| much easier to make paper flowers when you use | | | | together. So you will not only cut the roses from the |
| templates, because you have a guide to follow which | | | | template that you have made but also the stems and |
| is very helpful, no more guessing or making one a bit | | | | leaves, which you will be using. You can also use a |
| bigger than the other. It is also very easy to use and | | | | template for your different sizes of leaves. This will |
| even small children age seven or eight will be able to | | | | really give the product a professional finish, because |
| make these without much adult supervision. | | | | they will all be the same or as close as they can be. |
| Templates are basically a set of pre cut shapes made | | | | You can make a template for any flower that you |
| out of possibly cardboard, something a bit firm so you | | | | would like to create; all it really needs is some form of |
| can easily manipulate. First you get a patter of a | | | | dimensions to guide along the right track. You do not |
| flower maybe a rose and you cut the templates as | | | | have to go out and buy templates you can draw them |
| instructed. Let’s take a rose for instance with a | | | | from a picture in a book or a magazine. If you are not |
| template example. There are say fifteen (15) full petals | | | | very artistic you can always use tracing paper to |
| for the main rose, three (3) petals for the center of the | | | | draw the outline of your template. |
| rose, the outer row will consist of seven (7) petals and | | | | When cutting leaves for templates remember always |
| five (5) petals for the second row of the flower. So | | | | to duplicate the amount you are going to use because |
| now that you have the dimensions of the rose you | | | | these have to be used in pairs, one on top of the other |
| want to create, decide on how many roses you want | | | | for a firmer finish. Also one side of the leaf goes on |
| to make then cut each of the above materials for the | | | | top of the wire and the other side goes on the bottom, |
| number or roses you want. | | | | so the wire in the middle becomes the stem to |
| It is also a good idea to cut all your materials for each | | | | connect the leaves to the flower. |
| flower so it will be easier when you start to put them | | | | |