Easy Crepe Paper Flowers on a Stem

Today I wanted to make a floral decoration so I made these Crepe Paper Flowers. They were a great craft to make and because I made four (in the colours purple, pink, red and white) they look perfect in a small vase together. I like this because it's sort of go-with-the-flow. You don't have to do many, one is good to put on a desk or shelf - a small decoration that looks nice but doesn't get in the way.For this craft I won't go into much detail but I have put a picture that should explain it all so follow that! Hopefully everyone will understand and be able to make this too! I if you have any queries leave a comment and I will answer as soon as possible!

What you will need...

• Crepe paper (15cm by 15cm squares)
• Stem wire (or find something outside)
• Scissors 
• Glue 

What to do...

1. Fold in half - Fold your square of crepe paper in half, and then half again so you have a smaller square.
2. Fold again - Fold diagonally so you have a triangle with two equal sides. Make sure one the corners of the equal sides is the centre point. I suggest unfolding to make sure this is the case. 
3. Cut out a petal - Cut a petal shape from the corner that is the centre point leaving about 3 centimetres each side. (Definitely look at the picture for this step!)
4. Cut off the corner - Cut the corner off to leave a hole in the centre. Start by doing a very small one, unfold and see if it needs to be bigger or not - chances are it will be fine. 
5. Unfold and scrunch - Carefully unfold the petal to the flower shape with the hole in the middle. Scrunch up and twist each petal before opening it up - this makes it look more natural. 
6. Stick the flowers to the stem - This is the part that might get slightly tricky: sticking the flowers to the stem. Glue the top centimetre of the stem. From the other side, slide the flower up until you reach the glue-covered part. Stick the centimetre around the hole as if you are sticking on tube to an inner tube. Then spread out the rest of the flower horizontally. Keep doing this until all of the flowers have been stuck. Be creative with this one! Experiment with  different colours and sizes.  I hope you have fun making these, and please leave a comment!