DIY : Handmade Flowers-- Part 2

1. Introduction: Hello, everyone. Welcome back to my Skillshare class. In this class, we are going to learn how we can make white cleaner flowers of this size. This is a smaller size of what we created in our last class. Also, we're going to learn how we can create this kind of a pattern in it. As you can see here, this is a bit different. It is having green color inside and brown as its outline. You can change the colors and create the same pattern with the pipe cleaners. Also, you are going to learn how you can make this leaf stick in this class. You can use this leaf stick with these flowers as these flowers are here, not attached with the leaf. These are used to create a heavy look in the bouquet also. If you're going to pack bouquets using these flowers, you can put these leaf sticks to it to make it look a heavy bouquet. In our future classes, we are going to make the bouquet also, so this will help you there also. Also, I'm going to show you the flower that we created in our last class. I want you can start with this class if you want to learn bitlinal flowers because this is the bigger flower, so you will get a better insight. But if you want to start with this class, that is enough in itself. So if you want, you can start with this class learning how to make a big flower along with so many leaves attached to it. So I'm going to put the cover page of this class onto the page so that you can check it out. Also, if you want to start with this class only, you can start with this class and learn how to make these flowers. You're going to use somewhat of same technique that we use in that one, there will be no much big difference to make a big flower, small flower, the difference is the size of the pipe cleaners, the size of the dimensions or we can say the thickness of the leaves. That is the main difference that you are going to see in that class and this class. Also, you are going to add colors at the boundary. So this is something that is extra that you're going to learn. If you don't want to go to that class, you can start learning from this class. This class is self sufficient to discuss everything. In the next lesson, I'll tell you the material that we are going to use in this class, so see you in the next lesson. 2. Material Required: Welcome back, everyone. In this lesson, we are going to discuss what material we need to create these flowers. Firstly, we are going to use pipe cleaners. What kind of pipe cleaners we are going to use the pipe cleaners? One for this solid color flower in which all the petals are of same color, and the other one, we are going to use the similar color to this that you want to complement with the other flower. Here I'm creating two flowers. The outline of this flower is matching to this flower. You can use the contrast colors or you may choose the similar colors. That is up to you. You need pipe cleaners for one solid flower and pipe reners for this flower that have an outlining, as well as a different color inside of the petals. Next, we are going to need these pollens, pollens of white color, pollens of gray color or whatever color you like, or you may also create the pollens on your own by just rolling the pipe leners onto it. So this is up to you, the color, the design, the shape of the pollens, that is completely up to you. Next that we are going to require is this plastic. This plastic is already covered with a green tape, but to cover it from this side, we need a green tape also. This is also known as the florist tape. So you need a florist tape also. As you can see here, I have used some wire also, you need this wire also to tie it up to tie the flowers. If you don't have any wire metallic wire, you can simply go for a thread. Sewing thread. So you can use that thread to wrap it around, and we are good to go. Next thing that we need is green pipe cleaners to create a leaf stick. In this leaf stick, we are creating leaves of small size because the flower is also very small size. So we are creating small size leaves. Here I'm using a different kind of a green. You can use a different kind of a green. But it should be green. I supposed to say that it should be green so that you can create a look of a leaf. Out of it. For the flowers, you can use any color because the flowers are of various colors, but leaves here, I would suggest that go for only green. You may choose any shade of green, but choose green and while at the outset, we are going to use glugen to paste them together, and we are good to go. This was all material that we need for this class. See you in the next lesson to start with that first flower. 3. Solid colour Flower: Welcome back everyone. So to create these flowers, I'm using two pipe cleaners. These are small flowers, so using two pipe cleaners is very much okay. First, we will fold one pipe cleaner and then the other pipe cleaner. We will fold them in equal halves. But the second pipe cleaner, we have to fold it again. It means we are going to make four parts of it and from this side, where it is joined. We have to cut this. Now use the bigger string to pass across it like this. Now twist it a bit to lock all these strings together. Hold the strings very neatly side by side and then use the longer strings to outline them. This is the basic process that we did to make the bigger flowers also. Now, just join them altogether and using the longer strings, tie it, take the longer string from one side and turn it over the other one. To give the shape to the leaf, press it using your fingers. At the end, we have to press it from the corner to make it a pointed leaf and we also have to give it a curve using our fingers. This curve is really very important because this is going to make the flower look really joyful or we can say it is blooming. So to give that kind effect, it is very important to add this curve to the leaf. Now, next flower leaf, this is also to be made using the same process. Just fold the strings, cut them half, and pass one string from the other one, rotate it, lock it, and then finally tie them. After tying them, you have to give it a shape, a proper shape. For this, we are going to use our fingers, press it from the corners, and curve it. Our second