Paper magnolia tutorial
I hope this tutorial is the first step of many more to come.
I learned to make paper flowers by myself studying images of real flowers ….I must be honest with you, I think this is the way to go so that you can be truly unique and creative in your work. Tutorials can be helpfull at first, to learn the necesary skills, but always remember to study nature.
I love magnolias! It’s one of my favorite flower… I think it’s the perfect choice for this first tutorial, at the beginning of spring.
…but first, I have to share some guidelines about my aesthetic. I mix the paper flower techniques with my love for colors and painting thats why I paint my paper so I can obtain the colour I whant. I love mixing paint and discovering new shades all the time. I work with Italian crepe paper and acrilyc colors… I treat the paper like it’s my canvas. I think this type of paper is perfect for my vision…it’s thick and very resistant. I’m not sure I can teach you how to paint the paper and mix the colours because it’s an artistic proces… it comes from deep within and I don’t work with recipes. I use to be a painter, I went to art school so… it’s a know how from many years of practice and study.
I’m happy that I was able to share this with you! I hope you will enjoy it!
Alina
March 2, 2018 at 12:13 PM (5 years ago)Very nice tutorial! Your paper flowers are always wonderful! Could you please tell me from where exactly do you get your paper? Also, is it soft crepe paper or a thicker one?
Thank you and congratulations for your work!
Christine
March 2, 2018 at 12:19 PM (5 years ago)Thank you very much for your lovely words… It’s Italian 180gr crepe paper and I buy it from Cartotecnica Rossi when I visit Italy or from some online shops in my country (I live in Romania).
Sabina
March 2, 2018 at 5:25 PM (5 years ago)Buna! Sunt foarte frumoase florile tale, zici ca sunt adevarate. Vroiam sa te intreb de pe ce site-uri din tara iti comanzi hartia creponata? Multumesc! Mult succes in continuare!!!
Christine
March 4, 2018 at 1:30 PM (5 years ago)Buna Sabina, mersi tare mult… da un search pe google cu hartie creponata solida/floristica… sunt cateva variante.
Sabina
March 6, 2018 at 11:18 AM (5 years ago)Am gasit cateva site-uri, am crezut ca poate stii si altele. Iti multumesc frumos !!!
Christine
March 7, 2018 at 10:01 AM (5 years ago)Cu drag!
Regina
March 2, 2018 at 5:26 PM (5 years ago)I love your tutorial Christine!! Thanks a lot for sharing with us. You´re so talented and an inspiration for all of us.
Christine
March 4, 2018 at 1:28 PM (5 years ago)I’m so happy to be an inspiration! thank you for your lovely words.
Linh
March 3, 2018 at 2:40 AM (5 years ago)Your artwork is amazing, Realistic and beautiful. You are so talented 😉
Christine
March 4, 2018 at 1:27 PM (5 years ago)Thank you! …realistic is always one of my goals 🙂
Marilyn Gray
March 6, 2018 at 7:47 AM (5 years ago)Absolutely stunning! What a talent! You are my new favorite teacher! Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial!
Christine
March 7, 2018 at 10:02 AM (5 years ago)Oh, thank you… your words mean so much to me!
Sandra
March 6, 2018 at 12:57 PM (5 years ago)Absolutely gorgeous! Do you have an tutorial on assembling a cascading bouquet? I’m making my daughters wedding bouquet.. much appreciated
Christine
March 7, 2018 at 10:01 AM (5 years ago)Thank you!!… oh, I don’t have such a tutorial but it’s a good ideea for the future.
Sheila
March 9, 2018 at 2:22 AM (5 years ago)Christine, I’ve been a fan of your work for a long time. Thank you so much for sharing this tutorial! It popped up on my Pinterest feed, and took me to your lovely site. I hope you do more tutorials
Christine
March 9, 2018 at 3:48 PM (5 years ago)Thank you Sheila, I really hope so too!
Lauren
June 16, 2018 at 12:41 AM (5 years ago)Love these. Thanks for sharing. I’m going to create 150 small ones for my sisters wedding Place cards. Better get started! I purchased blush crepe paper on amazon. Im wondering what color to use for the center part. Any idea? It looks copper but also deep pink. Thanks!
Christine
June 18, 2018 at 1:35 PM (5 years ago)Thank you! wish you all the best with your sisters wedding…. it’s copper with some shades of pink (it’s painted with acrylic).
Gianina
November 8, 2018 at 11:14 AM (4 years ago)Buna, Cristina!
Sunt superbe florile tale!! Imi place tehnica pe care o folosesti. As dori sa stiu ce folosesti pentru tulpina ca material?
Multumesc frumos!!
Christine
March 22, 2019 at 11:30 AM (4 years ago)Multumesc frumos, scrie pe prima poza, cea cu materiale (cablu electric).
elena
January 12, 2019 at 11:46 PM (4 years ago)Please, I find that it is the best paper artist in the world. I ask you if you have other tutorials, even to buy of course.Your roses are perhaps more beautiful than real ones!
Thank you
Christine
March 22, 2019 at 11:28 AM (4 years ago)Thank you so much for your lovely words, I don’t have other tutorials for the moment but keep following me… maby I will find the time to make some more.
Sonja
February 29, 2020 at 1:22 AM (3 years ago)Love love love this tutorial!
Do you have any suggestions on how one could attach these paper magnolias to real branches? I’m hoping to do manzanita centerpieces for my wedding and think these would be amazing on the branches~
Christine
May 5, 2020 at 2:50 PM (3 years ago)Thank you so much! I think you could attach them with floral tape or with hot glue.
Jean
May 5, 2020 at 11:35 PM (3 years ago)Your flowers are amazing. I made a paper wedding bouquet for my wedding 10 years ago.
Please can you tell me the size of the magnolia petals? Thank you.
Christine
May 6, 2020 at 2:56 PM (3 years ago)Thank you so much… The magnolia petals are about 9 cm.
Susana
October 1, 2020 at 11:10 AM (2 years ago)You are gifted with a nice talent ..God bless you..
I hope you’ll find time to create other tutorials.
May I ask about the template of the magnolia,I never made any crepe paper flower but would love to try my hands with your one !
Christine
October 6, 2020 at 9:09 AM (2 years ago)Thank you so much Susana! you can contact me and ask me questions if you wish…