Cricut: How to Make Paper Flower Toppers
Make use of your cardtsock off-cuts and create beautiful blooms to adorn your dinner table at home this summer. Add your perfect papercraft petals to cocktail sticks to create pretty cupcake toppers, or use ribbon to make one-of-a-kind glass charms and napkin decorations.
Project and how-to make instructions by The Crafty Lass
Please note: This project contains paid-for content from Cricut's Design Space app.
Screen reference images are taken from the Mac version of Design Space.
This project has been created using the Cricut Maker, but it can also be made on the Cricout Explore Air 2 and Cricut Joy.
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How to make
You will also need:
Cricut Design Space app installed on a laptop, PC, Tablet or mobile device
Cocktail Stick
Open Cricut Design Space app and search for 'floral drink charm' in the projects area.
Open the project and click customise.
Select the flower and click the duplicate button. Duplicate as many times as you need. Once you've
duplicated, change the colours to match the card that you'll be cutting.
Click 'Make it', you'll then be taken through to the mat preview screen, check everything is correct before clicking "Continue". You'll then go through to the machine set up screen, set your material (we chose medium cardstock but choose the setting that best fits the thickness/gsm of the cardstock you're using).
Top Tip: If yuo're using a Cricut Explore Air 2, turn the Smart Set dial to "Custom" to enable the "All Material" option within the Design Space app.
Follow the prompts within the Design Space app, loading and unloading each colour mat in one by one.
Once all of your pieces are cut it's time to assemble the flowers!
Take the top layer of each flower (the pieces with the hole in the centre) and gently bend the petals inwards slightly to give them some definition.
Next, apply foam pads to your flowers and stick down to the back section of your flower to create a 3D effect.
To add the leaves, carefully dab some hot glue on the stem of the leaf shape and stick to the back of your flower.
Apply a wooden cocktail stick to the back of your flower with a holt melt glue gun. Leave the glue to set for a few minutes beofre placing into your cupcake.
When creating cake toppers a sturdier and longer stick will need to be used - cake pop sticks are ideal.
Cut a 6 inch length of ribbon, and glue the flower to the centre point of your ribbon. Wrap the ribbon around your glass to finish with the flower facing the front of the glass.
Cut a length of ribbon approximately 10 - 12 inches long, and glue the flower to the centre point. Wrap the ribbon around your napkin, securing the ribbon on the back (side that will be face down on the table/plate) of the napkin with a bow, and the flower on the front (side facing up).
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