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February 5, 2018 By Dani Craig 3 Comments

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

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How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Love is in the air and, for me, that means finding new ways to bring a touch of cupid wherever I go. I’ve been working on a special something to share and it happens to be perfect for Valentine’s Day. I mean, who doesn’t love a good paper flower garland? So, today let’s get crafting and figure out how to make paper flower balls with this step-by-step tutorial.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

We will work on the flowers and also the garland so by the end of this post you’ll be all set to bring a touch of romance to your home, office, party, or classroom. At the end of this post, you’ll find two step-by-step video tutorial for the pomander as well.

Let’s dive in, shall we?

How to Make Paper Flower Balls- Step-By-Step Tutorial

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Supplies:

  • Templates: The templates include pre-sized PDFs & SVGs for making 3 different size flower balls.
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    • Or try the small one for  free via my template library  when you join my community!
  • 65lb Card Stock
  • Scissors and/or cutting machine
  • Rolling tool & mat (Optional)
  • Thin wood dowel for curling
  • Glue Gun
  • Twine (for hanging or creating the garland)

Prep:
You will be making 2 roses and gluing them back to back to create the pomander.

  • Cut 12 petal layers total. Six for each rose.
  • Cutting Machine Measurements are:
    • Small pomander – 3 x 3 inches
    • Medium pomander – 3.7 x 3.7 inches
    • Large pomander – 5 x 5 inches
    • Greenery – any size you prefer. I scale mine between 2.5-3.5 inches
  • All sizes are made the same way

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 1
Using my ruffle rose template we will make 2 roses and glue them back to back.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 2
Cut out 6 petal layers for 1 ruffle rose.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 3
Use a thin wood dowel to curl all the petal’s edges inwards. Repeat for all petal layers.

Use my Paper Blooms shaping mat & tool set to help the petals stand up. Of course this is optional- but OH so helpful!

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 4
If you are using the mat, roll the center of all 6 pieces. If you are not using the mat just make sure to bend the petals up when we get to the assembly.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

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Step 5
To start assembly, first, add glue to the bottom of one petal layer and gluing it on top another. Make sure to alternate the bottom petals with the top layers so that they are not directly stacked.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 6
Add your 3rd petal layer the same way. Folding the petals up slightly as you glue it in.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 7
For the remaining 3 petal layers, we will fold them up and tuck them all in the same direction.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 8
Once you have them all tucked the same direction twist the bottom slightly. This helps it stay in place.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 9
Glue into the center & fan it out a little once it’s glued in.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 10
Repeat the tuck and twist with the last 2 petal layers.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 11
Tuck and twist your last petal layer and make sure it’s twisted tightly at the bottom before gluing it in so the bud center always stays tight.

Step 12
Glue the final piece in.

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Your ruffle rose is complete. Now repeat the whole process to create a second rose. 

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

Step 13
We will now glue the 2 roses back to back to create the pomander flower ball. You will naturally see how they meet together like a fitted puzzle piece.

If you want to hang them, use some ribbon or twine to glue between the petals. Or, follow the step-by-step garland tutorial below to add some greenery to your vines. 

Step 13
When using twine or ribbon- add a bit of glue between 2 petals that naturally overlap and glue in your twine. This is perfect for wedding aisle decor (and so many other uses!)

How to Make Paper Flower Balls: Step-By-Step Tutorial

This is a perfect Valentines Day, Wedding, Spring-Time, or anytime decor piece. However you choose to use it, I know you will love it!

Watch the FULL Video Tutorial Here:

Here is how to make your Paper Flower Balls into beautiful garland:

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Comments

  1. Nancy says

    September 3, 2018 at 6:38 pm

    I would like the link for the Pomander Flower Ball Garland for my cutter. I would be happy to pay for the product.

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    • Abbi says

      September 3, 2018 at 9:26 pm

      Hi, The links can be found in the supply section of the post.

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