Gorgeous Paper Crafts: 18 Card Making Ideas, Scrapbook Layouts, and DIY Paper Flowers

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GoodGriefous

"Thank you for this awesome opportunity!! Good luck to everyone!"

shilohdana

"I think this is a great idea for topping gifts and other uses as well. We are getting closer to the holidays and it is the perfect time to start preparing for wrapping gifts and thinking about working toward having a more organized holiday season. These paper pom poms would be great for gifts, but could also be used for a garlands, even a paper wreath for inside doors. Good one to try very soon!!!"

shilohdana

"These would be a really fun project to do with kids or grandkids! It is really fun to decorate for Fall and these leaves would be nice for a paper garland, for a wreath or for sticking on a window. Crafting with kids helps them with dexterity and artistic creation. My daughter and I used to do crafts together for fun. One time, when she was in college, she brought home a couple of friends and we all crafted for fun one evening. Hoping for grandkids one day to craft with too!"

paver2

"I tried this and it was hard to cut uniformly just like paper doilies, so I think a light weight paper would work better. Two more things I think it would have worked better if I had started with a square instead of rectangle and the other thing is to make sure to make enough pleats so the sides touch when the snowflake is unfolded."

CScarnegie

"Whoaaaaaa! This is gorgeous! I'll need to find the perfect frame so I can add this to my gallery."

Encyclopedia DIY Flowers

By: Haeley Giambalvo from designimprovised.com

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"Give old encyclopedias or other book pages new life in the form of beautiful flowers that will last all spring! These combine the look of popular book page flowers with a surprising pop of color from the addition of tissue paper, which you can customize to match your home decor. These flowers are incredibly easy and fun to make!"

Estimated Cost: Under $10

Time to complete: In an evening

Primary Technique: General Paper Crafting

Beginner

Occasion/Theme: Spring

Project or Page Size: 12 inches x 12 inches

Type of Paper Used: Tissue Paper

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DID YOU KNOW?

Using a combination of textures when making paper flowers, like with these Encyclopedia DIY Flowers, makes your paper flowers even more aesthetically-pleasing. Encyclopedias, books, sheet music, newspapers, and magazines all look fantastic mixed with tissue, crepe, or any other solid-colored paper. If it's old and yellowed, it will give your bouquet a vintage feel as well. Besides bouquets and table centerpieces, DIY paper flowers can be used as hanging or wall decorations in your home (some paper flower designs are perfect party decorations), as photobooth or photoshoot props, or as any other sort of backdrop. Because paper flowers can be made with nearly any type of paper you can imagine, certain styles of paper flowers can also be formed into wreaths, strung into garlands, or formed together as gorgeous gift toppers. When you are making paper flowers, even when following a tutorial, you can use the colors that complement your tastes so that you get the ideal look every time. And, unlike real flowers, paper flowers can't wither and die. This is one paper craft every crafter should learn to make based on the practicality alone.