Want to learn how to make paper flowers in a snap? I saw this paper flower tutorial over at Folding Trees and gave it a whirl. After creating a couple of paper flowers I realized that I didn’t have the patience to make an entire bouquet. Although the flowers are pretty, they’re not for impatient types like me. I couldn’t imagine cutting circle after tissue paper circle to make a bouquet.
Then I made the flowers using cupcake liners. What a cinch! I was pretty darn tickled with how they turned out.
If you’re aiming to add some whimsy to your wedding, these would be a perfect DIY project for you and your maids. They’d also be pretty sweet for a wedding shower – displayed right next to the cupcakes!
What you need:
Cupcake Liners
(in color of your choice) I used eight small cupcake liners per flower.
Straight Pin
How to Make Paper Flowers
Take cupcake liners out of their packaging.
Flatten eight cupcake liners (enough for one flower) with your hands.
Using a straight pin, poke two holes on the inside of the cupcake liners about a half an inch apart.
Insert pipe cleaner into the holes through the inside of the cupcake liners. You will probably only be able to do a couple at a time. Keep repeating until you have all eight cupcake liners threaded onto the pipe cleaner.
Bring the end of pipe cleaner through the second hole.
Starting as close as you can to the edge of the cupcake liners, wrap your pipe cleaner with floral tape. It takes a bit of practice to get good at it.
After all eight of the cupcake liners have been placed onto the pipe cleaner, begin pinching the cupcake liners with your thumb and index finger one at a time, beginning with the top one. Repeat until all cupcake liners have been shaped.
Voila! A lovely paper flower to admire!
Now that you’ve learned how to make paper flowers, why not learn how to make tissue paper pom poms?
I know these aren’t edible, but I couldn’t help posting a link to these flowers on my Edible Crafts column! So fabulous (ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com)
Thanks for the link Meaghan!
Oh I love this! So simple, so cute, and it looks so fun! Great idea
I love these flowers..so simple to make, and so lovely to look at!
I’ve decided to use these instead of flowers for my wedding…thanks so much for coming up with this brilliant idea!
I used these flowers as centerpieces at my wedding. They look fantastic!
I’d love to see the photos Jacqueline!
Very Clever! Love this…
Just wanted to let you know I featured this TUT on my blog!! Love the idea, made a half dozen myself!
Cool! I’d love to see how yours turned out!
I love ideas like these. It will come in handy, because I buy cupcake liners by the thousand and lots of time a few get out of shape when left outside the case. I throw them away, but not any more….I’ll use this decorations for the cupcakes orders presentations.
Thanks for sharing the this idea.
Excelente, mas ahora que en todo debe reciclarse……:)
Wow, thanks for this cute flower post. Low cost to produce and will make wonderful centerpieces for May Day, Bridal Showers, Easter luncheons, Card/Bunco Parties and Tea Parties in pretty pastels!!! Spring fever is hitting everyone hard these days, BUT with a big ice storm coming tomorrow followed by snow I will be keeping my hands busy making these cuties ahead of time for the upcoming Spring events! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Hope you have fun making them Dee Dee! They’re definitely cheery and a perfect project for a snowy day.