Tutorials
3/8" - 1/2" diameter shirt buttons 22 guage wire Wire cutter Washi paper
Wall paper paste Elmers or Crafter's white glue Water color
Water color brush (#5 Round)
1. Cut wire 7" - 8" long. Loop through a button. Fig. A
2. Twist wire and secure. Fig. B
3. Put paste on 1" diameter cut Washi paper, wrap around
the button. Fig. C
4. Wrap around with paste on 3/8" wide hand torn strip. Fig D
Fig. 1, 2
5. Water color them. Fig. 3
For small petals: 1. Cut 1 1/2" wide hand cut strips. It will save time if you wet the creased area
with a wet sponge then separate them. (Fig. 4)
2. Put wall paper paste on both sides, gather on one end and tear about 3/8"
long. (Fig.5) ***Do not cut end with scissors. Hand cut (A),
scissors cut (B). (Fig. 6)
3. Lay each piece on a plate, let it dry. (Fig. 7)
For larger petals: 1. Do the same way as small petals but make double, wall paper pasted Washi
paper and hand cut about 3/4" in length.
***Irregular size petals will make more interesting flowers instead of stamped
out same size ones.
1. Put on a dab of white glue. (Fig. 8)
2. Attach to the underside of stamen. depending on the size of stamens and
petals, it will take a different number of petals.
**There are no rules about how many petals are needed for each, so go for
whatever makes you happy. Double layers of petals? Why not!
3. After it dries, use a thin strip of pasted Washi paper, cover the bottom side
and stem. (Fig. 9)
After choosing the color of your choice, color from the center outwards, do not
saturate with water color!
***I like to leave an outer edge unpainted to give more contrast.