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DIY Paper Gardenia Flower Tutorial

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DIY paper gardenias

DIY Paper Gardenia Tutorial

The Gardenia flower is timeless and elegant. Its bright white petals offer a sweet fragrance. Gardenias are often a favorite choice for wedding flower bouquets. Gardenia flowers stand for love and purity, which makes Gardenias the perfect choice for any bride or elegant occasion. I’ve had a long-standing request to create a DIY Paper Gardenia flower template, and I’m finally delivering that request!

Supplies For Making Paper Gardenias

DIY paper gardenia tutorial

You will have 2 styles of petals – 5 point petal and the 3-point petal. Cut the following number of petals

  • 3-point petals – 4 cuts
  • 5-point petals – 3 cuts

Download The Paper Gardenia Templates

Find the gardenia flower templates in both PDF printable and SVG cut files available in the AKC Craft Vault.

Also, check out Abbi’s giant paper gardenia template and tutorial!

Paper Gardenia Video Tutorial

Press play to watch the step-by-step video tutorial for the paper gardenia flowers below or keep reading for a picture tutorial!

Step 1: Cut Your Gardenia Petals

The first step will be to cut out all the petals. I am using a shimmer white paper here from my local Hobby Lobby.

paper gardenias

Step 2: Curl Your Paper Petals

Using your thin wood dowel, curl the petals around the dowel. If you are using the Paper Blooms toolset, roll the center to help the petal stand up naturally. Repeat this with all the petals.

Small DIY paper gardenias

Step 3: Layer The Petals

Make sure your smallest 5-point petals are curled tightly together. Use your fingers to push tightly, rolling the petals so your center bud is closed once we glue it in.

To start building the flower, glue two 3-point petals together so that their petals alternate between one another.

DIY paper gardenias

Step 4: Complete the Center

The next step is to glue in the third 3-point petal. Move next to the 5-point petals, gluing them in the same way. Try to aim to have the bud become progressively tighter as you move inward.

DIY paper gardenia flower tutorial

Finally, glue your remaining two 5-point petals to the center, making sure your last petal cut is twisted tightly before inserting. Admire your elegant DIY paper gardenia!

DIY gardenias

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How to make small DIY paper gardenia flowers. Create beautiful paper gardenias for bouquets, arrangements and more. Step by step tutorial and templates.

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6 Comments

  1. Oh that was a creative idea! I’ve been looking for this. Thanks for sharing ♥️ ♥️
    Xoxo,
    Tiffany

  2. Ashley Mills says:

    I love this! I bet you could make this out of all kinds of materials! Now I’m thinking about some thick book pages for this project! So cool 🙂

  3. Jessica Myers says:

    These flowers are so pretty! I love that you used the shimmery paper because it gives it a nice effect.

  4. Eevi-Sofia says:

    What a pretty craft. I am slightly craft challenged but very much enjoy watching other people create beautiful things.

  5. LeeAnn @ Girl Bosses Rock says:

    Paper flowers are so pretty! I bought a Cricut last year and started making them for shadowboxes. I tried making them like this pattern but got a little frustrated so I stuck to the ones that you roll with the little tool. It’s also a neat way to recycle random paper you have around the house!