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FAUX BOIS TREE PEONIES Previous spread:

Copyright 2013 by THUSSFARRELL, LLC

ISBN 978-0-385-34505-7
eISBN 978-0-385-34506-4

These flowers were made with double-sided

white crepe paper that was painted using a fan

All rights reserved.

brush. Petal #208 was used for both petal layers,

Published in the United States by Potter Craft,

6 in the first layer and 9 in the second layer.

an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a

Centers were made from Buds (p. 131) surrounded

division of Random House, Inc., New York.

Additional text by Kathryn Thuss

by microbead Glittered (p. 137) fringe and Petals

www.crownpublishing.com

Text design and photographs

#42 cut from painted single-ply crepe. Leaves

www.pottercraft.com

by THUSS + FARRELL

#52 were cut from metallic silver and copper

single-ply crepe and brown florist crepe papers
and then Wrinkle Pleated (p. 134).
MERRY-GO-ROUND Opposite: This 10" (25.5cm)

bloom was made with apricot/light apricot

double-sided crepe paper that was painted
using different styles of striping paintbrushes.
Fourteen Petals #220 make up the first layer of
petals, and 17 Petals #218 make up the second
layer. The center was made from a spun-cotton
mushroom cap, covered in mixed aqua glitter
and surrounded by individual florets made from
Petal #264 in yellow double-sided crepe. Leaves
#50 were cut using a deckle edger from gray
decorative paper.

Printed in China

Jacket design and photographs

POTTER CRAFT and colophon are registered

by THUSS + FARRELL

trademarks of Random House, Inc.

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication
Data
Thuss, Rebecca.
Paper to petal: 75 whimsical paper flowers to
craft by hand / by Rebecca Thuss and Patrick
Farrell.
pagescm
Includes index.
1. Paper flowers.I. Farrell, Patrick, II. Title.
TT870.T5452013
745.54dc24 2012048675

First Edition

TWISTED-RIBBON TULIPS
Bring a tulip bed to your table. Two different
paper-ribbon styles are combined to create
blooms with leaf colors not found in nature.
The stems are anchored in floral foam set
inside terra-cotta pots covered with golden
rocks. INSPIRED BY: Arching tulips. MADE
WITH: Lightweight and twisted paper ribbons.
GREAT FOR: Spring holidays, parties, home

decor, and centerpieces. HOW-TO: p. 144.

TWISTED-RIBBON
TULIPS

MATERIALS

31/2"-wide (9cm) paper ribbon in

gold and white
11/2"-wide (4cm) paper ribbon in
pink, white, lavender, and red

Twisted paper ribbon in light

pink, lavender, navy, yellow, and
burgundy
18" (45.5cm) 18-gauge paper-

covered floral wire

Floral tape in brown
Dry floral foam
Decorative rocks
SPECIALTY TOOLS

Deckle edger
TRY THIS Try crafting white tulips

with deep green leaves, silver tulips

with white leaves for the holidays,
or pale pastels for springtime
entertaining.

CUT Cut a 3" (7.5cm) length of 31/2"

piece on the unfolded side, round off

round petals by hand. 4. Finish stem.

(9cm) white paper ribbon. Cut a

top corner with a deckle edger.

Scrunch Pleat leaves. Attach 1 leaf 3"

23/4" (7cm) length of navy twisted

(7.5cm) from end of stem, secure, finish

paper ribbon; untwist it completely.

BUILD Secure all layers with floral

remainder of stem with tape. Style

Make 5 cuts, 3/4 of the way down to

tape. 1. Roll white paper ribbon

Stems (p. 133).

make 6 connected strips. To make

lengthwise, scrunching loosely; bend

the petals: Cut three 4" (10cm)

in half. Center the wire between the

PROJECT NOTE Multiple tulips were

lengths of 31/2" (9cm) gold paper

fold, twist paper around the wire,

made from a selection of paper and

ribbon; fold each in half lengthwise.

creating a small loop, and secure.

twisted paper ribbons. We made a

Starting 11/2" (4cm) from the top

2. With navy ribbon, twist 1 strip

smaller bloom using the following

of each piece on the unfolded side,

from the base up toward the

measurements: Petals: 2" (5cm) length

round off top corner with a deckle

top, leaving the last 1/2" (13mm)

of 11/2" (4cm) paper ribbon. Stamen: 21/4"

edger. Repeat with remaining pieces

untwisted, to create an abstract

(5.5cm) in length. Leaf: 10" (25.5cm) in

to create 3 petals. To make leaves:

stamen; repeat with remaining 5

length. To resemble our arrangement,

Cut a 12" (30.5cm) length of pink

sections. Gather and Wrap (p. 132)

trim wires to different lengths and vary

twisted ribbon; untwist completely

around center. 3. Scrunch Pleat

the curve in your stems. Anchor stems in

and fold in half lengthwise. Starting

(p. 128) base of each gold petal,

containers filled with dry floral foam and

11/2" (4cm) from the top of each

attach evenly around center. Gently

cover with gold decorative rocks.

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