Recommendations for choosing material
Paper crafts can be created from almost any napkin, regardless of color, length, width and quality. But when choosing a material, it is worth considering that not every napkin produces elegant three-dimensional flowers.
For example, single-layer napkins retain their shape a little worse. Consequently, from such material it is possible to make only a delicate, airy product, without clear and precise lines.
The best material for creating floral decor is plain colored or white napkins. It is important that both the outer and inner parts have the same color, otherwise the finished product will not look neat.
Choose the master class for beginners that is exactly suitable for your set of materials, for example, stunning carnations are made from white napkins. Especially if you have paint or a red marker.
There is no need to use scented napkins - you can add fragrance to the finished bouquet using essential oils.
Pink roses
When you first try to make flowers from napkins with your own hands, you will be helped by numerous photos of finished professional works and step-by-step instructions for beginners.
First, you can try making such a charming rose from a pink napkin. To do this, place a fully unfolded napkin on the table, bend one edge 2-3 cm towards the center and twist it, but not too tightly, so that the roll is free.
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Now twist the bud at the base and begin to form a stem. You can form a leaf by straightening the napkin a little and twisting it to the end. A very delicate pink rose is ready!
Lotus flower made from napkins
Paper lotuses will be a wonderful and original decoration that will fit perfectly on serving plates for main courses. Do you want to surprise your guests with your creativity? Then let's figure out how to make lotus flowers from napkins.
- First, choose the size, and most importantly the color of the napkins, which, preferably, should be in harmony with the overall color of the serving
- Now take the napkin and place it unfolded on the table.
- All corners must be bent towards the center. An important point - do everything slowly and carefully, otherwise the finished craft will be a complete disappointment
- Afterwards, you need to turn the napkin over backwards.
- After turning the napkin over, you need to repeat the steps from “point 3”
- Next, carefully pry up one folded corner and lift
- Holding the remaining corners so that the structure does not turn around, the “working” edge needs to be lifted up
- Repeat the same manipulation with the remaining corners. Afterwards, the lotus will be ready
These DIY napkin flowers are not difficult to make for beginners. So try it.
Bouquet of tulips
Paper tulips are one of the easiest DIY napkin flowers to make. To make them you will need 4 plastic spoons, a yellow, red or pink napkin for forming a bud and a green one for leaves.
We cut the colored napkin into 4 squares, each of which we wrap 1 spoon. Having wrapped all four spoons, we form one bud from them as follows: we apply 2 spoons with their front sides facing each other and tie them with tape, and similarly attach the remaining 2 spoons to complete the composition.
Next, cut out a large leaf from a green napkin and wrap it around the workpiece. We make several similar tulips and make a bouquet, tying it with a decorative ribbon at the end.
Carnations
Carnation is another option for a light flower made from napkins with your own hands.
A universal bouquet of carnations can be given to both men and women. To create one such flower you will need 6-8 red napkins, a twig to form a stem or a stick for balloons.
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First of all, unfold all the napkins, fold them on top of each other and cut off 2 opposite edges with scissors in the form of cloves. Fold the stack like an accordion, tie it in the center with soft wire and attach the workpiece to the future stem.
Next, one by one, separate each napkin, lifting it towards the center and straightening it. Upon completion of the work, you will get a lush bud.
Making a lotus flower from napkins
- We take a simple square napkin, the size is not important, but it is better to choose a gentle and natural color;
- the napkin must be completely expanded into a large square;
bend all corners to the center (as in the photo);
then the workpiece must be turned over; (it is important to ensure that your product is folded as evenly and correctly as possible);
fold the corners again towards the center;
Now you no longer need to turn the napkin over, but rather pick up a corner, as shown in the photo, and lift one corner;
now you need to quietly pull this corner up;
and at the same time, so that the inside of the napkin does not unfold, it must be held;
We straighten the remaining petals in the same way as in the photo.
your lotus is ready.
This lotus can be used to decorate plates when setting the table for a gala lunch or gala dinner.
And in this video there is a slightly more complicated version: A flower napkin holder, which will not only decorate the festive table, but the napkins can also be used for their intended purpose, because... they come out easily.
