:56 pm
Just tried this, with terrible results–my “flower” ended up looking more like an overstuffed pig-in-a-blanket. Is there a specific rolling technique you used to make the paper “fluff out” somehow? (hard to describe it, but yours had individual “petals” whereas mine was just paper rolled up really tightly.) I love this idea and would love to make some, so any advice would be helpful!
Posted by craftershock
December 10, 2008 @ 10:41 am
CuriousLittleBird — When we tried it, we used a few different thicknesses of cardstock and found that a sturdy, but not too heavy paper worked best. Once you roll the flower up (nice and tight), hold it in your hand and kind of let go of the end to let it unravel a bit. If done right, your rose will still stay rolled up, but will be loose. Then you can twist it a little to get it a little more snug if need be and seal it with tape or glue.
Hope that helps! Let us know if you need more help!
Posted by CuriousLittleBird
December 12, 2008 @ 8:23 pm
Oh, okay! I will try perhaps a little thicker cardstock and see how that works–probably the paper I was trying to use was too thin. Thank you for the tips on rolling the flower as well!
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December 16, 2008 @ 7:19 am
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December 30, 2008 @ 8:00 am
wow that looked so easy to do yet it turned out so beautiful. These kinds of crafts excite me especially that it’s a flower we have here. Saving this page
Posted by Sarah
January 8, 2009 @ 2:30 pm
Hi,
I LOVE this tutorial. I think this would be a perfect addition to instructables.com. Have you ever checked it out? It’s a great forum for posting projects just like this. What’s better is that it would take you no time at all, since you already have perfect pictures and clear instructions.
Let me know what you think and if I can help you in any way. Once you post, get in touch and I’ll make sure you get featured and some good front-page coverage. Also consider it a great way to drive traffic to your website!
Best,
Sarah
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January 8, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
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February 3, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
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Posted by AcaiBerry
March 5, 2009 @ 4:13 am
Wow! That was really neat and what is more AMAZING is that my very masculine and picky husband thinks it is cool too!
What a neat project to try with the kids. The way this is going, I may even be able to get my husband to pitch in and help!
Posted by jessica m.
April 2, 2009 @ 9:41 pm
I have to tell you, I’m a pretty crafty gal, I have a thousand different thicknesses of paper here at home and I have been trying to do this since you first posted this tutorial and it has not ONCE worked. What am I missing? My flower just end up looking like rolled up pieces of paper, no different than a roll of ribbon. I dont understand how you get the petals to flatten and spread. I guess I’ll keep tryin’…it’s my Moby Dick
Posted by craftershock
May 7, 2009 @ 9:52 am
Jessica — It took us quite a few attempts to get the flowers just right, even after we found the right paper. What worked best for us was rolling it very tightly and then slowly letting it uncoil a bit until it settled. This tutorial has given a lot of people a hard time — perhaps we should make a video tutorial!
Posted by Yasemin
June 23, 2009 @ 9:27 am
Very beatifull. I like them. And making my friends.
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