How to Make a Beautiful Foamiran Peony
Hello everyone! I'm a newbie here. I've just started to learn knitting, but I like to make things from foamiran.
I want to show you how you can make a very nice peony.
Materials Needed
You'll need the following materials to create your foamiran peony:
- Light-pink foamiran
- Dark-pink foamiran
- Green foamiran
- Scissors
- Tape
- Yellow acrylic paint
- Green acrylic paint
- Pink acrylic paint
- Thick floristic wire
- Thin floristic wire
- Glue gun
- Thread
- Brushes
- Foam sponge
- Silver paper
Preparing the Foamiran
Prepare the foamiran and cut the semis according to the pattern:
- A - 10 light-pink petals
- B - 10 light-pink and 5 dark-pink petals
- C - 10 light-pink petals
- D - 5 dark-pink petals
- E - 5 dark-pink petals
- F - 3 green leaves
- M - 6 green leaves
- K and L - 5 green sepals for each
- G - 1 light-pink semi in the form of sun
Colour the petals with pink paint.
Draw the structure of the leaves using green paint.
Shaping the Petals
To make the petals look realistic, take semis A, B, and C.
Fold each petal pleated, round it up, and then unroll. Repeat this process for all petals A, B, and C.
Take the petals D and E, then give each of them a concave shape. To do this, place your thumb in the center of the petal and stretch the foamiran along the edges.
Fold the sheet in half, then pleat and unfold. The edges can be tightened to give a realistic look to each leaf in the same way.
Creating the Center
Roll a circle of silver paper with a diameter of 1.5 - 2 cm.
Make a small hole in the balls, fill with hot glue, and insert the thick wire as a stem.
Put semi G in the shape of a sun on the stem and tie the rays with a thread.
Paint the tips of the rays yellow to create stamens.
Assembling the Flower
Glue 10 petals of A using a glue gun. It is essential to glue the petals in a circle, placing them in a checkerboard pattern.
Next, glue petals B, followed by C, D, and E.
Glue the sepals L and K to secure the flower base.
Attach the thin wire to all the leaves.
Connect the leaves together and fasten them with tape to form twigs.
Finally, glue the branches to the stem to complete your beautiful foamiran peony.
