Mini Gerbera Daisies
Daisies are one of the happiest blooms in nature and we love surrounding ourselves with anything that can spread some extra cheer. They begin blooming in early spring and they stick around all the way through fall.
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Crazy About Daisies
We designed these mini paper daisies specifically for Papercraft Inspirations Magazine, and now we are sharing the template here with you all! Gerbera daisies are one of our easier paper flower projects, so this is a great DIY for any paper florist beginners.
Steps
- Gather the tools and materials listed above.
- Print the flower template below to cut out your flower pieces.
- Use the edge of your scissors to crease the middle of each petal of the 3 large rounds, creating vein lines.
- Curl the petals on the 8 smaller rounds.
- Glue the 3 large rounds together at their centers, staggering the petals.
- Glue the 8 smaller layers together, staggering the petals in the same way. Add the center disk.
- Bundle 6 pieces of floral wire and wrap them with floral tape, leaving 1 inch of wire uncovered.
- Bend the 6 tips into a spray shape.
- Trim the tips down to about a quarter inch.
- Glue the green disk around the back of the wires.
- Attach the bloom to the floral wires.
Find our photo tutorial for this flower here!
Tips
Download the SVG version of the template to use with a cutting machine, or print the PDF if you are cutting by hand. These flowers bloom in tons of different colors in nature, so feel free to play around with color palettes! We found all of our papers at Paper-Papers.com. Once you finish crafting your blooms, you can gather them together in a bouquet, or you can create cute displays like we did with our tubes. To bring in some added texture, we love pairing paper flowers with real leaves that you can cut right from your backyard. For a larger version of these paper daisies, find our original template here!
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Tools
- Scissors or Cutting Machine
- Low Temperature Hot Glue Gun
- Wire Cutters
Materials
- Text Weight Metallic Papers
- 20 Gauge Floral Wire (6 for each bloom)
- Floral Tape
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Leave a CommentThese are just beautiful! Thank you for sharing. I can’t wait to make these!
They are fun and simple to make! Enjoy.
I cannot wait to try this project! And the metallic center disk could shine alone as a strawflower. : D
It could! So many fun options. 🙂
This was the first paper flower I ever made. I fell in love with it he process and I was sold on my Lia Griffith membership . These are just as pretty today as when I first made them . I’ve come a long way thanks to your great tutorials , but still love the simplicity of this pretty project. Thanks for all you do !
Thanks for sharing that Angela! You just made my day. 🙂
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Thank you for the lovely project! Could I use crepe paper instead of metallic?
Also, I have a bunch of white stamens with 1 mm tips in lemon yellow and I don’t want them to go to waste. I was planning on using them for these daisies but now I think they won’t work. What else could I do with them?
This is not the right template for crepe paper but there is a template in my book. Also, here is an African daisy that is very similar. https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-african-daisy/
You can save those stamen for the new Mokara orchid. Check it out here: https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-mokara-orchid/
Hi,
Do you have to be a member in order to print the template for the daises. I can not print them.
Thanks!
Fran B.
This is a free project, but there is a pop-up requesting your email address to download. You can opt out of the email list anytime.
I don’t what to do with the leaves in the instructions. Am I missing a step? Thank you.
There is a link in this post for the full instructions. You will find everything there. If you do not want to use the leaves, just skip those steps.
Where can I find metallic paper for gerbera daisies?
Here 🙂 http://www.paper-papers.com/Lia-Daisies.html
When I try to get the pattern for this flower, it wants me credit card information. Do I have to pay to be a member just to get the pattern?
Hi Norma, yes most of our projects require a paid membership to download– go here to learn more! http://liagriffith.com/membership/ We do have freebies from time to time!
OK. So I have made the mini Daisey and it is AMAZING. Daisies are my favorite too. Used them for my wedding, and our 25th anniversary.
I do have a question about this one tho. I don’t see any instructions for the leaves. Are they on separate stems?
I confuse easily. 😉
thank you SO MUCH for these!!! I got approval to do the cricut access, but I’m thinking maaaaaybe, I’ll just do this site instead. SO MANY CUTE THNGS!! SO little time.
That’s great you found this tutorial for a flower so special to you! Yes, the leaves are just on their own group of wires– glue the end of the leaf to the wire, then wrap in floral wire. Have fun!!
Thank you so much.
You’re welcome 🙂
I saw this on someones Facebook paage and had to go get it. I can’t wait to make a thousand of them, Gerber Daisies are my favorite. Thank you Lia!
Yay that’s great! Have fun 🙂
So pretty, and love the trio setting 🙂
Thank you!
🙂
Think am ready for Spring altho our Winter has been quite mild, lately like Spring. Been in high 50’s. When it has snowed (around holidays) didn’t stay past afternoon. Youngest son told us is more like it was when they first moved here (93) to Grand Junction. Here on Western slope weather is much different than on eastern slope around Denver. Thank heavens
Love these mini daisies, will order paper tomorrow so can make them. So glad you shared them. Am finally getting craving to craft, been awhile.
Enjoy rest of your week
What a nice winter you’ve had! Portland hasn’t seen so much snow and ice in since the 80’s, I’m told. We are all very ready for Spring! I’m glad you like the daisies~ have fun! 🙂
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