I have a super cute project for you today! I’m making decorative paper flowers that are easy to do and can be used in many different ways!

I love using old book pages and sheet music in my crafting! This project is a perfect way to incorporate some of my favorite things into my decor. Making decorative paper flowers is super fun and you can make them out of just about any paper you want. You can add the finished flowers to dress up several items.

Just to name a few I’ve used them on picture frames, pallet signs, gift tags, cards, decorative books, journals, and as magnets. I’m sure there are 100 other ways you can use them too! In the video below I show you a few different ways to make these adorable flowers and I give you some tips and tricks too.

Making Decorative Paper Flowers

When you watch the video you will see that there are a few different ways to make these adorable flowers. You can use a paper punch to get perfectly shaped flowers. Or you can cut your own petals like I do. I love to sit in front of the TV and cut a whole bunch of heart shaped petals and then I’m all set when I’m ready to craft!

If you like to use the punched out flowers you will want to give them some lift. That way they aren’t just laying flat on you. To do that, I use a modeling clay tool that has balls on the end. I lay my petals on a piece of old flip flop and push the tool into the petals to give them some dimension.

What Paper to use and Flower Center Options

Like I said, I like to use old book pages and sheet music for most of my flowers. But you can make them out of anything you like. Just make sure that the paper isn’t too brittle because you don’t want it to rip. I’ve used coffee filters, wrapping paper, and card stock in the past and I always love the results!

If you are using card stock you can keep a water mister on hand and spray those petals to make them more workable. Card stock is much thicker than regular paper and it can be hard to manipulate without the water. It looks great as a flower though!

When it comes to deciding on the center of your flowers, the sky is the limit! I love using buttons for mine or pieces of vintage jewelry. You could also use cotton balls, raffia, and any cute little bit of something that you have. In the video I also show you how to make cute little rosettes that make great flower centers too!

Supply List

• Variety of cardstock and old book pages/sheet music
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Buttons, old jewelry, etc. to be your flower centers

Step by Step Instructions

• Start by using your scissors to cut out hearts from your papers. You want the bottom of the heart (where the point normally is) to be cut flat. Your hearts don’t need to be perfect in any way!
• Once you have several hearts cut out, add a line of hot glue to the bottom of about three of them. By the time you have added the glue to your third one, the first should be cool enough to work with. Scrunch up the bottom and the glue will hold it in place. Repeat this process until you have as many petals as you need.
• Next, take one of your petals that are still flat and lay it in front of you. Use the hot glue to start attaching one of your scrunched petals at a time until you have the original petal all filled in and it looks like a flower. Once all of your petals are in place, flip the flower over and trim off any parts of your base petal that might show through to the front.
• Now go back in and add another smaller layer of petals. You can stop here with the petals or you can add as many more layers as you want. You can also cut small leaves from your paper and add those in too!
• Once your petals are all in place, glue a button or piece of old jewelry to the middle to make your flower center.

The Wrap Up…

I really hope that you love these paper flowers as much as I do! There are so many ways to make them and so many ways to use them. You can make cute little ones, big and beautiful ones, or a mix of both. The flowers I showed you how to make today can be used any day of the year. But think of the beautiful creations that you could make out of old Christmas cards or thick Christmas wrapping paper! Learning how to make the flowers is just the beginning, your creativity will take over and you’ll come up with tons of new ideas. Have fun crafting, friends!

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