Embellished Magnolia Silk Flower Tutorial

 

A while back, I created embellished flowers for the Marie Antoinette Mail Art Group Altered Faux Roses Swap. Today, I decided to try the same technique with a Magnolia silk flower. These flowers are easy to create. Once you make one, you'll want to make more.

Here's the easy tutorial:

Materials:

• Silk flower of your choice
• Decorative tissue paper
  
• Crafter's Pick The Ultimate glue
• Oil pastel (or pigment ink pad) in complementary color
• Glitter

Directions:

• Cut out tissue paper that is large enough to cover each petal. Cover all the petals or just the outer petals. (You can cut the excess paper off later).
  
• Glue tissue paper to the petals. Crafter's Pick adheres more easily to the silk petals, and tissue paper, than ordinary craft glue.
• When the tissue paper is dry, carefully cut around the petals, using small scissors.
• Distress the petal edges with an oil pastel or a pigment ink pad.
• Cover the stamen, in the center of the flower, with Crafter's Pick.
• Dip the glue-covered stamen in glitter.

The possibilities are endless, depending on the type of silk flowers, decorative tissue paper, ink pad and glitter that you choose. Use the embellished flowers to decorate wrapped presents, use in Marie-inspired crowns and other mixed-media projects, enhance flower arrangements or give as small gifts. Why not make an embellished flower today.

Comments

[Julie]

I am hosting Flower Week at my blog. I would love for you to link up!