How to Make Flowers From Crepe Paper Streamers

If you have left over crepe paper streamers lying around the house from birthday parties, you are probably wondering what you can do to use them up. Here is an easy, fun decorating project you can do. Crepe paper flowers can be used to decorate a cake, string and hang around your patio with small lights, add to a gift or used to liven up a dinner table.

Things You'll Need

• 1 Roll of crepe paper streamers (or more than one if using different colors)
• Green floral tape
• Floral wire
• Double sided tape
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Shape the floral wire into the shape of a hairpin by bending in half. Hold the wire with the bent end facing up.

2. Attach a piece of double sided tape to the top of the wire and press to secure it onto the wire.

3. Cut two 18-inch pieces of the crepe paper streamer.

4. Holding one 18-inch piece of crepe paper, start with one end and wrap one of the long edges of the streamer around the double sided tape so that the top edge flairs out resembling a flower.

5. Secure the loose end of the streamer with another piece of double sided tape, wrapping rest of the tape around the wire.

6. Wrap one of the long edges of the second streamer onto the tape so the top edge flairs out resembling a flower. This second piece enlarges the flower.

7. Wrap floral tape around the bottom edge of the flower and continue on down the floral wire to create the stem of the flower.

Tips & Warnings

• Keep adding pieces of paper streamers for a larger flower.

• Make the stems shorter to place flower on top of a cake.

• Attach flowers to a string of small lights and put around your patio, hot tub or windows for a festive decoration.

• Make a bouquet of flowers and tie together with a ribbon.

• Use various colors of crepe paper streamers.