How to Make Large Paper Peonies: Templates and Tutorial

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With the outdoors livening up, so are events like weddings, showers, and parties as we head into the season of matrimony.

Giant peonies or small peonies are perfect for a wedding backdrop, baby shower decor, or Easter events. So let’s start teaching you how to make paper peonies!

Supplies

– 65 pound cardstock (I buy this brand) – Glue gun – Templates – Wood dowel to roll the petals – Scissors or cutting machine (I use Cricut)

Cut the following number of petals: -XL petal – 8 cuts – Large petal – 8 cuts – Medium petal – 8 cuts – Small petal – 8 cuts – Extra Small petal- 8 cuts – Center petals – 2-3 cuts – One 8-sided base

Step 1

Cut about a 1.5 inch to 2-inch slit in the bottom center edge of the petal. Add a touch of glue on one edge and slightly overlap the two pieces.

Step 2

Use your dowel or marker to roll the one side inwards, and the opposite side backward.

Step 3

With your dowel, this time curl BOTH sides inward, towards you. Do this for all the medium, small, and extra small petals as seen above.

Step 4

With your 8-sided base begin placing your extra-large petals, one petal for each side of the base.

Tap the link below to see  the full instructionS, OR WATCH THE TUTORIAL VIDEO BY TAPPING HERE.

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