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Best Valentine’s Day Gift: This Paper Floral DIY Bouquet

Best Valentine’s Day Gift: This Paper Floral DIY Bouquet

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and this year, why not express your love through a whimsical, handmade gift? This paper floral bouquet DIY is crafted from colourful crepe paper, not only capturing the essence of live blooms, but also making it a peaceful project to undertake for your special someone.

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Choosing a handmade paper floral bouquet over traditional store-bought flowers also offers a more eco-friendly alternative, reducing your carbon footprint thanks to the use of sustainable and recycled materials to make this lasting piece.

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A Valentine’s day bouquet that will last 💐🥹 Would you make this for your valentine? #paperflowers #paperbouquet #diyvalentine #diycraft

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Let’s start with the materials, shall we?

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Materials Required:

  • Thick crepe paper in various tones of your choice
  • Cricut Maker 3 (optional)
  • Scissors
  • Painter’s tape
  • Hot-glue gun and glue sticks
  • Pink pipe cleaners
  • Leftover dry flowers and foliage
  • Kraft paper
  • Velvet ribbons

Related: We Promise Your Crush Will Love This Easy DIY Valentine’s Day Card

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Step One: Cut the Flowers

First, cut the flowers using a Cricut Maker machine, designing a continuous petal technique to make the blooms, which consists of a strip of crepe paper cut with a fringe that you will later shape and glue together.

Attach a piece of crepe paper to the Cricut light grip cutting mat, and secure the ends with painter’s tape, making sure the paper won’t move during the cutting process.

Note: if you don’t own a Cricut machine, this step can be done manually using a pair of scissors ,experimenting with different shapes and fringes.

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Step Two: Create the Flowers

Layer all the cut crepe paper petals and weave the excess carefully. You will repeat this process with all the flowers you cut.

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Then firmly wrap the strip of petals and start adding hot glue around your forming bloom. With any excess crepe paper you have around, cut a strip and create your stamen. Attach a pipe cleaner to the back with the hot glue and repeat this process for each flower.

Related: These DIY Confetti Fortune Cookies Are the Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift

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Step Three: Assemble the Bouquet

Finish arranging your beautiful paper flowers into a creative bouquet, varying the colours and heights and enhancing it by incorporating leftover dry flowers and foliage, making this combination of natural elements a stunning and unique aesthetic for Valentine’s Day.

Wrap the bouquet with Kraft paper for a rustic, handmade touch and secure it with colourful velvet ribbons, creating a whimsical touch to your gift.

Related: Tiffany Pratt’s DIY Heart Pillow is the Cutest (and Easiest!) Valentine’s Day Gift

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This unique paper floral DIY bouquet is not only a thoughtful expression of love but also a perfect eco-friendly alternative to traditional gifting this year. We are sure your loved one will appreciate the effort and creativity behind this masterpiece.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Images Courtesy of Maca Atencio

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