PEONY

cut 35

TULIP
cut 6
ROSE
(outer petals)
cut 7
ROSE
(inner petals)
cut 5
LILY
cut 5

S I N G L E P E TA L S

Use these templates to cut individual petals for the flowers shown on
page 116. Photocopy them at 133 percent. For multiple petals, fold
paper accordion-style so you can cut through several layers at once.

T H E T E M P L AT E S The templates—for single petals, continuous petals, and

leaves—on these pages are used to create the flowers shown in
“Making Crepe-Paper Flowers,” pages 114 to 126. Position the
templates on the crepe paper so that the paper’s ridges run the
length of the petal or leaf; this allows you to pull the ridges
open when cupping the crepe-paper shape and gives it proper
body and support. Crepe paper comes in “folds” (a sheet or
more that has been folded over to a narrower width). For con-
tinuous strips, cut off a prefolded piece as tall as the template,
and place the template on top of the prefolded paper, bottom
edges aligning; you can cut through up to nine layers at once.

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CARNATION
3 strips of 12 inches, 2 inches high
SPIDER MUM
36 inches, 5 inches high
CON T I N U OU S P E TA L S
Use these templates to make the flowers shown on page 118. Photo-
copy them at 200 percent. First cut the prefolded crepe paper to
the height of the enlarged template. Lay template on top, aligning
dotted edge of template with bottom edge of paper, and cut along
the solid lines to create petals; do not cut all the way down the paper
at the folds, but leave petals attached in a continuous strip. (The
jagged top edge of carnation petals can be cut with pinking shears.)
DAHLIA DAISY
32 inches, 18 inches,
33/4 inches 31/4 inches
high high
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L E AV ES

Use these templates to make crepe-paper leaves. Photocopy them

at 133 percent. For the grassy leaves, cut paper to the size indicated,
fold it accordion-style to width of enlarged template; lay template on
top, aligning dotted edge of template with bottom edge of paper, and
cut along solid lines to create spiky grass; do not cut all the way down
the paper at the folds, but leave it attached in a continuous strip.
GRASSY
5-inch strip,
21/2 inches high

TEARDROP

ELONGATED