Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)
Exquisite paper flowers that never wilt!

In this book, Japanese paper crafting expert Emiko Yamamoto reveals her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her simple cut—curl—paste method is perfect for beginners—making it easy to create dozens of lifelike flowers.

Fabulous Paper Flowers features 43 varieties of Asian flowers for every season, including:
  • Spring: Wild Cherry Blossoms, White Clover, Japanese Primrose, Japanese Marigolds & Fuji Dawn Violets
  • Summer: Bigleaf Hydrangea, Japanese Iris, Water Lilies, Moutan Peony, Japanese Morning Glory & Evening Primrose
  • Fall: Cosmos, Japanese Bush Clover, Cranesbill Geraniums, Japanese Maple Leaves & Gingko Leaves
  • Winter: Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Camellia, Snow Camellia, Pheasant's Eye, Japanese Plum & Chinese Sacred Lilies

The finished pieces look great as table settings, wearable brooches, gift toppers, in framed displays, on handmade cards and so much more. Make wedding decor on a budget, decorate for a baby shower, make a dinner party special or surprise a loved one with a handmade gift—with this book, the possibilities are endless!

This complete how—to guide has descriptions of the easy—to—find materials and tools, templates that you can trace and cut out, and step—by—step photos showing you how to curl and crease the pieces, then assemble them with dabs of glue.
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Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)
Exquisite paper flowers that never wilt!

In this book, Japanese paper crafting expert Emiko Yamamoto reveals her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her simple cut—curl—paste method is perfect for beginners—making it easy to create dozens of lifelike flowers.

Fabulous Paper Flowers features 43 varieties of Asian flowers for every season, including:
  • Spring: Wild Cherry Blossoms, White Clover, Japanese Primrose, Japanese Marigolds & Fuji Dawn Violets
  • Summer: Bigleaf Hydrangea, Japanese Iris, Water Lilies, Moutan Peony, Japanese Morning Glory & Evening Primrose
  • Fall: Cosmos, Japanese Bush Clover, Cranesbill Geraniums, Japanese Maple Leaves & Gingko Leaves
  • Winter: Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Camellia, Snow Camellia, Pheasant's Eye, Japanese Plum & Chinese Sacred Lilies

The finished pieces look great as table settings, wearable brooches, gift toppers, in framed displays, on handmade cards and so much more. Make wedding decor on a budget, decorate for a baby shower, make a dinner party special or surprise a loved one with a handmade gift—with this book, the possibilities are endless!

This complete how—to guide has descriptions of the easy—to—find materials and tools, templates that you can trace and cut out, and step—by—step photos showing you how to curl and crease the pieces, then assemble them with dabs of glue.
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Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)

Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)

by Emiko Yamamoto
Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)

Fabulous Paper Flowers: Make 43 Beautiful Asian Flowers - From Irises to Cherry Blossoms to Peonies (with 270 Tracing Templates)

by Emiko Yamamoto
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Exquisite paper flowers that never wilt!

In this book, Japanese paper crafting expert Emiko Yamamoto reveals her secrets for making realistic blossoms, leaves and stems from inexpensive colored paper sheets. Her simple cut—curl—paste method is perfect for beginners—making it easy to create dozens of lifelike flowers.

Fabulous Paper Flowers features 43 varieties of Asian flowers for every season, including:
  • Spring: Wild Cherry Blossoms, White Clover, Japanese Primrose, Japanese Marigolds & Fuji Dawn Violets
  • Summer: Bigleaf Hydrangea, Japanese Iris, Water Lilies, Moutan Peony, Japanese Morning Glory & Evening Primrose
  • Fall: Cosmos, Japanese Bush Clover, Cranesbill Geraniums, Japanese Maple Leaves & Gingko Leaves
  • Winter: Heavenly Bamboo, Japanese Camellia, Snow Camellia, Pheasant's Eye, Japanese Plum & Chinese Sacred Lilies

The finished pieces look great as table settings, wearable brooches, gift toppers, in framed displays, on handmade cards and so much more. Make wedding decor on a budget, decorate for a baby shower, make a dinner party special or surprise a loved one with a handmade gift—with this book, the possibilities are endless!

