How to Make Book Flowers

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How to Make Book Flowers

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Step 1 of 13
Gather supplies and heat up glue gun

Gather supplies and heat up glue gun

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Cut 5 different size petals and then cut 5 of each size so you end up with 25 petals

Cut 5 different size petals and then cut 5 of each size so you end up with 25 petals

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Place some hot glue on a long rectangle piece of paper

Place some hot glue on a long rectangle piece of paper

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Wrap around the top of twig as a base

Wrap around the top of twig as a base

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Take a petal and fold it in half, open it up and roll the top just a little

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Place some hot glue on the crease down the middle

Place some hot glue on the crease down the middle

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Press around the base paper

Press around the base paper

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Continue with the rest of the smallest size

Continue with the rest of the smallest size

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Keep going around with the next size petals

Keep going around with the next size petals

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You are finished!

You are finished!

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Finished product!

Finished product!

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26 Comments
Supplies

Old book

Hot Glue gun

Scissors

Twigs or wire

Pen or pencil

Diana Christian

Perfect! I have several books that I need to upcycle. I can see these flowers in several different paper types, prints and sizes as a wreath. I can't wait. Thanks for the idea!

Diana Christian 5 months ago

Gayla Ferreira

Excactly how I feel Claire! 😄

Gayla Ferreira 6 months ago

Claire Meuter

The reader in me is saying, "those poor books!" But the crafty part of me is quite pleased... :)

Claire Meuter 6 months ago

Ashley Aboutaleb

COOL!

Ashley Aboutaleb 7 months ago

Mediaflo McGee

Cute

Mediaflo McGee 7 months ago

Emmanuel Peró

Thalía great idea from Argentina.

Emmanuel Peró 7 months ago

Johanna Juul

I really like it! :-)

Johanna Juul 7 months ago

Sarah Evans

Great work! You can always photocopy the song piece onto regular paper and use it... I think that's what I'm going to try!

Sarah Evans 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Very true Carrie. I have tried that but the songbook I had was thicker paper and wasn't very malleable... It's easier with thinner paper!

(author) 7 months ago

Carrie Hill

A song book with musical note would be lovely as a piece in a vase on top a piano as decor!

Carrie Hill 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Avery, Newspapers would probably work... The hardest part would be to keep the paper from ripping with the hot glue.

(author) 7 months ago

Katie Perry

You should be able to use newspaper, the stock used in bibles and dictionaries is quite thin, but isn't necessarily as durable

Katie Perry 7 months ago

Avery the ninja

????? :-))

Avery the ninja 7 months ago

Avery the ninja

Could we use news paper

Avery the ninja 7 months ago

Cassie Jarrett

That's so cool

Cassie Jarrett 7 months ago

Haya Almutairi

👍 Like it

Haya Almutairi 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Caroline, thanks! I hope it's easy enough to follow!

(author) 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Thanks Allie! I'm glad you made some! They are super fun and each one I've made has its own character!

(author) 7 months ago

Allie Andrade

I made a few I'm putting them in a vase!! Thanks for this guide they look amazing^^

Allie Andrade 7 months ago

caroline z

excellent!easy to handle and nice looking

caroline z 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Thanks Daniel!

(author) 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Thanks Csir!

(author) 7 months ago

Csir Em

Nice!!

Csir Em 7 months ago

Daniel Murillo

Nice

Daniel Murillo 7 months ago

Becca Brotherton

Thanks Daniella! I used a dictionary and am trying it with a old hymnal as well!

(author) 7 months ago

Daniella Sforza

Great way to upcycle unread books!

Daniella Sforza 7 months ago

Eleazar Resendez del Angel

lets try jeje thank you

Eleazar Resendez del Angel 7 months ago

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Li You

Chipped nail polish...

Li You 6 months ago

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