paper flower bouquet
Struggling for a gift this Valentines for your loved ones? Give them flowers that will last a lifetime! Have a go at making this paper flower bouquet to show your appreciation for them.
Creating time: 45 mins
What you need:
Coloured card- for flower petals, leaves, and the wrap
Scissors
Tape
Method:
First we are going to make the roses. Take your coloured card and cut to roughly a square shape, it doesn’t have to be perfect, and then fold over about an inch.
Then, on an adjoining side, fold the same amount of paper over so it looks like the image to the right. Repeat with the rest of the folded card.
Once folded , roll up your piece of paper starting with the side you just folded. Use a small strip of tape to secure
To get the shape of the rose, twist the rolls of paper starting from the bottom and leaving a couple inches at the top. Then set aside and we will get started on the stems/leaves.
For the stem of the roses you are going to take your green card and cut a couple inches down along one side as shown in the picture. Then fold both corners in on the cut pieces to create the shape of a triangle.
Repeat with all pieces of card and then fold over the triangles with the folds facing downwards.
After that take your rose wrap the green card around it with the leaf by the flower and twist the bottom of the green card around it, the same way you previously did with the rose.
Now you have finished your roses place them to the side and we will move onto the other flowers!
For these flowers you are going to make the stem first, take your chosen card and wrap it into a thin tube then place to the side.
Take your purple card and cut into roughly 4 inch strips then fold in half vertically.
After that, cut strips into the folded side of your paper all the way down and repeat with all.
Now we are going to piece together our flowers. Start by taping one end of your purple card to the end of your stem with the petals facing up, and wrap the paper card around the stem so the petals feather outwards and secure at the bottom. Repeat with the rest of the card.
Once all your flowers have been made, take the paper you want to wrap them in and place the flowers in a bunch in a corner.
Simply wrap your flowers up in a cone shape, secure with tape and you’ve made everlasting flowers to give to your loved ones!
To make your bouquet more curious you can use patterned card or draw your own designs on them!
In the Victorian era of the 19th century, floriography, or the language of flowers, emerged as a way of communicating specific sentiments through the type, color, and even the arrangement of specific flowers. This form of flower code was a way of conveying one’s feelings in an era marked by restraint and discretion. Artist and writer Kate Greenaway’s Language in Flowers, published in 1884, was an indispensable floriography dictionary, providing the meanings of different flowers and their significance in bouquets and floral arrangements. For instance, if a gentleman wished to send a bouquet of flowers to his betrothed, he might include blue violets, signifying faithfulness, and white roses, meaning “I am worthy of you.”
To learn more about the curious history of bouquets check out:
https://develop.historyfacts.com/arts-culture/article/why-do-we-give-flowers-as-gifts-a-brief-history/
By Rose Bailey
