How to make a fake flower bouquet

Bouquet of fake roses

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Flowers are one of the most popular crafts: centerpieces, flower crowns, garlands, clothing accessories, colored pins, etc. This ornamental motif has many qualities as they add color, harmony and fragrance to our home or to our outfit depending on the type of materials you want to use and the purpose you want to give the flowers.

If you love flowers and would like to make a craft with this theme, stay and read this post because this time we are going to learn how to make a fake flower bouquet. It is a fantastic gift that you can give to someone special for Mother's Day, Valentine's Day, a birthday or any other special date. When they know that you have done it with your own hands, it will surely be a memory that they will not be able to forget.

And without further ado, let's see how to make a fake flower bouquet. Take note that we started!

How to make a fake flower bouquet

fake flower bouquet

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Materials to make the craft

If you are excited about the idea of ​​learning how to make a fake flower bouquet because flowers are one of your favorite ornamental motifs, then you will also like to know that the materials you will need to create this beautiful craft are not expensive. On the contrary, they are quite cheap so you won't have to spend a lot of money to get them. In fact, it is likely that a good part of them you have stored at home from other previous crafts. We are going to go over what materials you will need to gather to learn how to make a fake flower bouquet.

To make the flowers:

Three 7,5 centimeter squares of red paper

  • A pencil
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • A wooden stick

To make the bouquet cone:

  • A cardboard circle 15 centimeters in diameter
  • Red paper to cover the same color chosen for the flowers
  • Kraft paper of 35 x 35 centimeters
  • Scissors
  • A marker to decorate the cone with a message
  • Glue
  • A decorative bow

Steps to learn how to make a fake flower bouquet

The time has come! The first step to make this craft is to compose the flowers that will be part of the bouquet. The design chosen is that of some beautiful red roses.

  • Trace three 7,5 centimeter squares on some red paper with the help of a pencil and then cut them out with scissors.
  • Then fold them three times at the corners until you get a small triangle.
  • Next, using a pencil, mark a semicircle on the middle of the triangle and cut it out in such a way that when you unfold the paper, the shape of a flower remains.
  • Then take a pair of scissors and cut one, two and three petals from each flower respectively. Set aside the petals and save them for the next step.
  • Take the glue and carefully fold the petals on themselves to form a kind of cone.
  • Then take the flowers and glue them also forming cones.
  • Now with a wooden stick we are going to shape the flowers. To do this, undulate each of the rose petals outward.
  • After doing this process, in total you should have 6 pieces that you will have to assemble to make each rose. It is time to stick the smallest petal of the flower on the next largest and so on until you achieve the shape of a flower.
  • Repeat all the previous steps until you have a dozen roses.
  • Steps to learn how to make a fake flower bouquet cone
  • Draw a circle 15 centimeters in diameter on a piece of cardboard
  • Line the cardboard circle with red paper
  • Use some 35 x 35 centimeter kraft paper to make the cone. Take the marker to write a nice message dedicated to the recipient of the bouquet of flowers.
  • Then, using a little glue, you have to place the cardboard circle inside the paper cone as it will act as a support for the flowers.
  • Attach the roses to the cardboard carefully by applying glue to the base.
  • Finally, add a bow to the cone to give the bouquet an even more beautiful touch. And ready!

As you see, it's not complicated at all learn how to make a fake flower bouquet so don't hesitate and put it into practice. It will be one of the crafts with flowers that you will like to do and give as a gift!

How to make a fake bouquet with long-stemmed roses

If instead of the previous flower model you would like to make a bouquet with long stem roses to fill the cone, surely the following design is very similar to the idea you have in mind. It is a bouquet of red roses made with EVA rubber, very simple to make and quite cheap.

As with the previous model, the materials that you will need to make this craft are easy to get and you will not need to invest too much money. Next, we will see the necessary materials. Notes!

Materials for a bouquet of long-stemmed roses

Paper crafts

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  • Red EVA foam
  • Ruler
  • Green pipe cleaners
  • Scissors
  • Glue

Steps to know how to make red roses with EVA foam

  • First, take the letter size EVA foam sheets and make strips 3 centimeters wide by 21 centimeters long using a ruler.
  • Then, cut the first strip of the EVA foam sheet with scissors and continue until you finish the entire sheet.
  • Once you have all the EVA rubber strips ready, the next thing is to make waves on one side of the strips. They don't have to be perfect, but each one has a different height so that the flower looks pretty later.
  • Now you have to roll the EVA strip on itself to make the rose petals. So that the EVA foam stays attached, try this trick and put a few drops of glue at the beginning and at the end to close the flower.
  • As a final step, using the glue, place a green pipe cleaner cut in half inside the flower petals to resemble the stem. Et voila! You already have your roses ready to fill the cone, which you can do in the same way as the previous craft.

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