Tropical Paper Flowers
These bright and beautiful tropical paper flowers are made from scrapbook paper and card stock. I was inspired by the gorgeous tropical flowers in warm weather climates.
Supplies
- Card stock in bright colors orange, red, bright green, turquoise, yellow
- Scrapbook paper in colors that compliment card stock colors
- Flower pattern
- 5 green pipe cleaners 1 per flower
- 15 pony beads 3 per flower
- 5 yellow pipe cleaners (1 per flower) cut into thirds
- Glue stick
- Glue dots
Craft tools
- Color printer
Instructions
- Print out pattern. Use the larger template to cut out card stock pieces. Use the smaller template to cut out scrapbook paper pieces.
- Use glue stick to attach the small scrapbook paper flower to the larger card stock flower.
- Roll the flower up tight, spread the top out as if you were forming a cone shape.
- Thread a pony bead onto a one of the short yellow pipe cleaners and bend at the top to close it around the bead. Repeat this for a total of three. Wrap the ends together with the end of a green pipe cleaner to attach them all together.
- Poke the end of the green pipe cleaner down into the center of the flower. Hot glue in place.
- Seal cone shape with a glue dot. Wrap each flower petal around a paintbrush or a pen to curl them.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- Use whatever colors you like. Brightly colored card stock works best with a patterned scrapbook paper.
- This project is great for all ages, but I grown up might need to help kids with the glue gun.