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   I used a brass wire with 1mm diameter and glass beads with 5mm diameter.

   The flower is about 4 inches but you can scale the petals-template in the print setting of your PDF-reader to make it a different size.

   
   
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   Put the bead on the wire and twist it with the pliers for two or three times.

   The twisted part will be covered with the petals when you're done and it will also hold the petals in place.

   
   
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   Download and print template:
   http://www.file-upload.net/download-1219014/paperflower-template.pdf.html

   Cut out the petals. You will need 6 pieces of each petal shape.

   I folded 2 pages twice like an accordion, put the template on top and cut it out. It is much easier than tracing/cutting each petal seperately.

   
   
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   Make 2 holes with a needle...

   
   
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   ...and put the flower petals on the wire starting with the little ones.

   Be careful with pushing the petal over the twist in the wire to make sure your paper doesn't crack more than necessary.
   I guess this sounds a little weired because I can't explain it properly in English but I hope you will know what I mean when you're at this step in this how-to.

   
   
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   I bend the petals of the forth row down and the last row up again.

   
   
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   If you use the flower just for decoration you probably won't need the glue.
   But in case the petals won't bear up you can glue a little bead with an inside diameter that fits your wire right underneath the last petal.

   
   
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   You're done, enjoy! :)

   
   

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