strip is also ready, second leaf is also ready, same process with the third one. Now three leaves are ready. Let us hold them together and see how it looks. Wow, it looks beautiful. Let us sweep them here, and let's move on to the next leaf. For our fourth leaf also, we are going to follow the same process, fold the strings, cut it, pass the bigger strings from the smaller strings, and then hold them side by side neatly and cleanly and after that, outline them using the bigger string, Hold them tightly, then tie them properly. Time for this one last leaf to make our flour. Same process. All the leaves are now ready, all the petals of the flour are now ready. Let's move on to the next step. For this, we are going to start with a stick, the green stick, that is the flower stick, and then add pollen so it. To add these pollens, we have to hold it together with the height of the stick. Roll the pollens over the stick so that they stick up properly to the stick, and then you can tie them using a thread also, or you can put some glue. We are going to tie it after putting the first petal around it. To add this first petal, I'm using all this excess string to roll it around the stick. This will give volume to the stick, as well as it will help us to manage all the extra strings of this leaf. There is no point or use to cut the excess leaf strings. So I'm just adding them to the stick itself so that they give a volume to the stick and also help us to make a heavy flour. Now, use the wire to roll it around it so that everything sticks together perfectly. Time to use the hot glue one, put a small amount of glue over the next leaf and then paste it around the first one. Make sure that you're pasting it from side by side and not from the center to center because this will help us to make the flour to be in a proper shape, to be in a blooming shape. So keep on adding glue and keep on adding one leaf or one petal at a time. It is very, very important to paste the petals properly in order to get the proper flour. While pasting the petals, use your fingers wisely to keep the leaves in shape. If needed, then press the leaves again to get them back into the shape. Now, arach them properly and press the portion where we have applied glue so that everything sticks together. To all the strings, the extra strings that are roaming here and there around it, roll them around the stick. This will give a volume to the stick and will give a great support. Now it's time to cover it using the green tape. Oh put a small amount of glue around the flour from the point where we have to start with a green tape. Now, I'm rolling it twice or thrice over that point so that every layer gets stick to the glue. This is the key to start rolling. If you're not going to put the glue around it, everything will come out eventually. That is the point to add glue to it. Now keep on rolling it and keep adding the green tape to it. Keep on adding it layer. Now it is very easy and a quick process, so we are almost done with it. I'm not covering it till the last portion because the stick is already covered. Our main aim to cover it was to cover the upper portion of the flour that was using these strings that was made using the strings. That was our main portion, that was our main concern. Now this flower is ready. Let's see in the next lesson to see what it holds up next for us. 4. Leaf Stick: So to make a leaf stick, we require green piplenars. We will take first pip lener and then fold it into half. Now, fold it once more and press it lightly. Now, from this side, we are going to cut it using the scissors, and then we are going to pass one string from the other one and rotate this twist this. Now, hold them one beside the other just like we did in petals and then tie them up. Twist the extra string very carefully and properly. Also, try to give the leaf a shape with your fingers. Make it a bit curved and pointed from one corner. Now, we're going to use this shape in all our leaves. Similarly, we are going to create more leaves. Here, I'm making a stick of four leaves. I'm going to repeat the same process four times to create four leaves. If you want to create a leaf stick that is having more leaves, you can create that leaf stick also. But here, to demonstrate to you, I am making only a leaf stick with four leaves, repeating the process three times. Two leaves are already ready. Let's move further to create two more. Four leaves are now ready. Let's see what is the next step. Now, if you want, you can join these four leaves around the flower itself as we did earlier, you can make a stick of flour attached with leaves. But here I'm taking another stick to make a leaf stick. Now, simply join the first leaf at the top of this stick. Then you may join the next one a bit lower than that one in the opposite direction. To tie these leaves together, I'm using the green tape or we can say the florist tape. Make sure that when you start rolling it, you take two or three extra rounds at the starting just to tie up it properly. If you're not going to use the glove stick, this is the key that you can use for leave stick because leaves are very light. You can join them to the stick without using the glove stick also. Now you are not supposed to cut it down while adding the next stick. Next leaf to the stick, you just have to place the leaf around the stick and then start rolling the tape again over it. One single tape will match it all, we'll attach all the leaves together. Now, place the third leaf in the opposite direction. You are not supposed to put all the leaves in one direction that will not look good. So place them according to their directions and then start rolling the tape again. This will create a look of a natural leaf and then add the fourth one. One thing that you have to keep in mind here is that whenever you are adding a leaf to the stick, just make sure that you are putting two or three rounds of the tape over it to stick it properly to the leaf. After adding the leaves, cover the leaf stick half with a tape because this is already covered, so there is no need to cover it entire. So this is our leaf stick that is ready. Arrange the direction of the leaf with your hands if needed. So this is a final look of our leaftik. We can use this leaf stick with the flower to give it a volumetric look just like this. And this will also look good while we are going to add these flowers and the leaf sticks together into a bouquet. So this was all in this lesson. Let's move on to the next lesson to see how we create a flower with outlining of a different color. Also, if anyone wants, they can tape these two sticks together so that the stick also looks volumetric, and the flour also looks beautiful. 