FLOWER FANCY WREATH
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Crafted from exquisite crepe paper flowers, this wreath makes any doorway a pretty place to enter. Be sure to hang your wreath in a spot that is not perpetually exposed to the elements. You can also make individual flowers to string into a garland or to pin to your hair.
Supplies
Flower Fancy Wreath templates Scissors for paper Ruler Crepe paper for stamens and flowers Wire cutters Cloth-wrapped floral wire Liquid glue Pencil Contrasting crepe paper for leaves Floral tape 24-gauge galvanized steel wire Fine silver wire
1. Download the Flower Fancy Wreath templates at www.chroniclebooks.com/sweetpaper.
2. Each flower has a stamen, multiple petals, and two leaves. To make a stamen, use the scissors to cut a strip of crepe paper 2 in/5 cm wide by 5 in/12 cm long. Fold the strip in half widthwise and fold in half widthwise again. Cut fringe along one side, being careful to cut only about 1½ in/4 cm into the paper. Unfold the paper so you have a 5-in/12- cm-long piece with fringe along the length.
3. Using the wire cutters, cut a 4-in/10-cm length of floral wire. Apply a small amount of liquid glue to one end of the paper on the edge without the fringe. Place one end of the floral wire on the glue and wrap the paper tightly around the wire. Apply glue to the end of the fringed paper, gently pull
tight, and press the end on the wire to secure.
4. Using the pencil, trace the flower template on crepe paper, aligning the template so that the lines on the crepe paper run vertically on the template. Cut five to seven petals. Be careful to cut inside the pencil lines so you don’t have to erase them later. Carefully stretch out each petal to create a more natural shape.
5. Gently pleat the bottom edge of a petal. Apply a small amount of liquid glue to the pleated edge and attach the petal to the stamen directly beneath the fringe. Continue pleating petals and attaching them around the stamen until the flower is as full as you want it to be.
6. Use the leaf template to cut two leaves from contrasting crepe paper. Apply a dab of liquid glue to the bottom of a leaf and attach it directly under the petals. Repeat with the other leaf.
7. To finish off the flower, cut a strip of crepe paper the same color as the flower about ½ in/12 mm wide by 6 in/15 cm long. Apply a small amount of glue to one end and carefully wrap it around the wire stem to cover the bottom of the petals and leaves, tightening the strip as you wrap and adding more glue as needed. Or use floral tape to cover the bottom of the petals and leaves. Bend the petals outward slightly to create a natural flower shape.
8. Repeat the process to create more flowers. Depending on the fullness of your flowers, you will need eighteen to twenty-five flowers for a 12-in/30.5-cm-diameter wreath. Allow the flowers to dry for at least an hour before attaching them to the wreath form.
9. Using the wire cutters, cut a piece of steel wire about 36 in/91 cm long. Shape the wire into a 12- in/30.5-cm-diameter circle. Tightly wrap a 4-in/10-cm piece of fine silver wire around the ends of the steel wire. Trim with the wire cutters.
10. Tightly wrap the stem of a flower around the wreath form. Attach the remaining flowers, spacing them about 1 in/2.5 cm apart. Bend the flowers as you like to make them face different directions. Wrap the wreath with floral tape to give it a neat finish, weaving the tape between the flowers and bending them slightly if necessary. Hang the wreath and adjust the flowers as needed.
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Supplies
Flower Fancy Wreath templates Scissors for paper Ruler Crepe paper for stamens and flowers Wire cutters Cloth-wrapped floral wire Liquid glue Pencil Contrasting crepe paper for leaves Floral tape 24-gauge galvanized steel wire Fine silver wire
1. Download the Flower Fancy Wreath templates at www.chroniclebooks.com/sweetpaper.
2. Each flower has a stamen, multiple petals, and two leaves. To make a stamen, use the scissors to cut a strip of crepe paper 2 in/5 cm wide by 5 in/12 cm long. Fold the strip in half widthwise and fold in half widthwise again. Cut fringe along one side, being careful to cut only about 1½ in/4 cm into the paper. Unfold the paper so you have a 5-in/12- cm-long piece with fringe along the length.
3. Using the wire cutters, cut a 4-in/10-cm length of floral wire. Apply a small amount of liquid glue to one end of the paper on the edge without the fringe. Place one end of the floral wire on the glue and wrap the paper tightly around the wire. Apply glue to the end of the fringed paper, gently pull
tight, and press the end on the wire to secure.
4. Using the pencil, trace the flower template on crepe paper, aligning the template so that the lines on the crepe paper run vertically on the template. Cut five to seven petals. Be careful to cut inside the pencil lines so you don’t have to erase them later. Carefully stretch out each petal to create a more natural shape.
5. Gently pleat the bottom edge of a petal. Apply a small amount of liquid glue to the pleated edge and attach the petal to the stamen directly beneath the fringe. Continue pleating petals and attaching them around the stamen until the flower is as full as you want it to be.
6. Use the leaf template to cut two leaves from contrasting crepe paper. Apply a dab of liquid glue to the bottom of a leaf and attach it directly under the petals. Repeat with the other leaf.
7. To finish off the flower, cut a strip of crepe paper the same color as the flower about ½ in/12 mm wide by 6 in/15 cm long. Apply a small amount of glue to one end and carefully wrap it around the wire stem to cover the bottom of the petals and leaves, tightening the strip as you wrap and adding more glue as needed. Or use floral tape to cover the bottom of the petals and leaves. Bend the petals outward slightly to create a natural flower shape.
8. Repeat the process to create more flowers. Depending on the fullness of your flowers, you will need eighteen to twenty-five flowers for a 12-in/30.5-cm-diameter wreath. Allow the flowers to dry for at least an hour before attaching them to the wreath form.
9. Using the wire cutters, cut a piece of steel wire about 36 in/91 cm long. Shape the wire into a 12- in/30.5-cm-diameter circle. Tightly wrap a 4-in/10-cm piece of fine silver wire around the ends of the steel wire. Trim with the wire cutters.
10. Tightly wrap the stem of a flower around the wreath form. Attach the remaining flowers, spacing them about 1 in/2.5 cm apart. Bend the flowers as you like to make them face different directions. Wrap the wreath with floral tape to give it a neat finish, weaving the tape between the flowers and bending them slightly if necessary. Hang the wreath and adjust the flowers as needed.
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