Pleated Flower Tutorial

I've been meaning to post this for literally...weeks...but finally, here it is! Please forgive me! This is a tutorial to make some cute and easy pleated flowers. They're a great way to use scraps, too! Let me know if you try them...I'd love to see them!

1) Here are the materials you will need. The strip of paper is 1" x 12" and can be solid or patterned. I prefer to use a paper that is neither too thick nor too thin for ease of pleating.

Step 1: Begin to fold pleats at one end of the paper strip. Be sure to slowly angle your pleat around in a circle like the photo below.

This is the finished product once you pleat the whole strip.

 

Step 2: Use a glue dot to adhere one end to the other. You may not want to use all of the pleats, so cut off the excess pleats to get your desired flower size.

Step 3: Add a button or brad in the middle and you're done!

Here are some finished pleated flowers. Note that you can even stack the pleated strips for a layered flower! Just cut smaller 1/2" strips for the second layer!

Here is a variation of the pleated flower! For this one, I used a corner rounder punch to create a scalloped strip. Then, I folded the pleats the same way!

And here is the final product! You can add a layer or two on this variation too!

I love making handmade flowers, so maybe I'll have another tutorial soon! 'Til next time!