Easy Giant Paper Flower Tutorial

Lately my home studio has been overflowing with new flower designs.

I think my inspirations come in waves! Last week I created and filmed two videos on building these Hawaiian paper flowers and sister flower, the Alana style. So for this weeks tutorial I’m going to give you a quick run down in case you didn’t catch it on our Youtube channel!

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Let’s start with supplies first.

There are 2 styles of templates I will be using here. One is an extra large flower, Hawaiian style, and the other is our Alana style template which is used to create the layered look.

Supplies

• 7 petals of the extra large petal and large petal (templates here)
• Glue Gun
• 65 lb card stock 
• Circle punch
• Scissors and/or cutting machine (Cricut Explore Air 2 Machine)
• Fringe scissors(optional)
• Medallion template (included in Hawaiian templates)
• Rhinestones and half of a foam ball (optional) See our jewel center tutorial here!

Cut out 7 extra large petals and 7 large petals. If you feel 8 or 6 works better for you then you can do that too.

Unlike my other flower tutorials, for this flower no slit will be cut in the bottom. Instead we will be rolling the flower at the bottom.

Think about making the petal like you would form a cone.

 It’s fun to cut the large petals of the Hawaiian templates in a different color for a cool ombre layered look. This is optional but creates a nice style.

Start building the flowers by gluing the one side of the petal to the inner side of another petal. Keep going will you have used all the petals. The flower will start to form a circle of petals.

Close the flower and pinch the petals together until fully dry.

 Glue your 3-4 inch circle over the back.

Optional: Add a jewel center to the middle! You can make these yourself or buy a nice brooch or accent piece.

Full Hawaiian flower video here!

Easy Backdrop Assembly

How to Stem a Giant Paper Flower

Alright so the Alana flower is basically made the same way despite a very slight difference in petal shape. I’m going to pick up this at the point where you should alright have the largest base layer put together.

You can find the Alana templates here. This style will come with 2 additional petals where as the Hawaiian only has 2 petal sizes.

Roll all your petals into cones – the large, medium, small and extra small Alana petals. From there it is pretty simple. You will add each petal in between the petals below it so that they alternate and are not directly stacked. The tip of each cone you are adding in will naturally slightly tilt forward into the middle of the flower. This is where you want to add you glue for the best connection.

 Continue this pattern until you have 4 Alana petal layers complete.

I ended up with 6 petals in layers 2-3 and 5 petals in layer 4. It may very a little for everyone according to individual style.

 I like to place a circle over the center for a more finished look.

Add in a pompom or jewel center. Or you can combine both by wrapping the pompom around the jewel ball!

 Watch the full Alana video here!

Both the Hawaiian and Alana templates make a 21 inch flower diameter! They are great for tropical party decor, like a Moana theme! Check out a few customer shared images below!

How would you use these to decorate a party or room? Share your ideas below in the comments!

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