5. Outlined Petals: Welcome back, everyone. In this lesson, we are going to learn how we can create outlined petals for a flower. For this, I'm using the color brown and green. We need only two pipe cleaners for one petal. One is green and one is brown. You can choose the colors accordingly. Here, I'm half folding it and then folding it again. I'm folding green colour stick first because I want to put green colour inside and then give an outlining of brown color. If you want to choose the colors, choose them accordingly. Now when we are ready with this green part, let's start with the brown part. Just fold it half and it is ready. Now pass the brown string from these two small green strings, twist it up, lock it properly, and then hold all the pipe cleaners one beside the other. Parallel and close to each other so that they don't overlap each other and they are not having any gap between them, so this is the proper way to hold them properly. Now, take the brown stick, brown string, and then roll it over the green and the other brown sting. This will tie up the leaves properly. Now, as you can see, all the strings are parallel to each other. They are having no gap between them, and also I'm using my fingers to make the petal pointed, as well as I'm giving shape or curved shape to it using my fingers. So this is one petal for the flour. Let us create more. For this small flour, we need five flour petals. We are going to use the same process, fold to the green one, cut it from one side, and pass the brown stick from it. If you want, you can also cut down the brown string to half and then use only the half string. But here I suggest you to use the complete string so that you get a bitter extra string down that will help you to wrap it around the stick also and that helps to bind the leaf also, as you can see here. So this will help you only. That is the extra portion that we are left with, but this will help in a long run when we are going to paste the petals together. So three petals are now ready and holding them together shows really beautiful look of the flower. Four and five. All the five petals are now ready, and the flour is looking really beautiful and pretty. Let's hold them together onto a stick so that we get a better look of what we are making. So take the pollens first. You can create the pollens on your own also. But if you have the readymade pollens, just stick them to the stick by simply rolling the extra part of this pollen onto the stick. I'll take the first petal and then join it near the pollen. Hold it tightly and also use the string or a thread to tie them. After that, we are going to use glue gun to paste them together. Here I'm using the golden wire. If you have a wire, then use the wire. If you don't have, then you can use the sewing thread also. Now, use the gluten to put a small drop of a glue beside this and then put the other leaf to it. Press the leaves tightly together, and then this will be pasted. Now, next, put another drop of the gluenO the glue from the glugum and paste the third leaf around it. Make sure you are pasting it side by side and not from the middle of the leaf. Similarly, paste the fourth leaf and then the final leaf. While pasting the final leaf, we put the glue at the center of the leaf because this is the time to complete the flower. So we paste it from the center. We are now done with the pasting of the petals to the stick of the flour. Let's see what we have to do with the strings that are left at the bottom. Simply twist them around the leaf stick, and we are good to go. This will help us to get a better volume to the stick of the flour. Now, put a drop or two of glue at the point where we have to start covering it using the green tape. Make sure to press the green tape really tight over this glue drop so that it remains pasted over it. Give two or three rounds over it so that it gets pasted really well and stay there for a really long time. Now keep on rolling the tape downside slowly and carefully that there is no gap left between. Roll the tape over the stick for about half of the stick because there is no need to cover it completely, as I said many a times. So you can stop covering the tape or you can see the stick here now. This is all and our flower stick will be ready. See how beautiful the flower turns out. You can arrange the leaves with your hands and make it look like a proper blooming flower. This is the final look of our flower. This was all from my side. See you in the next lesson. 6. Project Work: Hello, everyone. Welcome back. I hope you enjoyed the class and you are ready with your project works section. So let's begin with what you have to do for your project works. Here it is. You have to create a flower that is a small size flower and also have different colors at its boundary and at the center of the petal. So this is one thing, and if you are ready to create a leaf, that will be great. Create a stick of leaf so that you can use it later when we are going to pack our bouquets. Also, you may create a flower that is smaller in size and is matching to the one that you have created. So this outline is matching to this flower. So you can create contrast class and you can also create the similar colors. That is up to you. So once you are done with it, once you are done with the creation of the flowers, you just have to click its picture and upload that picture to the project and resource section of this class. I eagerly waiting for your project works, I hope you are going to upload them. See you soon in the project and resource section of this class. Also, I would like to request you to review my class so that I can make more classes related to pipe cleaners for you. Thank you so much for joining my class. Bye bye. Oh