Flowers made from natural Indian paper

Instructions No. 3211

Instructions No. 3211

Difficulty: Beginner

Working time: 3 Hours

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Crafting makes you happy - especially when the creative process results in a decorative flower that brightens up your home. These instructions will show you how to make elegant flowers from natural paper and beads. Let yourself be inspired and discover how easy it is to create small works of art in just a few simple steps!

Elegant flowers made from natural paper and beads: DIY instructions

Step 1: Preparing the flower shapes
To start your creative craft projects, first download the templates for the flower petals. You have the option of making two different types of flowers. To do this, transfer the templates to natural paper and cut them out carefully. The narrow hearts are folded once in the centre. Fold the wide hearts at the sides along the dotted lines. These folds give your petals shape and volume. Then glue the blossom petals onto a large circle, preferably made from the same paper as the flowers. This ensures a harmonious overall look.

Step 2: Accentuate with kraft paper
Add the finishing touch to your flower by cutting out a small circle from kraft paper. Stick this in the centre of your finished flower. Punch a hole in this circle. This will ensure that your flower stamp can be placed in the right place later on.

Step 3: Designing the flower stamps
Now let's turn our attention to the flower stamps. Cut about 20 cm of binding wire and string five 4 mm wooden beads onto it. Pass the end of the wire through all the beads again and then pull them together. Twist the ends of the wire to a length of 3 to 5 cm. This forms the base of the flower stamp. Leave one end of the wire untreated and shorten the other. To bundle the stamps, place three together and tie them tightly together with one end of the wire.

Step 4: Final assembly of the flowers
Now it's time for the finishing touches! Take the larger wooden beads and your flower stamp to complete your flower. Insert the flower stamp through the wooden bead and then carefully place it through the centre of the flower. To secure it, apply a little hot glue under the flower and attach another wooden bead. Now take the plug wire, slide on a wooden bead and apply hot glue to the wooden bead attached under the flower. Plug the plug wire into this bead and insert the ends of the binding wire into the second wooden bead on the plug wire.