Guest Post: Rivers and Roads

hello! i'm meg and i blog over at Rivers and Roads. it's a lifestyle blog full of pictures, mini adventures, my faith, and DIY projects. i was so excited when shayla asked me to guest post and then i freaked out a little because i wasn't sure what to post about! don't worry, i figured it out. i did this paper flower project a while back, and i loved it so much, i wanted to share it again! out of all the various paper flowers i've made, this one has been my absolute favorite! mostly because one of the main ingredients is glitter. sparkly goodness.

what you'll need:

cardstock // color of your choice

scissors

circle cutter // i tried both a 1" and 1 1/4" circle and ended up liking the larger circle better

hot glue gun

glitter

step 1: cut circles from your cardstock. i wanted to try out the ombre effect, so i have a different color for each layer of flower. i used approximately 8-10 circles per color. you'll use more depending on how full you want the bloom to be.

step 2: take your scissors and cut a slit halfway up each circle

step 3: put a dot of hot glue on the left side of the slit and slide the right side on top of the left. this will form a cone. repeat.

step 4: put a dot of hot glue near the seam of one cone and place a second cone (usually the flattest side) on top of the seam.

step 5: repeat steps 3 and 4 over and over and over. you'll want to make the cones less severe as you go so that the flower looks more open once you're finished.

step 6: smother the center in hot glue and cover it in pixie dust. if you don't have pixie dust, i guess you'll just have to settle for regular old glitter ;)

i hope you all enjoyed this little tutorial, and i hope you try it out! it really is very cute and simple.  happy honeymoon to shayla! thanks so much for having me this week! i cannot wait see pictures from the wedding!!