How to make DIY home decor items with creative recycling: fake paper flowers with newspapers.
You don’t have a green thumb or maybe you just don’t have the time to look after the flowers, due to long and prolonged absences from home or maybe you just want to dabble in the art of DIY giving yourself some fun and useful entertainment? Have you ever thought about practicing creation of flowers with the origami technique?
Yes, you got it right, origami, the art of folding paper that descends from ancient traditions of Japan and China and which, at practically no cost, allows you to create nice and colorful decorations for the home.
How to make paper flowers using newspaper and buttons
Let’s see what is needed and how to proceed to create a series of decorative paper flowers quickly and easily.
What is needed
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- newspaper sheets
- hot glue
- buttons
- scissors
How to proceed
- To make a flower just cut one newspaper strip (the edge).
- subsequently obtain many small ones strips of 2 cm each, 3/4 of the width of the sheet long (as shown in the photo).
- Proceed by rolling the strip on itself.
- At this point we will make another one crown of petals, this should be built with the help of a pencil, to have the central opening and then apply the petals made previously.
- If you want an even thicker and bigger flower, you can repeat this step one more time.
- At this point you can glue the central button.
An original and fun idea to beautify your home.
To give a touch of color we can use colored magazine paper. Be careful that it is not wet or even slightly damp, as the excessive weight of the material will cause your artistic creation to sag.
And if you want to indulge yourself, you can find other fantastic creations in the image gallery. So, come on, go ahead!
- Degree in political science international relations
- Founder and Director pianetadesign.it
How to make DIY home decor items with creative recycling: fake paper flowers with newspapers.
You don’t have a green thumb or maybe you just don’t have the time to look after the flowers, due to long and prolonged absences from home or maybe you just want to dabble in the art of DIY giving yourself some fun and useful entertainment? Have you ever thought about practicing creation of flowers with the origami technique?
Yes, you got it right, origami, the art of folding paper that descends from ancient traditions of Japan and China and which, at practically no cost, allows you to create nice and colorful decorations for the home.
How to make paper flowers using newspaper and buttons
Let’s see what is needed and how to proceed to create a series of decorative paper flowers quickly and easily.
What is needed
Read also: Beautifying your home with fake flowers
- newspaper sheets
- hot glue
- buttons
- scissors
How to proceed
- To make a flower just cut one newspaper strip (the edge).
- subsequently obtain many small ones strips of 2 cm each, 3/4 of the width of the sheet long (as shown in the photo).
- Proceed by rolling the strip on itself.
- At this point we will make another one crown of petals, this should be built with the help of a pencil, to have the central opening and then apply the petals made previously.
- If you want an even thicker and bigger flower, you can repeat this step one more time.
- At this point you can glue the central button.
An original and fun idea to beautify your home.
To give a touch of color we can use colored magazine paper. Be careful that it is not wet or even slightly damp, as the excessive weight of the material will cause your artistic creation to sag.
And if you want to indulge yourself, you can find other fantastic creations in the image gallery. So, come on, go ahead!
- Degree in political science international relations
- Founder and Director pianetadesign.it
