Crepe paper bouquet for a large vase
#v17024
Create this large everlasting bouquet that stays beautiful year after year. The flowers are made from green and white crepe paper – and some are also decorated with stamp ink. Everything is cut out using a stencil and glued together with multi glue (drying time approx. 30 minutes per step).
#v17024
How to do it

1 Cut out the stencil for the leaf (PDF). Place the stencil on the crepe paper, making sure it is placed at an angle to the stretch direction. Follow the stretch direction of the crepe paper and cut out the leaf.

2 Apply a thin line of glue along one of the long straight edges. Twist around 5 cm of two of the thin flower stem wires together to lengthen the stem of the leaf.

4 Place the other part of the leaf on top with an overlap of 3-4 mm to cover the florist wire and glue.

Ball-shaped allium The bouquet has two allium flowers in light green crepe paper and two in white crepe paper that are dyed light green.

2 Cut out three leaves using the stencil. Also cut a strip against the stretch direction that is 1 cm wide and 30 cm long to wrap around the stem.

4 Apply a thin layer of glue to one section of the ball. Crumple the circles and insert them into the ball where there is glue using scissors. Place them as close together as possible all around.

5 Use the 1 x 30 cm strip to gather and cover the ends at the bottom of the hydrangea where it is glued to the thick floral stem wire. Attach the leaves to the stem 7-10 cm below the ball.

1 Cut out circles using the stencil. You will need around 10 circles for the 1.5 cm polystyrene ball and 15 circles for the 2 cm ball.

2 Twist two thin florist wires together to form a long piece of wire. Thread polystyrene balls onto the florist wire and secure them with a little glue. Combine two sizes of balls for a more realistic result.

4 Apply glue to the balls. Crumple the circles slightly and use the tip of scissors to insert them into the ball where there is glue. Place them as close together as possible all around.

Natural branch with crepe leaves Find a natural branch with lots of twigs on it (approx. 70- 80 cm in length).

1 Cut out leaves for the branch. Each leaf is made up of two halves that are glued together. Cut enough leaves to cover your branch. For this branch, 36 leaves have been cut out.

3 Place the other half on top with an overlap of 2-3 mm. Make sure that the stretch direction of the crepe paper is at an angle to the centre.

4 Once the glue on the leaves has dried, shape each leaf with a slight curve. Glue the leaves onto the branch, with around six leaves per branch.

1 Cut out the two leaf halves using the stencil. Cut at an angle to the stretch direction. Follow the outline of the stencil and cut the leaves out of the crepe paper.

7 Glue the three leaves around the bottom of the flower to hide where the stem is glued to the flower.

8 Shape the trumpet pitcher into a smooth round tube with a flap hanging over the top. Also stretch the crepe paper slightly to shape the top.

1 Cut out the parts in white and green crepe paper using the stencils. Make sure that the stencils are positioned correctly in relation to the stretch direction of the crepe paper.

2 Apply a thin line of glue along the straight edge of the petal. Place 1/5 part of a piece of thin florist wire in the glue.

5 Unroll the white crepe paper and start with a line of glue, placing a piece of thick florist wire in it. Roll the white tubular centre of the flower around the florist wire, adding glue as you roll.

6 Glue the white crepe paper for the tubular centre of the flower onto a piece of thick florist wire. Start by applying a thin line of glue to the paper to attach the wire. Roll and glue until all the crepe paper is attached to the wire.

7 Shape and twist the white tubular piece while the glue is still wet – thin and round at the top and wider at the bottom.

8 Allow the glue to dry before carefully dabbing on colour with a sponge. Start at the bottom and have the colour fade towards the middle.

9 Extend the stem of the flower by twisting 4 cm of two thick florist wires together. Cut a strip of crepe paper 1 cm wide and 30 cm long against the stretch direction.

10 Attach the petals one by one under the white tubular centre with glue. Also glue on a 1 cm wide strip of crepe paper to hold the leaves in place and hide the base of the flower.

11 Finish the flower by gluing on the three small leaves at the bottom. Pull the strip as you wind it around the florist wire.

12 Cover the entire florist wire with the 1 x 30 cm strip. Twist and glue while stretching the crepe paper diagonally downwards.

13 Make sure that the area where the two florist wires are twisted together is also covered with crepe paper.

4 Dip one edge of the paper into the dye bath so that the colour is absorbed and fades gradually towards the opposite edge.

5 To dye the entire piece, place the crepe paper in the bowl so that it is covered completely by the water, preferably overnight. Allow the paper to soak for 1-8 hours, depending on how bright you want the colour to be: 1 hour results in a delicate mint colour, while overnight results in a light green colour.

Dyed flower The flower is made from white crepe paper dyed with Plus Color Craft Paint. Make 4 flowers for the bouquet.

1 Cut out eight petals for each flower using the stencil. Make sure to follow the stretch direction of the three stripes on the stencil. Tip: Fold the paper four times, but wide enough for the stencil. This lets you cut out four petals at the same time.

2 Shape the petals by stretching the middle of the leaf around your thumb. Twist the top part back and forth slightly towards the front and back of the petal. Gather together the bottom of the petal and twist slightly.

3 First glue two petals onto a piece of thick florist wire, then attach the other petals staggered, with three petals each time around.

Hydrangea Make two hydrangeas for the bouquet. The hydrangeas are made from white crepe paper dyed with Plus Color Craft Paint.

1 Using the stencil (design 11), cut out 5 x 20 petals, 1 x 30 cm strip of coloured crepe paper and four green wrapper leaves.

2 Cut a piece of thin florist wire into 10 cm pieces. Glue five petals onto each florist wire. Start with two on the inside and then three on top of these. Make a total of 20 stems with petals for each hydrangea.

3 Glue the other end of the 20 pieces of thin florist wire with petals onto a piece of thick florist wire. Use the 1 x 30 cm strip to gather and cover the ends at the bottom of the hydrangea where it is glued to the thick floral stem wire.
Also go exploring in