VIDEO: Making flowers out of paper

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Making paper flowers is an art

The Japanese are with their paper folding technique origami yes world champion in this discipline. But you, too, can make pretty floristic gifts and decorative objects with a little skill and little material. It's a very special idea Handcraft of roses.

  1. You start by placing a rectangle of red paper in front of you. Then just fold the left side over the right. Now you can open the piece of paper again and then turn it over.
  2. Now use your thumb to gently roll the corners of the paper inward. Then take the paper between your thumb and forefinger, approx. in the middle from below.
  3. Next, very gently press down the outer edges with your thumb and index finger of your other hand.
  4. Now you have to gently squeeze the paper together. And then repeat the steps described with the other three rectangles.
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  5. When you have done that, cut about 8 inches from the wire. Then bend the wire in the middle. Now put it over your first shaped piece of paper.
  6. Then squeeze the "petals" together very carefully. Now turn the floral wire under your flower a quarter. Next, you'll need to slide the following petals against it from below. They should be offset from your other flowers.

Be very careful

  1. Now press against it from above and turn the floral wire a quarter turn again. Be careful not to tear or bend the petals.
  2. When you have attached all four petals as described, then twist the wire together.
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