Keeping with the theme from last week of making flowers from kitchen pantry items (see my coffee filter flowers here) this week I am making flowers out of cupcake liners!
These are very economical, I got a pack of 80 cupcake liners at the dollar store for $1, and since you only need 3 liners per flower, that’s like… 26 flowers for just $1!!
You will need:
– Cupcake liners
– Scissors
– Hot glue gun
– Skewer or stick
*** QUICK TIP: I cut up a wire hanger into 4 pieces to be used as stems. This makes the flowers bendable to different angles, and is a great upcycling opportunity! ***
Grab 3 cupcake liners, stack them together, and flatten them out.
Fold your liners in half like a taco.
Fold your liners in half again, into a quarter circle shape.
Cut out your petals. You can keep them rounded, or spiky, or scalloped, or really wide, or really skinny- the possibilities are endless! And each different type of petal shape results in a different looking flower.
Open up your folded cupcake liners. Take a moment to fix any petals if needed.
Push your stick through the centre of all cupcake liners. Now you are ready to start gluing!
Put hot glue in the centre of the cupcake liner, and bunch it together at the tip of the stick. Your petals may get a bit bunched at first, but that is ok, that is the centre of your flower, so will naturally look more dense.
Keep gluing your liners one at a time, making sure the glue comes in contact with both the previous liner and the stick itself.
You can add silk leaves, or green ribbon along the base of the flower. Play around with different petal shapes for a different result!
These are fantastic to use in centrepieces for events and weddings. I have experimented and tried coloring it with different methods, but since the liners are water-repellant I have not yet found a method that works! If you have any suggestions, please leave them in the comments below!
You can use different colored liners- pastel ones look great! Patterned liners are fun too, but not as realistic looking.
Here’s a full recap of all the steps, feel free to pin it and save it for your next event!
I have loved both of your flower tutorials. Thank you so much!!
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That is so sweet of you to say! I am glad you are enjoying them 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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Love this! Can’t wait to try it.
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Thank you! If you do try it let me know, would love to see how yours turn out! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
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These are amazing!! I NEVER would have guessed that you made then out of cupcake liners! Incredible!!
Thanks so much for letting me know (on Instagram) about this post. I really appreciate it. 🙂
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Aww thank you! You are very sweet 🙂 Thanks for all the love and thanks for reading!
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Thank you……very nice video……want to try this!
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Thank you for the wonderful tutorial! The flowers are so easy to make and take less than 5 min. for each one. I really needed this for making 9 centerpieces for a family reunion event. Thank you again!
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Glad you liked it Holly! Yes these are super quick, and once you have a little assembly line going you can crank a bunch out in no time! Thanks for reading 🙂
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