Ok, so I have had an OVERWHELMING response to these paper flowers. I was sitting on my couch, brainstorming a way to make a backdrop for a wedding to match the brilliance that Posh Paperie created for one of my clients. I wanted to match the funky yellow flowers in the corner of the invites. I dipped into my craft garage and pulled out some construction paper and a stapler. I just started cutting some shapes and ended up figuring out these fun flowers.
Here is a DIY for all of you asking!
SUPPLIES:
Poster board
Construction paper
Scissors
Stapler
STEP ONE:
Trace out a shape of your leaf on the thick posterboard. Use the poster board as the larges layer of leaves as it will provide a sturdy base for your flower. Any shape will do, I just tried to match the flowers on the invites, so that is how I came up with this particular shape.
STEP TWO:
Cut out your leaf and use it as a stencil for the rest. Cut out as many leaves as you need for the flower (I used five leaves per flower).
STEP THREE:
Do the same with all of the other sizes and types of paper you have. I used poster board for the large petals, construction paper for the medium petals and tissue paper for the small petals.
STEP FOUR:
Place each paper leaf on top of each other in order of size. You can use several sheets of the tissue paper leaves to create dimension and fluff.
photo by Ashley RoseTags: diy decor, DIY flowers, hand made paper flowers, homemade paper flowers, orange county wedding planner
Wow! I LOVE the arch for the whimsy wedding!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love this look.
you are so clever jesi!
xo
Cool Idea! Love it… might have to try this one!
I’m so happy you posted a tutorial on this! I saw the alter from the wedding you just coordinated and I fell in love! It’s beautiful and very fitting for my fiance and I- graphic designer and a typesetter in a print shop!
Thank you Jesi!! I was wondering how you made these!!
THANK YOU so much for posting the how-to on the gorgeous flowers!!
Love this!!!!!
I love the wedding arch as well! It is georgeous!
Hi Jesi I enjoyed this post a lot! I just posted about this if you don’t mind!
love it!
i absolutely adore the wedding altar you designed. i seriously cannot get enough – it’s so awesome! i tried my hand at making your flowers; yours are much cuter. your stapler is also much cuter than my stapler – i think that was my downfall! thanks for sharing this tutorial! i linked to your site, if that’s ok!
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Alena, you are hilarious! You totally need a cute stapler….
Soooo cute! I love this idea!
oooh! very fun. thanks! I love these!!!
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I love love love it! All of my friends call me Martha Stewart so i def. have to try this out! What kind of wood and materials did you use for the actual arch?!? I don’t have money for vendors…I am a complete DIY bride! Help!
Love the yellow backdrop, so cute! Just wondering what you hung the fabric from? Or is it draped over something?
Hi Sarah!
I have a backdrop frame that I use…It’s a photo backdrop frame, you can get it at any camera store!
Hi Kristin!
The branches were already on the structure!
I love these!!! So gorgeous- I saw the bottom photo on the photographers blog a month or so ago and fell in love with the flowers- awesome idea!
wow … nice I like how you make and model … nice
I adore this arch- so colorful and fun Great Job!!
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The invitations are beautiful!
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