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Crepe Paper Anemones

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.com

Hi everyone! I am so sorry I have not been able to post very often. I am trying my best to get these posts done. Hopefully things will calm down soon and I’ll be able to get more posts done!

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comFor today’s post, I have this tutorial on how to create these fun crepe paper anemones. This is a very easy tutorial. You could probably even do this with tissue paper, though crepe paper would be best because of the ability to stretch and form a cup.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comSupplies:
– White crepe paper – or any color you’d like your flower to be
– Black tissue paper
– Scissors
– Glue- Wire stem or floral wire wrapped with floral tape
– Small piece of cardstock to act as the base
– Hot glue gun

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comYou’ll need to cut your white crepe paper into 6 wide strips and 5 thin strips. The crinkles should run parallel with the length. In this example, my wide strips are approximately 1″ x 2″ and my thin strips are approximately .5″ x 2″. Cut your strips into the regular balloon shaped petal, but wiggle your scissors at the top of the petal to create an irregular edge. (Sometimes you’ll find that you only have enough space for 5 petals instead of 6, and that’s fine as well.)Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.com

Using the pad of your thumbs, stretch the petal at the base (red arrows) to create a cup shape. At the top of the petal, create a ruffled effect by holding the edge of the petal like you’re going to rip it, and twist the paper, so that the blue arrow moves away from your while the green arrow moves towards you.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comRepeat the step above for all the petals.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comTo prepare the base, take your piece of cardstock and cut it into the shape of a circle. Mine is approximately .75″ in diameter. Poke your stem through the center of the circle and bend the wire at a 45 degree angle so it lays flat on the circle.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comThis is what it should look like. Use your hot glue gun to secure the stem in place.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comNow you will work on the flower. To hold the stem, you can stick it into a piece of foam, or just bend the wire and tape it to the desk temporarily, as I did above.  Begin gluing all the wide petals to the circle base.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comAfter you have glued all the petals, it should look like the picture above. Stretch each petal so that the edges overlap and glue the edges together.  There should not be much space between the petals. (I did not do this step until my flower was completed, so to see how much the petals should overlap, please see the final picture. )

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comFor the second layer, glue all your small petals on top. Again, stretch the petals and glue the edges to overlap. (As you can see from this picture, I have not stretched my petals to overlap the edges yet)

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comTo create the center, take a piece of black tissue paper and roll it up into a ball. Take another piece of black tissue paper and wrap it.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comTwist the ball and cut off the excess. The goal is to create a small black ball for the center.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comCut 2 layers of black tissue paper that is about .5″ larger than the ball you created.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comCut a fringe around the edge of the circle.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comFor the first layer, apply glue to the edge of the ball and fold the fringe up to stick to the center ball.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comIt should look like this once you have folded up the fringes.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comFor the second layer, apply some glue to the center and attach, but you do not need to apply glue to the edges before folding the fringe up.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.comGlue the center to the flower. If you did not stretch your petals like I did, now is the time to stretch the petals and make sure the edges are overlapping and glued. As you can see from this picture, there is less space in between the petals.

Crepe Paper Anemone Tutorial | ashandcrafts.com

That’s all there is to it! Now photograph your anemones in front of a fun, bright background and enjoy!

I hope you liked today’s tutorial. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me! If you decide to give this a go, I’d love to see your work! You could also tag me as @ashandcrafts and Twitter or Instagram if you decide to post it!

 

 

 

 

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11 Comments

  • Reply
    Lauren @ Lauren Caris Cooks
    June 12, 2015 at 12:22 am

    These are so cute!! I am actually looking for some fake flowers for our apartment as we have a cat and there’s a high chance she would just eat the real ones… I will definitely give these a go!

    • Reply
      Ash
      June 12, 2015 at 2:27 pm

      Thanks Lauren! I’d love to see them if you do decide to make them!

  • Reply
    Erlene
    June 13, 2015 at 8:24 pm

    So pretty!I love all the flowers you’re creating with paper.

    • Reply
      Ash
      June 16, 2015 at 10:42 am

      Thank you Erlene!

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    Hannah
    June 17, 2015 at 9:50 am

    These are so lovely! I like how delicate they look.

    xx Hannah // TheCheapishly.com

    • Reply
      Ash
      June 26, 2015 at 9:40 am

      Thank you so much Hannah!

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    Winnie
    June 21, 2015 at 6:06 am

    These are sooooo BEAUTIFUL !!
    You are very creative, and you make everything seems easy to make 🙂

    • Reply
      Ash
      June 26, 2015 at 9:40 am

      Omg, thanks so much Winnie! I love all your yummy recipes!

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    Misty Nicole Roberts
    June 22, 2015 at 4:47 pm

    So, pretty! Thanks for stopping by my blog and commenting on my garden post, though it seems you didn’t know I was one of the Merry Monday co-hosts, too! Have a great week!

    • Reply
      Ash
      June 26, 2015 at 9:41 am

      So sorry!!

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    Judith Anne Fernandes
    July 12, 2016 at 7:25 am

    Thanks a ton Ash – really great = loved reading and lapping all the information provided in the tutorial. Hope I can share my work with you?

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