1. Cut Japanese rice paper into random flower shapes (I found a booklet of 100 sheets at ACMoore in the art supply area)
2. Place one cut flower on waxed paper and watercolor
3. Carefully pick it up and hold it from underneath
4. Pinch the center while twisting and overlapping the petals.
5. Place flower in a styrofoam egg carton to help hold the shape while drying
6. When dried, add details with a fine tipped marker
7. Embellish center of flowers with glitter, buttons, beads, rhinestones, etc.
8. They are beautiful added to any scrapbook page, ATC, card, etc.
This was my technique that was in the 2006 Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame Book. I have been making them for several years now.
I think they would also look great on wired stems! Enjoy!
These are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing this techniques with us. I'm going to definitely have to try this!!!! Beautiful. You must have more color in your home than anyone I know...and I love it.
Posted by: Kris | March 07, 2007 at 11:41 AM
oh my god, ok, can I just say thanks!!!!! I am planning a garden/spring/flower kind of birthday party for my little Camille, she's turning 2 in April...and have been wanting to do an activity or at least decorate, and THIS gives me some much needed inspiration...they loook Great!!! Can't wait to play around.
Posted by: vickie | March 08, 2007 at 05:26 PM
i remember these :-) so.. did you enter this year?
Posted by: Tracy | March 12, 2007 at 08:55 AM
Never seen handmade flowers this gorgeous! Thanks for the tutorial Christa, I certeinly going to try to make these flowers.
Posted by: Dymphie | March 13, 2007 at 06:25 PM
These flowers are amazing! I gotta try it!
Posted by: amanda bel | March 19, 2007 at 12:54 AM
These are beautiful. I am definitely going to try this and thanks for the heads up on the paper at ACMoore. I never would have thought to look there.
Were you a hall of famer last year? sorry i don't keep up with it. If not, did you try this year?
Posted by: audrey h. | March 22, 2007 at 01:03 AM
It's beautiful!!!
Posted by: Tessa | March 22, 2007 at 12:19 PM
oh, those are absolutely magnificent! WOWIE!
Posted by: liannallama | March 23, 2007 at 01:44 AM
Gorgeous. Did you use these in your CJ?? They are so cool!
Linda M.
Posted by: Linad Moyes | March 23, 2007 at 08:42 AM
This is Great...Thanks for sharing
this technique with us.
Yours are beautiful...love the colors !
Dee
Posted by: dasimonds | August 23, 2007 at 05:29 PM
that is so cool
Posted by: tianna | October 28, 2007 at 12:43 AM
I just wanted to comment about how beautiful your art is. You have a wonderfully expressive talent.
I was searching for a tutorial on paper flowers and found your site. Gorgeous!
I plan on making some and attaching them to hair clips for myself and my daughter. Being a Leo (and therefore loving all things sparkly ) I think I'll add some glitter and glitz.
Thank you again for sharing your amazing talent with everyone!
Blessings,
Shell
Posted by: Shell | April 25, 2008 at 07:52 PM
Thanks for this beautiful technique, I have tried it using rice paper. It was very ticky to do, and i used a hair dryer the help the drying process as the paper i used easy stuck together fast.
Well worth trying out though :)!
Posted by: Elisa | April 28, 2009 at 07:53 AM
Wow! those flowers were so cute. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
-pia-
Posted by: flower Philippine | May 04, 2010 at 08:27 PM
Nice idea! I never try to make a flower tissue before, Anyway, thanks for sharing this post. I've got an idea.
Posted by: Send Flowers to France | July 14, 2010 at 04:08 AM
awesome! am gonna try this at home. your post actually makes me feel like a child again.:)
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