Today, I’m going to give you all of the secrets to the perfect Crepe Paper Flowers including the number one most important!
This comes in specifically when cutting your petals. A good quality crepe paper is textured with a lot of vertical ridges.
Crepe paper flowers is about the direction of the grained ridges. Your petals need to be cut so the vertical ridges run parallel to the petal length.
Even if you follow the first two tips you must have an excellent crepe paper or it won’t matter, plain and simple.
– 6-7 small petals – 5-6 medium petals – 5-6 large petals
Once you’ve cut your petals grab 2 pieces of 18 gauge wire and wrap with corsage tape.
Now you want to do the pulling and cupping technique I mentioned earlier. Gently pull the edges inward. It will come naturally.