I love making these large flowers they are so pretty when completed, a great accent to any space. I have a video that goes along with this tutorial to detail how to put this beautiful flower together.
Items needed for this project:
- Cricut Machine
- 8 sheets 8 1/2×11 bright turquoise paper (I used the Recollections Brights pack from Michaels)
- 2 sheets 8 1/2×11 bright green paper
- A tool to curl petals
- A green mat
- Hot glue gun
- Video link
- Project link
- Cricut digital handbook for Giant Flowers cartridge link (these used to be included with a physical cartridge, but now are available on Cricut.com)
This project contains the flower from the Cricut Cartridge Giant Flowers available in design space and two leaves that I found and sized in design space. To begin this project, follow the prompts on the screen after the project is opened and cut all pieces and set aside.
Curling Petals:
I used an Apple Pencil to curl the petals, due to the width and slick surface of the the pencil. You can use whatever you have on hand, but it needs to be round and smooth to avoid unwanted creases in the petals.
Gluing Petals:
I color coded the petals with the slits on the flower base for easy assembly. There are 5 small petals, 3 medium, and 7 large petals. Add hot glue to one side of the petal and place the other end on top with the color coded side facing up. Continue this process until all flower petals bases are glued.
Assembly:
I put together the petals by matching the color lines to the ones on the base. This part I used the directions from the digital handbook from Cricut, the link is listed above. I started with the smallest to largest petals and insert one at a time, then gluing the base close to the insert line.
Once all petals are adhered, curl flower base with petals attached inward and glue the tab onto the flower base were the connection tab meets the insertion line.
Base assembly:
To assemble the base, I bend all tabs inward, and insert the small tab to complete the circle, and hot glue to secure. Glue all around the inside of cup part of flower base and insert the bottom of the flower into the base. I hold together for a little while to insure proper adhesion. To finish this beautiful handmade flower, glue the two remaining leaves to the bottom of the green base on the flower. Now your flower is ready to brighten your creative space!