If you don’t understand a little from the photo how to twist such a rose, then look at the video, here it is shown in more detail:
Option 3: this is a very simple rose that everyone can handle:
Step-by-step guide on how to make voluminous poppy flowers from ordinary napkins:
- prepare everything you need - red, pink and green napkins, a black bag, wire, green corrugated paper, scissors and pliers;
- to make a large poppy, on napkins folded in four (as they are in the package) you need to mark the shape of future poppies, for this we take our napkin and fold it in half, and then in half again;
To make your bouquet look more expressive, make flowers with your own hands in different sizes
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we cut out the petal in the same way as we cut out snowflakes in childhood, and unfold the workpiece;
from a pink napkin we do the same, only the petals can be cut smaller, 5 millimeters shorter than from a red one;
we fold the green napkin in the same way as the previous ones, but we will cut it differently, we need a circle about 4 cm in diameter;
cut 12 cm from the black bag and fold it according to the same principle, and cut out a circle about 6 cm;
take 3-4 thin layers of red napkin and lay them as in the photo, and on top of that another 3-4 similar layers of pink;
we make the middle, cut the resulting black and green circles every 7 mm, not cutting to the middle about 1 cm, and sew them to the flower in the center;
Now you need to carefully separate each layer, crush it with your fingers and fluff it so that the bud takes on volume;
- if you want to make a stem and leaves, then do this: cut the wire into equal pieces - these will be the stems of future poppies;
- At one end of each wire, make a loop or a decorative knot - this is the middle of the poppy;
- string poppy heads onto wires;
- cut out several flower leaves from green corrugated paper and string them on a wire;
- we collect ready-made poppies into a bouquet - straighten the petals and leaves, bend the stems;
- The unusual decoration is ready.
Dandelion clearing
You can make the most beautiful three-dimensional flowers from napkins with your own hands by mastering very simple simple techniques. If you learn how to roll yellow fluffy dandelions, then in the future you can decorate your child’s nursery by gluing yellow flowers to green Whatman paper and decorating the composition with the sun, bugs and butterflies.
To form 1 dandelion, 1 yellow napkin is enough. We fold it into four and fasten it with a stapler in the middle. Next, we trim the edges so that the workpiece has a round shape. For verisimilitude, this can be done with curly scissors.
Next, we begin to form the flower - lift each layer of the napkin, press it to the center and straighten the petal.
Learning to make your first flowers
How to make flowers from napkins? I will explain step by step for each type of inflorescence below. If you want to make a bouquet of identical flowers of different shades, then it is best to do them in one go - this way you can make the flowers more or less similar, in the same style.
Or a slightly different option, first cut out the folded curves with scissors, then straighten the napkin and fold it like an accordion (the more frequent the accordion step, the more voluminous the result will be). We tie it with thread and straighten the petals:
These pompoms can be used to decorate gift boxes in an original way; it looks very aesthetically pleasing and festive!
Flowers can be flat - for example, lotuses, and voluminous - for example, roses.
poppies
We are used to seeing these stunningly beautiful flowers with red buds. And it is little known that poppies have white, yellow, pink and even purple petals. After reading our instructions, you will understand how to make this amazing flower from a napkin with your own hands.
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Cut 2-3 red napkins into 4 parts and form petals. We twist the core from a dark strip cut into fringe. Roll up a ball or roll from a white napkin and place it in the middle of a dark piece, gluing all the parts together. Guided by our scheme, you can make a very original and elegant applique.
If you want to place your creation in a beautiful vase, then for variegated poppies you will need a wire to secure the bud, and a green napkin for wrapping and forming leaves.
How to make flowers from napkins for volumetric figures?
Volumetric numbers are an integral decoration at birthday parties lately. They are especially delightful for children. Let's learn how to make flowers to decorate a three-dimensional figure.
For creativity you will need:
- Paper napkins in the amount of 270 pieces
- Glue
- Scissors
- Stapler and tape
- You will need to create 270 flowers. We will look at how to make flowers from napkins using one example. Repeat the procedure 270 times in a similar way.
