{Tutorial} Easter Lily Backdrop- Part 1

The time has come! It took a little longer than I had anticipated it would, but I think I set a pretty aggressive goal (700 followers) and I'm just glad the day is here! Today I get to share with everyone the 1st step in creating the Easter Lily Backdrop! It's also probably the most challenging part, but you'll soon see that it's not challenging at all, especially compared to the rose and ranunculus projects:) Here it goes!!

How to Make

Materials
Template (download either the silhouette file or the pdf- if you use the pdf, remember that the dotted lines are fold lines, not cut lines)
1 sheet cardstock
Hot Glue
straw (optional- this is for a stem)
floral tape (optional-this is for a stem)
yellow tissue paper (optional-this is for the stamen)

Instructions
1) Cut out template.

2) Fold along the perforated tabs for each petal.

3) Fold 2 creases into the base of each petal. See pic.

 

4) Fold the top of each petal in half. See pic.

5) Start gluing! Place hot glue on the top side of tabs and glue to the underside of the adjacent petal. See pics.

6) Roll back petals. I curl them over my finger.

Optional- If you want to turn it into a stemmed flower instead of using the flower in the backdrop project, continue to the next steps. 


7) Wrap a bendy straw in floral tape and hot glue the end of the bendy side to the base of the lily. See pic. (Can you see the straw stem??)

8) If you want to create a yellow center (mind you, I realize this looks NOTHING like the real center of an Easter Lily) I used the Martha Stewart method.

That's it! What do you think?? Stay tuned for Part 2!