Supplies: Assortment of paper (Daintree Paper), brads (Hickeys), ribbon, scissors and polystyrene wreath.
Cost: €8
Time: 1 hour
Difficulty Rating: Easy
- Take about 7 or 8 different types of printed paper and cut off as many squares from them as possible. Your squares' sides should be no longer than 6cms in length. Cut out about 40 squares in total.
- When you have your squares cut out fold them over into a triangle and then two more triangles. Holding a folded triangle between your thumb and fore finger so that the closed edges are pointed towards the palm of your hand cut a rounded edge off the top of the triangle - when you open it out you will have a petal contoured flower.
- When you have all your flowers cut out you can mix and match and layer them or if they are on stiff paper they can just be single layer. You will need about 20 flowers. Now pierce the centre of your flower with the pins of the brad.
- Using the sharp points of the brad push the flower down into the polystyrene and when it's tight against the wreath push harder onto the brad so that it pushes the petals upright. Cover the wreath from the inside out leaving a 10cm gap at the top for the ribbon.
- To finish tie a ribbon into a bow and glue it to the top of the wreath and stick an invisible 3M hook to the back for hanging.
