How to Make Giant Paper Amaryllis Story

How to Make Giant Paper Amaryllis

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This Amaryllis flower petal is unique from my traditional wider petals.

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These DIY paper amaryllis flowers can be used in decorations for any holiday season.

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For each flower, you will cut out eight petals in every size – one of each side of the 8-sided base, and then 4-6 center petals.

Cut about a 1.5 to 2-inch slit at the bottom. Curl each top edge backward with your wood dowel or pencil. Finally, overlap and glue the slit at the base.

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Once you have prepared all your petals, begin adding them around the octagon base, largest to smallest. I’m using my 8-sided Petal Perfect octagon base.

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For these paper amaryllis flowers, I will be using the what comes with my paper amaryllis template. You would want to create some dimension.

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