These aren’t your grandma’s crepe paper flowers from the 70’s. There is a revived interest in making handcrafted flowers from crepe paper and they are gorgeous! And from a short ways away they can fool anyone into thinking they are real, fresh flowers.
Anyone can make crepe paper flowers as a beginner. It all starts with the anatomy of a flower.
Crepe paper flowers are made up of the basic parts of the flower. The petal, the center, the stem and the leaves. We will get into more detail of these parts in each different flower but you can get some basic techniques here that you will use for making many different flowers of any kind.
There are several different types of crepe paper you can use. Crepe paper is classified by weight, typically in grams, The higher the number, the larger and heavier the paper and more prominent the texture. Lower numbers signify a finer texture and lighter weight. Double sided crepe is simply two pieces of crepe paper adhered together. This can be nice to get a subtle difference in color shading without using another medium to color the paper as typically one side is a different color than the other.
You can also learn about variations in coloring the various parts of the flower using mediums such as paints, Pan Pastels, inks, markers, and chalk.
Floral tape is a handy supply in making stems and branches and comes in a variety of colors but I will also show you how to use other supplies to achieve a desired look as well.
Making crepe paper flowers can be an engaging creative outlet for relaxation and you will absolutely be impressed with your creations especially if you have never done anything like this before. I will show you step by step how to make stunning life-like flowers even if you don’t think you can. You CAN!
