1 00:00:00,749 --> 00:00:04,647 - We'll make our first anemone using these three colors. 2 00:00:04,647 --> 00:00:08,356 All of the paper has been bleached and is now dry 3 00:00:08,356 --> 00:00:10,985 and ready to be cut into petals. 4 00:00:10,985 --> 00:00:13,867 This is the purple, the natural color of the paper, 5 00:00:13,867 --> 00:00:16,589 and then this is with the bleached effect. 6 00:00:16,589 --> 00:00:20,018 This is the peach, and this is where it turns yellow. 7 00:00:20,018 --> 00:00:22,588 As I mentioned, it bleaches into a yellow. 8 00:00:22,588 --> 00:00:24,005 A little unusual. 9 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:25,688 And this the medium pink, 10 00:00:25,688 --> 00:00:28,007 and then we've used it bleaching to white. 11 00:00:28,007 --> 00:00:30,083 We're gonna use the reverse side of this petal, 12 00:00:30,083 --> 00:00:31,807 which I'll show you as I cut, 13 00:00:31,807 --> 00:00:34,853 for a different effect than these two. 14 00:00:34,853 --> 00:00:37,877 And basically I like to leave them in the groupings 15 00:00:37,877 --> 00:00:39,413 that they've been hanging to dry with. 16 00:00:39,413 --> 00:00:41,227 They're just easier to manage. 17 00:00:41,227 --> 00:00:42,875 You only need about three sheets, 18 00:00:42,875 --> 00:00:45,625 but I often cut more than I need. 19 00:00:45,761 --> 00:00:49,928 And first of all I kind of cut them into two inch pieces. 20 00:00:55,109 --> 00:00:57,445 And I freehand cut everything, 21 00:00:57,445 --> 00:00:59,862 but I have offered templates. 22 00:01:00,165 --> 00:01:02,029 If you would like to print them out 23 00:01:02,029 --> 00:01:04,181 and blow them up to different scales, 24 00:01:04,181 --> 00:01:08,154 you can use the petal template and the leaf template, 25 00:01:08,154 --> 00:01:10,449 which I will show you how to attach later on. 26 00:01:10,449 --> 00:01:13,584 And you can also download these from the website. 27 00:01:13,584 --> 00:01:16,552 I find that it's much easier to cut any of the petals 28 00:01:16,552 --> 00:01:19,300 when you have kind of a grouping. 29 00:01:19,300 --> 00:01:21,573 When you keep it the same way that it's been bleached, 30 00:01:21,573 --> 00:01:23,951 it actually makes them slide less 31 00:01:23,951 --> 00:01:26,284 and it's much easier to cut. 32 00:01:27,262 --> 00:01:31,408 Basically I use the bleached edge out for this flower, 33 00:01:31,408 --> 00:01:33,575 and I'm gonna cut a petal. 34 00:01:34,406 --> 00:01:35,239 Just like that. 35 00:01:35,239 --> 00:01:36,622 They don't all have to be the same. 36 00:01:36,622 --> 00:01:38,356 They don't all have to be perfect, 37 00:01:38,356 --> 00:01:41,237 'cause if you look at a real flower, 38 00:01:41,237 --> 00:01:43,434 all the petals are always slightly different, 39 00:01:43,434 --> 00:01:46,509 and that's kind of what makes them look special, 40 00:01:46,509 --> 00:01:49,130 and it makes them look more handmade. 41 00:01:49,130 --> 00:01:51,130 I often cut many petals. 42 00:01:51,401 --> 00:01:53,509 It's always better to cut more than you need. 43 00:01:53,509 --> 00:01:55,108 It's such an inexpensive product 44 00:01:55,108 --> 00:01:58,842 that you can always throw 'em away if you don't use 'em. 45 00:01:58,842 --> 00:02:01,752 It's easier to have everything all prepared. 46 00:02:01,752 --> 00:02:03,061 This color, the light pink, 47 00:02:03,061 --> 00:02:07,228 we're gonna actually cut the petal the opposite way 48 00:02:07,770 --> 00:02:09,479 so that the color is at the top of the petal 49 00:02:09,479 --> 00:02:11,987 and the white will become at the center of the flower. 50 00:02:11,987 --> 00:02:15,481 We'll place the white at the center of the flower. 51 00:02:15,481 --> 00:02:18,326 So that's the opposite of what we did for the purple. 