Newspaper roses are a fun and easy way to give out Valentines without the expense of real roses. Here are seven easy steps to making your own paper flowers.
Materials needed:
- Old newspaper
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Pencil
Step 1: With an old newspaper, trace out long petal shaped pieces. You will need about 3 different sizes of petals, depending on how big you want your flower.
Step 2: After tracing out your petals, cut them out of the newspaper. Make sure to have at least 6 of each size.
Step 3: Next, curl the edges of each of the paper petals. Curling can be done with a pencil, wrapping the paper around a pencil and holding it for a couple seconds.
Step 4: Start with a smaller petal and roll it into a cone shape and glue it shut. Slowly start to add more petals to this centerpiece.
Step 5: Dab a little hot glue on each petal and continually place them. You should start with the smallest petals and end with the biggest ones.
Step 6: When you are done gluing your petals together, fold the petals outward, causing the flower to open up.
Step 7: Give your homemade paper flower to someone you love.
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