| The summer is fading fast and our flowers are | | | | this will make a great accent for any party or |
| too. But it doesn't have to be that way, we can | | | | just for the neighborhood kids. |
| make our own pretty paper flowers so that it | | | | Or how about making a paper flower costume |
| looks like our flower gardens are still in full bloom. | | | | for a Halloween costume. There are different |
| You can make fall crepe paper flowers for your | | | | ways to use paper flowers for Halloween if you |
| home decor and it will look like flowers are still | | | | use your imagination and crafting abilities. |
| blooming everywhere. There are several fall | | | | How about making a fall centerpiece for the dining |
| flowers that you can make out of crepe paper. | | | | table you will need: |
| These include mums, asters, fall roses, lilies, | | | | Round or oval shaped tray (size you want your |
| anemones, dahlias, hydrangea, and hyacinths for a | | | | centerpiece to be) |
| few choices. And using crepe paper makes them | | | | Hurricane lamp style candle holder |
| easier to make since it can be stretched and | | | | Crepe paper flowers and leaf garland (you may |
| molded to almost any shape. | | | | need a book with patterns and instructions if you |
| Making paper flowers is an old craft that is really | | | | do not have one) |
| starting to show up everywhere and if you make | | | | Small gourds (artificial or real) |
| your own flowers it will give you a sense of pride | | | | 1. Place your tray on a level surface and put your |
| in your decorations. There have been designers | | | | candle holder in the center of it. Adding a fall |
| using them for shows and a lot of brides are | | | | colored candle in it. |
| starting to use them for their wedding | | | | 2. Make your fall paper flowers and leaves with |
| decorations. | | | | short stems to intertwine them if desired. You will |
| You may want to just decorate your home, or | | | | need approximately 6 - 12 flowers. Add them to |
| maybe you are having a party you could make | | | | your tray placing them in intervals around the |
| your own decorations and fall flower centerpieces, | | | | candle holder. |
| or maybe you are getting married how about | | | | 3. Place your gourds in between the flowers using |
| making your own flowers for your fall wedding. | | | | different colors of them. |
| You can make your beautiful flowers in any color | | | | 4. Make a paper leaf garland to fill in around the |
| that you prefer, but for the fall season the colors | | | | flowers and gourds. All you need for this is craft |
| are beautiful reds, oranges, yellows, browns, and | | | | wire, brown floral tape, and brown, gold, and |
| greens. These make very pretty colors when | | | | green crepe paper. Take a length of wire 18" - |
| made and blended together. A bouquet using the | | | | 24" long and wrap with the floral tape. Add the |
| reds, oranges, and yellows for the flowers and | | | | leaves that you have made out of crepe paper |
| having different shades of greens and browns for | | | | to the wire at about 2" intervals then re-wrap the |
| the foliage will make a unique fall paper flower | | | | wire so the leaves look as if they belong to a |
| arrangement. | | | | vine. |
| With Halloween just around the corner you could | | | | 5. You may even want to make a few larger |
| start making paper flowers to decorate for a | | | | leaves to distribute around the outside of the tray |
| Halloween party or just to decorate your home | | | | This will make a very festive fall centerpiece for |
| using black, orange, or gold flowers. Make a scene | | | | your home decor. |
| where you have a casket and put your black and | | | | I know that you can come up with a lot more fun |
| gold colored flowers all around as in a mortuary | | | | ideas for this fall season so go to it. |
| you might even have a dummy as the dead body | | | | |