52 00:02:18,326 --> 00:02:21,743 Again, you can kind of get an idea there. 53 00:02:23,064 --> 00:02:25,515 I look at each tissue paper when I decide what I'm doing. 54 00:02:25,515 --> 00:02:27,691 And if you're gonna make a couple, 55 00:02:27,691 --> 00:02:30,658 sometimes it's nice to make some with the bleached end 56 00:02:30,658 --> 00:02:33,679 in the center and then some with the bleached end out. 57 00:02:33,679 --> 00:02:36,762 I think it's nice to vary that a bit. 58 00:02:36,782 --> 00:02:40,949 That also adds to the naturalness of the final product. 59 00:02:45,107 --> 00:02:48,940 I also love to throw everything on the ground. 60 00:02:49,467 --> 00:02:52,676 Trying to be neat. (laughs) 61 00:02:52,676 --> 00:02:54,343 With the peach in this project, 62 00:02:54,343 --> 00:02:56,676 we put the bleached edge out 63 00:02:59,164 --> 00:03:02,664 and the original color towards the center. 64 00:03:03,191 --> 00:03:04,947 With certain colors of tissue paper, 65 00:03:04,947 --> 00:03:08,468 I don't like the effect of the bleach on the paper. 66 00:03:08,468 --> 00:03:11,707 With black for instance, I think it looks kinda burnt 67 00:03:11,707 --> 00:03:14,744 and it's not really an effect I like, 68 00:03:14,744 --> 00:03:17,527 so I just dip the tissue paper in water, 69 00:03:17,527 --> 00:03:20,227 and that erases the machine look of the paper 70 00:03:20,227 --> 00:03:22,805 and gives it a more natural effect. 71 00:03:22,805 --> 00:03:25,451 So dipping the paper in water is a nice way 72 00:03:25,451 --> 00:03:28,516 to change the overall texture of the paper, 73 00:03:28,516 --> 00:03:30,430 and it doesn't affect the color at all. 74 00:03:30,430 --> 00:03:34,044 See how this part of the paper here can be so stiff 75 00:03:34,044 --> 00:03:36,794 and kind of almost uninteresting? 76 00:03:37,141 --> 00:03:38,416 That's too machine for me, 77 00:03:38,416 --> 00:03:42,514 so dipping in water is a great way to take care of that. 78 00:03:42,514 --> 00:03:44,582 Sometimes even if I say I wanted 79 00:03:44,582 --> 00:03:46,317 to have this be the outer part of the petal 80 00:03:46,317 --> 00:03:47,578 and I had already bleached it, 81 00:03:47,578 --> 00:03:49,119 you could still dip this in water 82 00:03:49,119 --> 00:03:50,826 and it would give a more natural effect. 83 00:03:50,826 --> 00:03:53,849 So sometimes when I'm making really special things, 84 00:03:53,849 --> 00:03:55,849 I actually dip it twice. 85 00:03:58,490 --> 00:03:59,995 Sure, I spend a lot of time looking 86 00:03:59,995 --> 00:04:03,240 at tissue paper though. (laughs) 87 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:06,781 And I'll cut a few more of these, and fold it in half. 88 00:04:06,781 --> 00:04:10,779 You can really cut quite a lot of tissue paper at one time. 89 00:04:10,779 --> 00:04:13,324 You don't wanna put so much together though 90 00:04:13,324 --> 00:04:16,635 that you start to get a jagged cut on your petal, 91 00:04:16,635 --> 00:04:19,718 so that's kind of where I cut it off. 92 00:04:20,033 --> 00:04:22,604 This is probably almost 20 sheets of tissue. 93 00:04:22,604 --> 00:04:25,882 This would be a good example of almost having too many. 94 00:04:25,882 --> 00:04:28,465 See how this kind of does that? 95 00:04:28,629 --> 00:04:30,976 And I have to start back around here, 96 00:04:30,976 --> 00:04:33,587 'cause you wanna get a smooth edge. 97 00:04:33,587 --> 00:04:34,541 That's not a good cut. 98 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:36,208 I should start over. 99 00:04:40,002 --> 00:04:41,885 And again I start to do this real quick. 100 00:04:41,885 --> 00:04:43,517 You'll get used to it as you go along. 