Easy Pearl Center Dahlia Story

Easy Pearl Center Dahlia

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From giant wall flower dahlias to my original small design, I thought it was time to add one more with a fun pearl twist on the flower’s center.

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Cut out six paper dahlia flower petal layers. I used my Cricut machine for cutting the SVG templates but you can also use the PDF printables with a pair of scissors.

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Once you have cut out all the petals, curl each of the dahlia petal points with the 1/4 inch wood dowel.

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Gather the petals points of each layer and tuck the petals all the same direction. Give your flower layer a bit of a twist before opening it back up.

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Start building the flower by layering two of the petal layer together and alternating the petal points.

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Once you've finished layering up to the last petal, glue the large 12 mm pearl into the paper dahlia flower’s center.

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