DIY Paper Carnations

I have never much liked paper flowers and never tried making one until I found these amazing paper carnations. Might be my love for pretty carnations could not stop me from making them. It is pretty easy to make these flowers.

All you need is crepe paper, floral tape, craft wire, scissors, white glue and water colour. Below are the steps.

1. Take a crepe paper (preferably red or pink or white in colour) and cut it into tulip shaped petals (around 16 to 20 petals). Please note that the creases of the crepe paper should be kept vertical and the tip of the petal should be cut zigzag.

2. Stretch the cut petals and cup them. The vertical creases should spread while doing this making it easy for you to cup the petals.

3. Take the craft wire and cover it with a floral tape.

4. Apply very little amount of white glue on one end of the wire and stick your first petal followed by the second, third and other remaining petals. Please note that you should apply little amount of white glue after sticking every petal.

5. Cover the area where the petals have been glued with the floral tape.

6. Take a green crepe paper and cut it into pointed leaves and glue them on the stem where ever necessary.
For the white carnations, apply little amount of red water colour on the zigzag tip with a brush.

Your paper carnations are ready!
Thank you for staying. Enjoy making these pretty carnations!

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