![]() Glue the sides of the slit so it makes a cone shape, then glue the cone itself to the back of your sunflower. If your sunflower will be seen from the backside as well as the front, cut out another green sepal piece, fold it in half, cut a slit in it along HALF of the fold’s edge (sepal edge to sepal center), then put this around the top of your dowel at the back of your paper sunflower. Want to attach a stem to your paper sunflower DIY? The easiest way is simply to put a dowel (wrapped in floral tape) through the hanger on the back of your sunflower, which is what I’ve done in my photos. Glue the wire down on the back to keep it in place, then attach the hanger to the back of your flower with hot glue. If you want to hang your paper sunflower on a wall or backdrop, cut out another circle about 5″ wide, cut two small notches in either side and then wrap stem wire around it. Make sure you put hot glue in a spiral starting at the edge of the support and going all the way into the middle, then attach the seed head. It’ll look like a big Thin Mint!Īnd now you can glue the seed head to the center support in your sunflower. Now glue this center support to the very center of your paper sunflower, cardstock side up. Glue down the tabs to the edge of your foam circles as well. Now fold down the tabs on your foam cover piece, then attach to your glued circles. Your circles should be just under 6.5″ in diameter. Cut out two circles from your foam core (I used regular scissors to cut them out). Once you have all 55 of your petals on your sunflower, it’s time to build up the center. Then go back and fill in any additional gaps with the lighter yellow petals, being sure to sandwich them between layers. Do you see any gaps in petals? Use your remaining darker yellow petals to fill in those gaps. Once you’ve put another 16 petals on, take a good look at your sunflower. You should notice your sunflower start to fill in. Shape and attach petals and place these around your sepal, in between the petals you already attached. If you cut darker yellow petals, switch to using those now. Keep going until you have about 16 petals attached. Doing it like this helps you keep your petals balanced, like a real sunflower.Ĭontinue shaping and attaching your petals around your sepal, filling in the spaces between petals as you go. ![]() The third and fourth go at 90 degree angles to the first and second, so you have one petal at each of the cardinal points around your sepal. The next petal goes on directly across from the first. Once the petal is shaped, put a small dab of hot glue at one tip of your petal (whichever tip you want), then attach the petal tip to the edge of your sepal. This simulates the texture and shape of a real sunflower petal. Start by creasing your petals lengthwise several times so you have about 7-8 creases parallel to each other on your petal, then smooth it out. If you cut out petals on different intensities of yellow, start with the lighter colored petals. I show how to do this in the assembly video. If you see spots where the spiral bumps out over the underlay, just keep rotating it until the bump-outs disappear. Pay attention to how it lines up so you get it in the right place. To do this, spray the backside of the spiral seed pattern with spray adhesive, wait 30 seconds, then attach it to the underlay. It will help you SO much!īegin by attaching the spiral seed pattern to the black seed underlay. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you’re not sure how to upload an SVG file to Cricut Design Space, or you’re having issues (such as getting a message that says “unsupported file”), please watch my free training series, SVGs Made Simple. Here is what the paper sunflower file looks like uploaded to Cricut Design Space. ![]() There is no scoring or attaching to worry about. If you’re using a Cricut, simply upload the SVG file to Cricut Design Space and click Make It - everything is sized and in the correct number for you to just load up your mats with paper and feed them into your Cricut. If you cut things out with scissors, you’ll want to print the seed head rather than try to cut it. You can cut everything with scissors or a cutting machine. How to Make a Big Paper Sunflowerįirst, cut out your petals, seed head, sepal (base), and foam core cover. Five sheets in bright yellow and four sheets in muted yellow. * Note on yellow cardstock: I used two different colors of yellow to give my sunflower more depth.
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