DIY Paper Flowers

There are certainly a lot of reasons to create a paper flower but we will look at some of the more popular reasons such as; for weddings and home decor. Making this type of flower is a fun and easy craft that will brighten your home or save you a lot of money on your wedding flowers. You can also make them to give away as gifts and to earn a little extra money.

Let us look at a few reasons to learn how to make paper flowers:

Home decor - Most of us spend a lot of time in our homes and for those of us who do not; when we are home we like it to feel homey. Arrangements of paper flowers can provide an extra homey touch to any room in the house. Let us look at some suggestions for making flowers for each room to give the room that little added touch of home.

For the kitchen, bright colored blooms that remind you of the outdoors are always nice. You could make a centerpiece or arrangement of yellow daisies, sunflowers, or an assortment of colorful "sunny" type flowers. This will also help take away the wintertime blues!

For the living room area calming everyday colors such as blues and greens will have a relaxing affect on your mood. Carnations are pretty and of course using crepe paper or tissue paper you can make any color you want.

Arrangements in the bedroom should be light or pastel colors a baby blue or pink and white will also produce a calming and relaxing atmosphere. You can make any type of flower and arrange them in a vase on the nightstand or make a centerpiece for on top of the dresser. In addition, a nice assortment of light colored flowers in the shape of garland to hang above your mirror, doorways or windows will enhance the beauty of your bedroom.

Weddings - Paper flowers are perfect for a wedding - big or small. You can choose any color or flower you want for your bridal bouquet, female bridal party bouquets, and flower girl, corsages for the mothers and grandmother or aunts. Boutonnieres for the groom, male bridal party, ring bearer, fathers and grandfather or special uncles.

You can also create paper flower centerpieces for the reception and all the flowers for the ceremony. Flowers can be made to decorate the hair of the bride or veil as well as all the female bridal parties' hair. Do not forget the cake and gift table. Crepe paper flowers will look lovely there as well. You can also make special flower gifts for your guests to take home as a reminder of your wedding. The ideas for crepe paper flowers at your wedding are endless. All you need is a little imagination, some crepe paper or tissue paper, a book on how to make paper flowers and a few family members or friends to give you a hand.