Crepe Paper Newborn Nest Craft Story

Crepe Paper Newborn Nest Craft

For a long time, I have been wanting to make a tutorial for a giant crepe paper flower that can be used as a newborn nest photo prop!

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Today I will also be providing a free template for you to create this exact flower.

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I do not use my cutting machine for this project, since these are large petals and cutting these crepe petals by hand is way faster.

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Supplies

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Download The FREE Giant Crepe Flower Template

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I held my cardstock template on top and cut around the template as a guide. Cutting all my petals for my newborn flower photo prop, took me a couple days.

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Everyone’s petal count will vary. I used roughly 60 XL petals and 50 large petals for the flower you are seeing here.

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Assemble the flower nest. I started on the outside of my large foam circle, which was cut from a foam poster board. From the outer edges, I gradually worked my way inward.

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