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Paper flower made from an old book
I made this paper flower from a few pages of an old book, a little glass bead and a piece of brass wire.
I think it turned out pretty nicely :)
I'm not a native speaker so I guess there will be a few mistakes in the text and grammar but I try my best and any correction is much appreciated.
If there are any questions just ask in the comment section below.
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You Will Need
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Step 1I 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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Step 2Put 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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Step 3Download and print template:
http://www.file-upload.net/download-1219014/paperflower-template.pdf.htmlCut 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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Step 4Make 2 holes with a needle...
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Step 5...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. -
Step 6I bend the petals of the forth row down and the last row up again.
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Step 7If 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. -
Step 8You're done, enjoy! :)
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Thanks!
I like all the depth and layers that move in different directions.
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Cath
Cath
cath_alksins@yahoo.co.uk
However ,I tried downloading the templates for the flower but am unable to do so ):
Is it possible if you email it to me?
harmini.a@hotmail.com
Thanks (: