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4th July Paper Flower Craft
This is a tutorial on how to make a 4th July paper flower craft.
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Active Time
10
minutes
mins
Total Time
15
minutes
mins
Keyword:
summer craft and 4th July paper flower craft
Calories:
Author:
Angela Milnes
Equipment
Scissors
Materials
Craft Glue
Coloured Craft Papers
Instructions
Prepare the patterns from the given template. Select different shades of red and blue coloured craft papers.
Trace the template patterns on the selected papers, you may also use white paper. Cut out the traced patterns.
Take the strip with zigzag edge and start creating accordion folds along the length of the strip.
The zigzag edge can guide in creating neat and even accordion folds.
Keep folding the strip until reaching the other end of the strip.
Apply a small amount of glue on any one folds of either open ends if the strip.
Join the glued end of the strip with the other end of it to form an accordion folded ring.
Hold and gather the straight part of the folded strip; press it towards the center to flatten it.
Cut out 2 small pieces of paper and apply glue on them.
Place a glued paper on the center of the flattened accordion folded piece.
Similarly attach the other glued paper on the other side of it.
Now take the 4 thin strips and place any one of them on a flat surface vertically.
Take another strip, apply glue on the middle of the strip and attach it with the previous strip on its middle horizontally.
Take the 2 other thin strips and attach them with the previous strips diagonally, forming a criss -cross pattern.
Apply glue on the open end of any one of the strips and bring it towards the center.
Press the glued part on the center.
Similarly glue the rest of the open ends on the center of the pattern.
Take the spiral pattern and roll it from its outer edge.
Continue to roll towards the center and glue the rolled part on the center.
Glue the leaf cut out on the last strip (stem). All patterns ready? Great!
Glue the flat flower pattern with 8 petals on the accordion folded piece.
Now glue the pattern prepared in step 8 on the top of the flat flower.
Glue the rolled pattern on the center of the last pattern.
Finally attach the flower pattern on the top end of the stem with the leaf attached to it.
Enjoy!