WyckedWood Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I wanted to do a simple, beginner level iris tutorial. There were a lot of photos so I put it in my galleries under Flowers and Landscaping. Iris is a good starter flower to try, no hard to find supplies, so you can try it out and see if you enjoy flower making. Also, they make up pretty quickly so it's almost instant gratification Ill add a supply list here but I tried to be thorough in the photo descriptions. -Paper punch in teardrop shape. Mine is apx 5/16, office style punch available @ hobby lobby,etc. there are many punches available that have that teardrop shape so you could experiment with different sizes. I make my outdoor iris larger than ones I would put in a bouquet. - Alene's tacky glue - crepe paper in your choice of iris color - tweezers - scissors - lightweight paper for leaves - toothpick - ball stylus - #24 or #26 gauge uncovered wire and wire cutters or old scissors to cut wire - acrylic paint in your choice of leaf color - foam pad - yellow flocking or yellow acrylic paint Hope I explained everything ok in the tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Fantastic. Thanks for doing this... I'm going to try them out on my next days off... but first I need to check and see if I have a teardrop punch and then get some crepe paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 The nice thing about using crepe paper for iris is that it's the right texture and can be fiddled with to shape the large petals, and a fine paintbrush dipped in a bit of water can shade the colors more naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 No problem Samantha Crepe paper is easy to find too, and so many colors. Heres the link to the album with the tutorial, but adding links never works for me for some reason... http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=8052 I guess that one worked 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Celeste Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 34 minutes ago, WyckedWood said: No problem Samantha Crepe paper is easy to find too, and so many colors. Heres the link to the album with the tutorial, but adding links never works for me for some reason... http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=8052 I guess that one worked Thanks for posting!! I want to try this, they look so real!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 When you get interested in flower making you start to notice paper more...anything that feels thin or unique I save to try it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 You're welcome Amber, hope you give it a try...warning...addictive... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 49 minutes ago, WyckedWood said: No problem Samantha Crepe paper is easy to find too, and so many colors. Heres the link to the album with the tutorial, but adding links never works for me for some reason... http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=gallery&module=gallery&controller=browse&album=8052 I guess that one worked The link works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Celeste Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 8 minutes ago, WyckedWood said: You're welcome Amber, hope you give it a try...warning...addictive... Haha! That's what I heard about dollhouses and I didn't believe it! I really thought I'd just finish mine and move on to something else and now I'm on a frantic search for another one to build! Lol. Better start hoarding interesting papers to make a flower garden to surround it now! :P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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