I’m on a mission to learn how to make crepe paper flowers for my wedding decor. I plan to make the flowers for table decoration, chair posies and to decorate the cake.
My dad owns a printing business, so paper has oddly been a big thing in my life. ...
Sections
6
Books
Materials - Paper
Materials - Decor
Materials - Wires
Tools
Websites
Books
A beginners book for multiple flower tutorials.
Crepe Paper Flowers | Lia Griffiths Book
Another great book from beginners to advanced.
The New Art of Paper Flowers | Quynh Nguyen’s Book
Materials - Paper
This is where I’ve purchased my 180gsm and 90gsm crepe paper from. They have a HUGE selection of colours. Prices are reasonable and shipping isn’t extortionate
Crepe Paper | FloristryWarehouse
This is where you can buy doublette crepe paper in the UK. I haven’t bought this yet, I instead bought 90gsm from Floristry Warehouse
ArloArts
Materials - Decor
This is the gouache I use and love. You can use it to decorate the paper before you form the flowers. For veining, blemishes and shading to make them more realistic.
Himi Gouache | Amazon
I got the 64 set to have a good range of colours. I use these instead of PanPastels (just can’t justify that cost!) and they work well, I have also heard eyeshadows are a good alternative too
Inscribe Soft Pastel Set | Amazon
I use these to apply the pastel colours to the paper. They’re soft enough that they don’t affect the paper, and apply a good opacity of colour.
Eyeshadow Applicators | Amazon
Large colour range and not extortionately priced. Any alcohol markers will work well to add detail to the petals.
Promarker | Windsor and Newton
Again, great alcohol markers for adding details
Copic Markers | Copic Shop
Materials - Wires
I use the mid green for larger flower stems.
18 Gauge Florist Wire | Amazon
Great for petals, super thin but still paper covered to save the hassle of doing it yourself
White 26 Gauge Floral Wire
Great for smaller flower stems
22G Green Floral Wire | Amazon
Tools
For bending wire
Small Needle Nose Pliers | Amazon
For cutting wire
Mini Wire Cutters | Amazon
Websites
Truly the oracle of all things crepe paper flower crafting.
