10 DIY paper flowers and easy tutorials how to make spring decorations

 

 

Spring decoration can be a mood booster during the cold months. You can make great flowers and transform your own home into a beautiful spring paradise with only a few materials such as colored or crêpe paper. We will show you 10 DIY paper flowers tutorials that are suitable even for beginners. These quick and easy DIY spring flower ideas are perfect as a pastime for the kids when it rains outside. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and let your creativity run wild!

DIY paper flowers – spring decoration ideas

Whether alone or as part of a floral arrangement, the tulip automatically attracts attention. Bring spring into the house with the queen of spring flowers.

Materials:

Crepe Paper (blue, green and white)

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun

Small Cotton Ball

Seed Beads

Craft Wire

Green Floral Tape

Directions:

Cut 7 to 9 petals from the blue crepe paper and stretch them.

Cut a square from the white crepe paper and place a cotton ball in the middle of it. Now you have to wrap the ball with the paper and swirl the ends.

Cut a 20 cm piece of wire, glue the blue petals to it and place the wrapped cotton balls in the center.

You can decorate the flower with acrylic beads.

You only need to wrap the flower stalk with the green masking tape.

How to make a flower garland – party decoration for children’s birthday parties

A flower garland is the perfect decoration for birthday parties, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and weddings.

Materials:

Crepe Paper

(purple and pink)

Scissors

Green Thread

Needle

Directions:

Cut the crepe paper into 6 cm wide strips and fold them in a zigzag manner.

Draw a flower shape on the paper and cut it out. In this way, you can quickly make up to 10 petals from each color.

Use the needle and thread through the center of the flowers and your flower garland is ready to be hung.

DIY flowers from tissue paper

A hydrangea made of tissue paper can perfectly round off the decoration for the children’s birthday. Whether as part of a festive garland or as an accent on the table, this spectacular flower is versatile.

Materials:

16 Sheets of Tissue Paper (10 cm X 32 cm)

Craft Wire

Scissors

Green Floral Tape

Directions:

Stack 16 pieces measuring 10 cm x 32 cm on top of each other. Fold the paper, starting from a short outer edge, zigzagged – like an accordion. Then tie the sheets together with craft wire in the middle.

Cut the ends of the leaves in a semicircle on both sides.

Now unfold the flower and pull apart the individual layers.

Repeat steps 1 to 3 three more times and make three more paper hydrangeas.

Then tie all four flowers together to form a voluminous flower.

A simple origami blossom tutorial

Folding an origami flower can be a big challenge. Many craft enthusiasts fail in the first attempt. Therefore, we have a photo tutorial, and you can also find a video at the beginning of the article.

Materials:

5 Sheets of Paper – 10 cm X 10 cm

Glue

Craft Wire

Green Floral Tape

Hot Glue Gun

Directions:

Follow the photo tutorial step by step to make the beautiful origami flowers. Take your time: the first flower can take between thirty minutes and one hour. After you have already folded two or three flowers, it is much faster.

If you are not pressed for time, you can even make a bouquet of flowers and then use it as a vintage wedding decoration. Decorate the flowers with rhinestones, acrylic beads or lace.

Homemade Paper flowers – One more origami flower

Origami flowers have recently gained popularity and are effectively staged on the table or in the vase along with pussy willow, dry flowers and other long-lasting natural materials.

Materials:

5 Paper Circles (equal size)

Glue

Hot Glue Gun

Bead

Craft Wire

Green Floral Tape

Directions:

Follow the steps first in the photo above and then in the photo below, and craft a stylish flower made of colored paper. Or buy white paper and ask the kids to paint them with watercolors. You can also decorate the flower with glitter.

DIY wedding decorations – flowers from crêpe paper

These flowers are sure to blossom forever and keep you in good spirits even on rainy days.

Materials:

White Crepe Paper

Pink Rectangle – 1.5 cm X 3 cm

Hot Glue Gun

Pink Floral Tape

Green Floral Tape

Craft Wire

Directions:

Cut 2 pieces of wire – 15 cm. Then wrap the two 15cm long pieces of wire around each other.

Cut out a 10 cm wide strip of white crepe paper. Fold the strip, starting from a short outer edge like an accordion. Cut the petals.

Cut a pink rectangle 1 cm on the long side, leaving a 0.5 cm wide edge. Wrap the paper around the wire and glue the ends together.

Tape the wire to the center with the pink paper tape. Then attach the individual sheets to the wire. You can attach the petals with the glue gun.

How to make colorful Easter decorations with toddlers between 3-5 years

Children are looking forward to crafting colorful decorations. The next craft idea will definitely be a hit among the little ones. It is even suitable for toddlers between 3 and 5 years. Of course, you never have to let them work without supervision and they may need some help with gluing.

Materials:

5 Circles (equal size)

Glue

Hot Glue Gun

Acrylic Beads

Craft Wire

Green Floral Tape

Directions:

Fold all 5 circles in the middle and then glue them together. Set it aside and let it dry.

Unfold the flower and carefully fold the lower edges slightly upwards to bring the flower into the right shape.

Cut out a small square and glue it on the back for a better stability.

In the end, all you have to do is attach the stem of wire wrapped in green crepe tape. Glue a small acrylic bead in the center of the flower.

DIY paper flowers –easy kids craft for 5-7 years old

Stylish place cards are a part of an elegant table decoration. We offer you an idea for table cards shaped as flowers which add a lot of visual interest and harmoniously fit into any festive table decoration. The crafting instructions are perfect for children of school age.

Materials:

3 Circles (equal size)

Stapler

Glue

Hot Glue Gun

Craft Wire

Green Floral Tape

Bead

How to make the flowers:

Fold the three circles in the middle, then place them on top of each other, fold them back in the middle, and then pin them together.

Carefully fold up the flower shape.

Glue together the sides of the flower where the stapler clamps are visible.

Attach the flower stem to wire and glue an acrylic bead on top of the flower.

DIY Spring table decoration ideas – how to make a flower from crepe paper

With a homemade decoration every celebration becomes more personal. A tender flower made from crepe paper can be used in many ways, for example, as a lapel pin. The instructions are quite simple and with a little skill you can make the flower in less than 5 minutes.

Materials:

Crepe Paper (green and white)

Scissors

Glue

Hot Glue Gun

Green Floral Tape

Craft Wire

Orange Crayon

Directions:

Cut 6 petals and a 5 cm x 3 cm rectangle from the white crepe paper. Cut 2 larger green leaves from the green crepe paper.

Fold the ends of the rectangle and glue them together. Fold the rectangle in the middle and pull its ends apart.

Cut 15 cm of craft wire and tie the white petals and the folded rectangle together.

Wrap the flower stalk made of wire with the green masking tape and glue the green leaves to it.

Paint the ends of the flower with the orange crayon.

DIY Valentine’s day decoration with paper flowers

The beautiful form of Calla looks exceptionally good in flower bouquets, floral arrangements or as part of a gift. You can craft your calla in white, purple, lavender, pink, orange and even black.

Materials:

Purple and green crepe paper

Skewer

Pencil

Scissors

Green Floral Tape

Pink Floral Tape

How to make a paper calla:

Cut one flower from the purple crepe paper and two green leaves.

Wrap a third of the skewer with pink tape. Then wrap the rest with green paper tape. Attach the flower and the green leaves.