Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tiny Paper Tulips

Sometimes we forget the cool techniques we learned during elementary school when doing stuff like arts and craft. Months ago when I was making a card for my friend, I was at a blank trying to figure out what to add to make the card pop. I started playing around with colored paper and then...*light bulb!* I remember making little tulips with paper triangles. Simple and easy to make, but so elegant.


All you need is paper cut into triangles and rolled into a loose cone-like manner. Then, glue the end corner. For the stem, I just rolled up some strips of paper and attached the sticks to the inside of the flowers with some liquid glue. The ribbon can be substituted with string, raffia, or pipe cleaners depending on what look you are going for.


A life size version of this bouquet would be such a sweet gift, too. I'd put this bouquet on wrapped gift boxes instead of a gift bow or attach it in the front of a gift bag. Add this accent to fancy up anything for that special girl, your mother, or a good friend. For the origami-challenged, this is a perfect project to make some flowers without all the complications. Origami paper would look so amazing in this bouquet!



 
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