Doll Up With Some Dahlias
These pretty crepe paper dahlias are just another one of our paper flower projects made easy. Follow our simple set of instructions and our step-by-step photo tutorial to make a bouquet of your very own!
Tools & Materials
- Scissors
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Art Sponge
- Floral Wire – 20 gauge
- Floral Tape
- 1/2” Wood Bead
- PanPastel – red iron oxide tin
- Extra Fine Crepe – vanilla, chiffon
Steps
- Gather the tools and materials listed above.
- Cut out the petals according to the template notes using scissors. Use the vanilla crepe paper for the largest petals and the chiffon crepe for the rest.
- Glue the oval piece of crepe over the small wood bead.
- Glue all but 6 small petals around the wood bead so that the tips just touch.
- Take the remaining 6 small petals and roll them.
- Glue the 6 small rolled petals around the bead, spacing them evenly apart.
- Use the art sponge to apply the pink PanPastel to the bottom of the petals and to the flower’s center.
- Glue the medium size chiffon petals around the flower’s center.
- Glue the large vanilla petals around the flower’s center.
- Pull the petals away from the center to open up the flower.
- Glue the floral wire into the center of the base of the flower.
- Wrap the base of the flower and the wire with floral tape.
Explore More
Fore more of our crepe paper flower projects, click here.
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8 Comments
Wow! You even give names and websites of competitors! Would have been so easy to say “Sorry, we can’t ship to Canada yet,” but you took the time to find a solution for your customer. So very impressed.
We really try to help our readers, no matter what! 🙂
Lia……I chose to make the dahlia in your blush/chiffon double sided crepe paper. I must say, without bragging, of course, it is GORGEOUS. It is definitely worth the time to cut/glue the petals. Thanks
Yay I’m so happy to hear this!!
Hi there! When printing the template, the petals seem quite small. Is the download set to the correct size? Or do we need to enlarge it to make it the correct size? Thank you!
Hi! The template is correct– the petals are on the smaller side!
So excited!!! One of my favourite flowers!! I can’t access your extra fine crepe in Canada yet, what weight do you suggest I use to make these?
Thanks!
Ugh we truly hope we can ship to Canada soon! Our crepe paper is between 30-40g, but the stretch is a more important factor to consider than the weight when making paper flowers. Our extra-fine crepe paper has a 130% stretch which lends itself well to a more natural, delicate looking crepe paper flower. I’m not sure what’s available in Canada but did find this post that has a couple sources and may be helpful! https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/finding-crepe-paper-in-canada-not-the-streamers/9f5dcafa8156cf8d.html