3D flower Bouquet is our challenge this week

Make a 3d bouquet of flowers was the challenge this week from my friend  Laura McHugh west.......I love flowers and can't get enough of them so this was an easy one for me....... the problem was deciding which flowers to make.....so I decided  on flowers that I learned from a kit I purchased from Paper Source.  http://www.paper-source.com/cgi-bin/paper/item/Wild-Magnolia-Paper-Flower-Kit/2710_012/4071290203.html
The only problem is that I have used it in school with my students and didn't have it for me to look at so I am creating this from memory....

draw 2 flowers one large and one small and one leaf design.....you can be creative here and if  you have the time try a variety of shapes.....just make sure you make a stem cause this is what you will tape down to hold petals in place....

I picked scrap book paper that I had which is one sided but double sided would even be nicer....

I selected some paper........

cut out my shapes..........

cut 5 pieces of  the large flower petal and 5 of the small flower petal for each flower and 1 leaf per flower.....

next gather some floral wire and floral tape...I am lucky cause a friend donated a huge box filled with both....

starting with the wire make a little ball at the end of the wire with some felt or quilting batting, wire it in place with some thin wire then cover with floral tape....

next I found a piece of double sided pink paper and used this as the center, cutting a piece about 2 inches wide by 4 inches and with fancy cutting scissors or with a regular pair cut thin little strips but do not cut all the way through....

next you will wrap this around the felt center and hold in place with floral tape....

take your time and be neat with the tape.....

next you will be adding the small flower petals and this takes time so be patience....put one petal on then wrap with tape and then the next ....until you have put all 5 on overlapping them as you go...

next is to do the same with the larger petals....then add the leaf.....until you have all 10 petals and 1 leaf attached....continue wrapping with the floral tape.........................

now on to another flower....

by now you will be able to go a little faster since you already made one....

take your time wrapping making sure that you are applying enough pressure to hold it f firmly in place.....

well now to decide where to put my 3-d Bouquet????

I am sure you will enjoy making these in all the colors to match your home or for a special friend to cheer her up.