- Fold the napkin twice
- Secure the center with a stapler
- Carefully and evenly cut out the multi-layer circle
- Lift each layer up and slightly squeeze, giving it the appearance of a petal.
- Leave the lowest layer straightened, with its help the flower will be glued to the number
Peonies
This step-by-step guide will help you quickly and easily make flowers from napkins to decorate gift wrapping or create a decorative element in the interior.
To make a bright, voluminous peony, you will need 2-3 plain napkins; the greater the number, the more magnificent the finished flower will look. We unfold the napkins and fold them on top of each other, form an accordion out of them and tie it tightly with thread in the middle.
Using scissors, we cut the ends of the workpiece to give them a rounded shape. And to complete the work, we lift each layer up in turn - first on one side, and then on the other, until a voluminous bud is formed.
Yellow roses
Such lush flowers made from paper napkins can be made with your own hands without much difficulty. To simplify the work, you can watch a special training video or study a detailed diagram with the step-by-step production of lush roses.
In this case, you will need thread and napkins: yellow and green for the stem. We unfold the yellow napkin and carefully divide it into 2 parts, each of which we wrap around a pen or pencil.
Leave 2 cm in reserve and compress it towards the center. We remove the roll and form a bud from it. We twist the remaining sheets, pressing them tightly with our fingers. We wrap the bud in a green napkin and tie it with thread so that it does not fall apart.
DIY poinsettia flower from napkins
Poinsettia will be an excellent decoration for New Year and Christmas gifts. How to make flowers from paper napkins with your own hands? Easy and simple, even for a beginner.
See how to make a flower from a napkin step by step.
Red blooming roses
To make such a spectacular scarlet rose with a blooming bud, you will need 2 large napkins measuring 20 by 20 cm. Cut each of them into 4 parts and put them together. Fix the center with thread or a stapler. From the resulting square of napkins we form a circle, cutting the edges with scissors.
Next, we lift each layer in turn and form a petal with a wave-like shape. For work, we prepare a large number of napkins to make the rose look even more natural.
Roses: instructions and photos of finished results
The queen of flowers, even made of paper, will become an elegant “highlight” on the table. Let's figure out how to make roses from napkins.
- To create 1 rose, take 2 napkins and cut each into 4 pieces along the fold lines. You should get 8 single squares
- Now, each square needs to be folded in half, but so that one edge does not reach the second one.
- After these manipulations, start creating pink petals: to do this, twist each leaf folded in half first from the middle of the edge, and then from its sides, to create curls with rounded edges
- Now for the rose you need to make the middle of the inflorescence: for this, the napkin folded in half needs to be rolled evenly, without rounding
- The details are ready, now you can start creating a flower from a napkin. To begin with, the core needs to be twisted from left to right
- Wrap the folded center with petals, slightly straightening their edges
- After the last petal is attached, the bud should be secured from below with a thread, and the remaining tail should be cut with scissors
Mimosa branches
Mimosa is a lovely, delicate flower that is used to decorate bouquets on the eve of spring festivities. Each of us can contemplate such beauty all year round if we make a paper mimosa sprig in the form of a wall panel and an artificial three-dimensional plant for a vase in the living room.
The painstaking work begins with the formation of a large number of flowers, each of them is made from a narrow strip of napkin, cut like “grass”. After this, cut the green napkin into leaves with fluffy edges.
The applique does not require a stem, but a wire is required to create a bouquet. We wrap the wire with a green napkin, attach leaves, and cover it with many flowers.
Daisies
Using the following method, you can fold a voluminous chamomile, decorate a gift with it, or make a bouquet. To work you will need 7-9 white two-layer napkins, cotton wool and thread.
Fold the white napkin in half, twist it in the center, and form a butterfly. After which the “wings” should be folded and collected at the bottom - you get a petal. The same must be done with the remaining white napkins.
And from the yellow one we form the core of a chamomile - place a piece of cotton wool in the middle and wrap it around it. And finally, each petal should be tied with a thread to the yellow center. Now the lush chamomile is ready!