FAUX FA UX BOIS TREE PEONIES
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These flowers were made with double-sided
ISBN 978-0-385-34505-7 eISBN 978-0-38 978-0-385-34506-4 5-34506-4
white crepe paper that was painted using a fan
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brush. Petal #208 was used for both petal layers,
Published in the United States by Potter Craft,
6 in the first layer and 9 in the second layer.
an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a
Centers were made from Buds (p. 131) surrounded
division of Random House, Inc., New York.
Additional text by Kathryn Thuss
by microbead Glittered (p. (p. 137) fringe and Petals
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Text design and photographs
#42 cut from painted single-ply crepe. Leaves
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Jacket design and photographs
#52 were cut from metallic silver and copper single-ply crepe and brown florist crepe papers
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and then Wrinkle Pleated (p. (p. 134).
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by THUSS + FARRELL 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
MERRY-GO-ROUND
Opposite: This 10" (25.5cm)
bloom was made with apricot/light apricot double-sided crepe paper that was painted using different styles of striping paintbrushes. Fourteen Petals #220 make up the first layer of petals, and 17 Petals #218 make up the second layer.. The center was made from a spun-cotton layer mushroom cap, covered in mixed aqua glitter and surrounded by individual florets made from Petal #264 in yellow double-sided crepe. Leaves #50 were cut using a deckle edger from gray decorative paper.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication First Edition
Data Thuss, Rebecca. Paper to petal: 75 whimsical paper flowers to craft by hand / by Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell. pages cm Includes index. 1. Paper flowers. I. Farrell, Patrick, TT870.T545 745.54—dc24
II. Title.
2013 2012048675
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TWISTED-RIBBON TULIPS Bring a tulip bed to your table. Two different paper-ribbon styles are combined to create blooms with leaf colors not found in nature. The stems are anchored in floral foam s et inside terra-cotta pots covered with golden rocks. INSPIRED
BY: Arching
WITH: Lightweight
tulips.
MADE
and twisted paper ribbons.
GREAT FOR: Spring
holidays, parties, home
decor, and centerpieces. HOW-TO: p. 144.
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TWISTED-RIBBON
MATERIALS
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TULIPS
• 3½"-wide (9cm) paper ribbon in gold and white • 1½"-wide (4cm) paper ribbon in pink, white, lavender, and red
1
• Twisted paper ribbon in light pink, lavender, navy, yellow, and burgundy • 18" (45.5cm) 18-gauge paper-
2
covered floral wire • Floral tape in brown • Dry floral foam • Decorative rocks
SPECIALTY TOOLS
3
• Deckle edger
TRY THIS Try
crafting white tulips
with deep green leaves, silver tulips with white leaves for the holidays, or pale pastels for springtime entertaining.
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CUT
Cut a 3" (7.5cm) length of 3 ½"
(9cm) white paper ribbon. Cut a
piece on the unfolded side, round off
round petals by hand. 4. Finish stem.
top corner with a deckle edger.
Scrunch Pleat leaves. leaves. Attach 1 leaf 3"
2¾" (7cm) length of navy twisted
(7.5cm) from end of stem, secure, finish
paper ribbon; untwist it completely.
BUILD Secure all layers with floral
remainder of stem with tape. Style
Make 5 cuts, ¾ of the way down to
tape. 1. Roll white paper ribbon
(p. 133). Stems (p. Stems
make 6 connected strips. To make
lengthwise, scrunching loosely; bend
the petals: Cut three 4" (10cm)
in half. Center the wire between the
PROJECT NOTE Multiple
lengths of 3 ½" (9cm) gold paper
fold, twist paper around the wire,
made from a selection of paper and
ribbon; fold each in half lengthwise.
creating a small loop, and secure.
twisted paper ribbons. We made a
Starting 1½" (4cm) from the top
2.
With navy ribbon, twist 1 strip
smaller bloom using the following
of each piece on the unfolded side,
from the base up toward the
measurements: Petals: 2" (5cm) length
round off top corner with a deckle
top, leaving the last ½" (13mm)
of 1 ½" (4cm) paper ribbon. Stamen: 2 ¼"
edger. Repeat with remaining pieces
untwisted, to create an abstract
(5.5cm) in length. Leaf: 10" (25.5cm) in
to create 3 petals. To make leaves:
stamen; repeat with remaining 5
length. To resemble our arrangement,
Cut a 12" (30.5cm) length of pink
Wrap (p. 132) sections. Gather and Wrap (p.
trim wires to different lengths and vary
twisted ribbon; untwist completely
around center. 3. Scrunch Pleat
the curve in your stems. Anchor stems in
and fold in half lengthwise. Starting
(p. 128) base of each gold petal,
containers filled with dry floral foam and
1½" (4cm) from the top of each
attach evenly around center. Gently
cover with gold decorative rocks.
tulips were
