How to Make Paper Flowers
A few years ago I taught myself how to make crepe paper flowers. I bought a few books, watched a gazillion videos, bought some supplies, and started making paper flowers. It was that easy!
Why did I want to make crepe paper flowers? They look gorgeous, last forever, and are really fun to make. Since the very first time I made my first flower, I have made hundreds of crepe paper flowers. I can’t wait to show you today how to make a peony and poppy crepe paper flower without a cutting machine!
All you need is a pair of scissors to do the cutting.
How to Make Crepe Paper Flowers
I get asked all the time if making crepe paper flowers is hard. The true answer is, it depends.
And, the easiest way to describe it is, the more petals, the harder the flower. So start with a flower with fewer petals. Like a poppy!
If you use a Cricut Maker machine, it will also save you time.
But you need to know that you can make flowers without a cutting machine. That’s what I am going to show you today.
When I first started making crepe paper flowers, I started out making poppy paper flowers, then made paper peony flowers , quince branches, paper tulips, paper daffodils, and all of the flowers you see below.
I also made some paper peonies and added them to a wreath.
The photo below shows the quince flowers I made. These are really easy as they only have about five petals.
Someday I may attach them to branches. But I really like how they look in this vintage crock too!
The poppies that are pictured below only have about 8 large petals. These are really easy to make and I love making them.
The flowers get harder to make as the detail and number of petals increase.
These Gerber Daisies have two rows of about 16 petals petals but they aren’t too hard to make either.
Peonies also aren’t difficult to make as they have large petals in a few rows. (The larger the petal, the easier the flower!)
I think the hardest flower I have made were these hydrangeas. All I can say is they had a gazillion petals.
I might just make these hydrangeas once.
How to Make Paper Flowers
My “flower mentor” is a gal named Lia Griffith and I have learned so much by watching her wonderful flower making videos. She also has a craft group and that is where I get all of my flower patterns. She has free downloads for all of her monthly members and she is so talented!
How to Make Crepe Paper Poppies
The complete instructions to make a paper poppy flower can be found here.
I used the Lia Griffith Poppy flower template.
Look how easy these are to make! I outlined the patterns and cut them out with scissors.
Here are my cut pieces for the poppy.
I also use Pan Pastels to color the petals. It makes all the difference in the world.
How fun is this? I love making this part of every flower.
Adding the petals is very easy.
I really do love how these came out!
How to Make a Crepe Paper Peony Flower
These peonies are made without a cutting machine! The complete DIY is listed here.
Just look how easy they are to make!
I use paper flower patterns which were created by the very talented Lia Griffith. Here is the link to the peony pattern.
One of my favorite parts of paper flower making is making the stamen. Did you know there are scissors that cut crepe paper in thin strips? It is amazing the difference a gold felt marker can make!
Here you can see how the flower is put together. The petals are just glued to the stamen.
I love how the peony petals create a beautiful flower.
This is the finished peony. It’s gorgeous!
I love making bouquets of paper flowers. This bouquet consists of the first flowers I ever made. The bouquet consists of poppies and peonies. (And a pretty weak attempt at a tulip or two.)
Here is a video I created on how to I made crepe paper poppy flowers.
How to Make Poppy Flowers Video
I hoped you enjoyed the video!
Here are some more posts about paper flowers by my blogger friends.
I also joined up with three other bloggers to share our paper flowers. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to see their amazing flowers. You will also find the DIY how-to video I created which explains how I made a paper poppy flower.
Christina from the DIY Mommy shares how to make easy paper roses with dollar store streamers. You aren’t going to believe how easy these are to make.
Jennifer from Tatertots + Jello made easy spring wall art with paper flowers. How adorable is this?
Janine from Happy, Happy, Nester made some wonderful crepe paper flowers. I love her minimalist palette. It’s gorgeous!
I hope this blog post has inspired you to try to make paper flowers. It’s so much fun and the end result is gorgeous. Be sure and watch my video and let me know what you think!
Links to Similar Items
Silk Coral Poppies 
Vintage Faux Peonies 
Silk Poppy Flowers 
Silk Peony Flowers 
Poppy Kit 
Extra Fine Crepe Paper
Secret Garden Collection
Pan Pastel Set 
Dual Temperature Hot Glue Gun 
Floral Tape and 16″ Stem Wire 
1″ Styrofoam Balls 
22 Guage Floral Wire 
Fringe Scissors 
Poppy Template 
Peony Template 
Cricut Maker 
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Wow Leslie! They look so real! Beautifully done!
Love these. Thank you for sharing the techniques.
Yes, we really need to live next door my friend! Think how much fun we would have.
That’s so fun! I loved the video – you explain it so well and make it look easy! 🙂 Definitely elegant! 💗
Just incredible! I can’t wait to make these and the spring flower wreathe with the pine cones. Oh and the milk painting and .. I could go on and on. I find you about 6 weeks ago, I love following you so much. You inspire me to get crafty again and believe me that’s no small feat! Thank you so much!🌸
Much love, Laurie
I was just at Rogers Gardens and they had crepe gladiolus! You are right on track with what the high end stores are selling, but your designs look more real!
Cindy