Kusudama Flower Tutorial



Ready to make some Kusudama paper flowers?

Supplies:
  • Paper cutter (optional)
  • Scissors or small garden clippers (optional)
  • (5) 4 inch paper squares
  • Glue gun
  • Glue sticks
  • Small heavy drinking glass (more on this later)
  • Craft stick, pretty straw or reed diffuser
  • Buttons


Cut your paper into equal squares. Practice folding on scrap paper or computer printing paper. 

If you are using squares that are larger than 3 inches, I suggest you use cardstock rather than regular paper once you've figured out the folds. Cardstock makes much stronger, hardier blossoms that retain their shape after a year in storage.

Now simply look at the pictures and follow the directions! 



Tips and Tricks:
  • I usually use reed diffusers as flower stems. They're a bit more bendy than craft sticks or straws and are easier to maneuver into centerpieces (though not as bendy as wire).
  • Press the edge of a small, heavy glass over every fold. This will make clean, neat folds. Better folds = Much better results!
  • Vary the amount of blossoms. For the purposes of this tutorial, I made a five-blossom flower but three, four and six blossom flowers are also very pretty!
  • Vary the sizes of the blossoms. 3", 4", 6" or 12" squares!
  • Clip stems with a garden clippers to your desired length.
  • If you're extra particular about perfection, trim the tips of each blossom so that both layers of paper are even before gluing them to the stem, like so:


Done! Make some more!










9/23/2014


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4 comments

  1. They are so pretty. Thanks for sharing.

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  2. Ohh, I love these. Pinned! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Oh my goodness! These are perfect! Pinning so I can make some too!!!!
    Thanks for sharing at Project Inspire{d}!!

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  4. I saw a bouquet of these at a wedding rehearsal a few years ago and have been wanting to learn how to make them! SO glad I came across this tutorial!

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