This complete how—to guide has descriptions of the easy—to—find materials and tools, templates that you can trace and cut out, and step—by—step photos showing you how to curl and crease the pieces, then assemble them with dabs of glue.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780804854092
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Publication date: 09/14/2021
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 7.40(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Emiko Yamamoto has widely exhibited her paper artworks which feature beautiful three—dimensional art from with paper. She is often commissioned to create paper works of art for advertisements and publications. She is continually developing new forms, including works with illustrations for displays. Yamamoto is president of the Paper Decoration Association in Japan, and frequently hosts paper crafting workshops. She is the author of several books on the subject of paper art, including Paper Flower Note Cards and A Beginner's Guide to Paper Wildflowers. Visit her website at y—ycreation.com.

Table of Contents

Why I Wrote This Book 5

The Paper and Basic Tools You'll Need 69

The Basic Steps for Transferring Patterns 70

Basic Techniques 71

Spring Flowers

Horsetail Shoots 7

Instructions 75

Patterns 115

Wild Cherry Blossoms 8

Instructions 74

Patterns 114

Rapeseed Flowers 10

Instructions 76

Patterns 116

White Clovers 11

Instructions 77

Patterns 116

Dandelion 12

Instructions 78

Patterns 117

Japanese Primrose 14

Instructions 79

Patterns 117

Japanese Buttercups 15

Instructions 79

Patterns 118

Japanese Marigolds 16

Instructions 80

Patterns 118

Fuji Dawn Violets 19

Instructions 81

Patterns 119

Chinese Astragalus 20

Instructions 82

Patterns 119

Rodgersia 21

Instructions 83

Patterns 120

Shirley Poppies 23

Instructions 84

Patterns 121

Persian Speedwell 24

Instructions 75

Patterns 115

Summer Flowers

Bigleaf Hydrangea 26

Instructions 85

Patterns 122

Japanese Iris 27

Instructions 86

Patterns 122

Pygmy Water Lily 28

Instructions 87

Patterns 123

Sunflowers 29

Instructions 88

Patterns 124

Moutan Peony 30

Instructions 89

Patterns 125

Hollyhocks 32

Instructions 90

Patterns 126

Oxalis 33

Instructions 91

Patterns 127

Japanese Morning Glories 34

Instructions 92

Patterns 127

Asiatic Dayflowers 36

Instructions 93

Patterns 128

Evening Primrose 37

Instructions 94

Patterns 129

Asian Virginsbower 38

Instructions 95

Patterns 130

Fall Flowers

Japanese Lady Bell 41

Instructions 105

Patterns 139

Cosmos 42

Instructions 96

Patterns 131

Red Spider Lily 44

Instructions 97

Patterns 132

Japanese Bush Clover 45

Instructions 98

Patterns 132

Fringed Pink Ambrosia 46

Instructions 99

Patterns 133

Field Thistle 48

Instructions 100

Patterns 134

Cranesbill Geranium 49

Instructions 100

Patterns 135

Balloon Flowers 50

Instructions 101

Patterns 135

Scabiosa 51

Instructions 102

Patterns 136

Aster Yomena 52

Instructions 103

Patterns 137

Japanese Maple Leaves, Ginkgo Leaves and Red Maple Leaves 54

Instructions 104

Patterns 137

Japanese Beautyberry 56

Instructions 104

Patterns 138

Winter Flowers

Pheasant's Eye 59

Instructions 110

Patterns 142

Heavenly Bamboo 60

Instructions 106

Patterns 140

Bird's-eye Primrose 61

Instructions 106

Patterns 140

Japanese Camellia 63

Instructions 107

Patterns 141

Snow Camellia 64

Instructions 108

Patterns 141

Chinese Sacred Lilies 66

Instructions 111

Patterns 142

Japanese Plum Blossoms 68

Instructions 112

Patterns 143

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