Metallic Poinsettia Flowers for Christmas Decor

This post is on making metallic poinsettia flowers using just regular paper. Here, I made flowers with two layers of petals and applied golden and copper metallic shades of spray paint. These flowers are a great addition to your Christmas decors-tree, wreath, garlands, etc. It's a super simple project and moreover very inexpensive. You just need some materials that you might already have at home.

Materials required:

• A4 size sheet white paper
• Scissors
• Glue gun and sticks
• Spray paints in metallic shades
• Cotton swabs
• A cardboard strip
• Mask (use when applying spray paint)

How to make flowers:

• Cut A4 size paper into a square 
• Fold the square in half, repeat folding 3 more times (total 4 folds)
• Trace/draw the outline of the flower and cut along the line (one A4 paper yields 4 flowers). Also, make a cut to make a hole at the center
• Fold along the center of each petal to create a crease. This is to get a 3-D appearance 
• Separate the layers into 4 flowers
• Repeat the same process to make flowers of different sizes

Arranging flower

• Cut one tip of each cotton swab (if it's double-sided). Save it for later
• Cut a cardboard strip into 1-2 cm diameter circles and make a hole at the center. The purpose of this is to hold the petals in place when you arrange them
• Insert swabs into circular cardboard piece and fix in place by applying glue
• Then place and glue the larger petal on the cardboard piece followed by a smaller layer of petals. When placing the smaller second layer, be sure to place it at an angle so that the layers are not aligned on top of each other 
• Finally, glue the remaining cut tips on the center of the flower. 
• Arrange all flowers on a styrofoam piece and apply two coats of spray paint. Apply the first coat, then allow 5 min to dry before applying the next coat. 

(Caution: use outdoor space for applying spray paint and WEAR A MASK. Since most of the metallic finish spray paints are organic solvent-based, the vapors are harmful. DO NOT INHALE VAPORS!)

• Once the paint is dry, attach flowers to Christmas tree using a metal wire 

Happy Christmas, New Year, and Holidays!!

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