Origami Roses

I found another paper flower tutorial today and it's exceptionally well done! Each rose is made with one sheet of origami paper. I'm liking these! Needle-nose pliers are key to getting that twist in the center. The tutorial suggests rolling the petals on a straightened paperclip wire but I found the needle-nosed pliers worked the best for this step as well. I really like the way they look when made with the printed papers.

Rolled Paper Flowers

I'm still trying out paper flowers for party decorations. You can find these rolled paper roses and tutorials for same all over the blogisphere. Here's one tutorial.

The white flower was made by crumpling soft printed paper as I attached it to the stem. Lots of them together might look good but one alone looks wimpy.

I think I'd like these better if they were bigger and made with printed paper. I used scrap paper that I had in the house;  I'm not sure I want to spend the money on supplies. It can add up fast.

Paper Flowers from Cupcake Liners

I'm working on decorations for a party and have been trying different paper flowers. These were the easiest to make. Here's a tutorial. Full color saturation on both sides of the paper would have been more effective.

I'm still trying to decide if I will use these and how, so I have not yet covered the stems.

Kusudama

The tutorial is here. Some purist might not consider it origami, because it requires glue.Each flower is made with five matching sheets of origami paper. I have lots of origami paper but only had a few patterns in multiples of five, so this is it for now. I'd love to try that big ball made with 12 flowers (60 sheet of paper) all joined together. I think cutting up wrapping paper might be another way to go....especially if you wanted to make really big ones!

The red sewing clips are helpful for holding the paper together until the glue dries. Click the photo to enlarge it.

Here's an alternate method for a more intricate flower. While this method holds the petal together with folding, it shill requires glue to join the five petals into a flower and to join 12 flowers into a ball. I'd like to try it some time.

Check out this Flickr kusudama group!