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    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and a Paper Medallion

    Published: Mar 21, 2013 · Modified: Apr 28, 2013 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 5 Comments

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and a Paper Medallion by The DIY Mommy

    It's technically Spring now, but meanwhile in Canada:

    Canadian Spring time

    This is the lovely view out of my back door.

    I decided to pretend the snow was gone today by making a springy flower arrangement with yellow tulips and a paper medallion flower. It turned out great, and it was easy and simple to do.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    I bought a fresh bunch of tulips at the grocery store, and then added a fun little paper flower. Here's how I made it:

    Materials:

    • scrapbook paper in a few coordinating colours
    • self-healing cutting mat
    • butter knife (for scoring)
    • ruler
    • glue gun
    • fancy edge paper punch (if desired)

    Directions:

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and a Paper Medallion by The DIY Mommy

    Cut the paper in 1 ½" x 12" strips (I used two strips per flower). This will make a flower that's 3" in diameter. Adjust the width of the strips as necessary to make larger flower medallions.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Using a butter knife and working on a self-healing mat, score the strips from the back side every ½".

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    If you want your flower to have patterned edges, punch the edge of the strip at this point with a special paper punch.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Fold the strips accordian-style. Start with a downwards fold, and you should end with a downwards fold.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Glue the ends of two strips together with a glue gun to form a circle.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Keeping your glue gun ready and nearby, smush the center of the circle down and bring the middles together. Holding the flower tightly in place, put a dab of glue into the center with the glue gun. Keep holding the flower together until the glue cools and hardens. Repeat with the back side of the flower for extra strength.

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Attach a straw to the back of the flower if you want it use it in a floral arrangement. Glue a paper circle to the front center.

    You can also leave them stemless for use on other projects. I'm considering making a spring banner with these. Aren't they pretty?

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

    Paper medallions are my newest crafty obsession, I think.

    It doesn't matter if it's blizzarding outside - I've got a houseful of paper flowers and real live tulips in here!

    Make a Spring Flower Arrangement with Tulips and Paper Medallions by The DIY Mommy

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    1. eatablemadhouse47.jigsy.com

      July 07, 2014 at 7:16 am

      Splendide post, pour ne pas changer

      Reply
    2. Odessa Graham

      June 26, 2018 at 10:06 am

      Your little spring arrangement of tulips put a smile on my face! So simple, so happy, and so thrifty! I, too, am living in Canada at present, so can completely relate to how uplifting a joyful little bouquet can be. Thank you for the excellent tutorial on making the medallion flowers!

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      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        June 27, 2018 at 10:38 am

        That’s so wonderful!

        Reply
    3. Daisy Russel

      November 24, 2018 at 1:18 pm

      It's nice to get a new and fresh art craft idea combined with flowers! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply

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    1. Make an Easy Spring Banner with Scrapbook Paper | The DIY Mommy says:
      April 2, 2013 at 10:55 pm

      [...] Little C added some sticker gems on the banner, and we hung it up on our “seasonal wall” with some paper medallion flowers: [...]

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