101 00:04:43,517 --> 00:04:44,889 You can just cut a lot of petals 102 00:04:44,889 --> 00:04:47,206 and they don't have to be exactly the same. 103 00:04:47,206 --> 00:04:49,757 Now we'll start assembling our flower. 104 00:04:49,757 --> 00:04:51,400 And we'll select a center. 105 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,849 I find that it's really helpful to have a vase to work in 106 00:04:53,849 --> 00:04:56,861 so you don't have to lay the flower down flat on the table. 107 00:04:56,861 --> 00:04:59,460 As you're working, it doesn't get smashed. 108 00:04:59,460 --> 00:05:02,460 So I keep a vase close by, a bottle. 109 00:05:02,780 --> 00:05:03,748 For this flower, 110 00:05:03,748 --> 00:05:07,018 I like to group together four petals at a time. 111 00:05:07,018 --> 00:05:09,980 It gives each individual petal more volume 112 00:05:09,980 --> 00:05:11,897 and fluffiness kind of. 113 00:05:12,414 --> 00:05:16,188 I start by using four petals and fanning them out 114 00:05:16,188 --> 00:05:18,886 about 1/8 of an inch or so apart. 115 00:05:18,886 --> 00:05:21,924 You can vary it; it doesn't have to be perfectly spaced. 116 00:05:21,924 --> 00:05:24,507 And then I create these pleats, 117 00:05:24,722 --> 00:05:27,623 and the pleats kind of give that cup shape 118 00:05:27,623 --> 00:05:29,570 that flowers have naturally. 119 00:05:29,570 --> 00:05:32,678 And it's basically like a dart in a dress. 120 00:05:32,678 --> 00:05:36,845 So basically you're folding the paper thicker at the base 121 00:05:38,127 --> 00:05:41,858 and then you're kind of creasing it like that 122 00:05:41,858 --> 00:05:43,358 to create a pleat. 123 00:05:43,801 --> 00:05:46,810 It doesn't go all the way to the top of the petal. 124 00:05:46,810 --> 00:05:49,377 The point is about 1/2 an inch 125 00:05:49,377 --> 00:05:51,734 from the top of the petal in this flower, 126 00:05:51,734 --> 00:05:55,901 and it kind of helps get a scooping shape on there 127 00:05:56,315 --> 00:05:58,315 like a real petal would. 128 00:05:58,342 --> 00:06:00,563 And then I gather it at the base. 129 00:06:00,563 --> 00:06:02,013 So you always wanna be minimizing 130 00:06:02,013 --> 00:06:04,064 as much tissue paper as possible 131 00:06:04,064 --> 00:06:06,847 when it comes to taping it to the center of the flower. 132 00:06:06,847 --> 00:06:10,097 And I go ahead and create a whole bunch 133 00:06:10,280 --> 00:06:12,912 of petal groupings, I call them. 134 00:06:12,912 --> 00:06:14,912 Again, take four petals. 135 00:06:15,438 --> 00:06:18,221 Fan them from the bottom at about 1/8 of an inch 136 00:06:18,221 --> 00:06:20,337 and then you create a dart. 137 00:06:20,337 --> 00:06:24,079 It's probably, I think, 1/8 of an inch at the bottom. 138 00:06:24,079 --> 00:06:27,617 And then you press it up so that the point is right here, 139 00:06:27,617 --> 00:06:30,266 about 1/2 an inch from the top of the petal. 140 00:06:30,266 --> 00:06:33,957 And then you just kinda gather it there at the bottom. 141 00:06:33,957 --> 00:06:38,052 So I'm gonna go through and make 12 or so groupings, 142 00:06:38,052 --> 00:06:42,219 11 or 12 petal groupings to prepare for one flower. 143 00:06:44,153 --> 00:06:47,723 I find it's easier to do this all at one time, 144 00:06:47,723 --> 00:06:51,009 and then you can move into assembling your bloom. 145 00:06:51,009 --> 00:06:53,989 In the book we do this in various ways 146 00:06:53,989 --> 00:06:56,657 to create different effects for your petals. 147 00:06:56,657 --> 00:07:00,824 And also I give directions for a certain amount of petals 148 00:07:02,033 --> 00:07:05,592 to create a very full flower, but I think it's nice to, 149 00:07:05,592 --> 00:07:07,061 especially in a larger grouping 150 00:07:07,061 --> 00:07:10,144 where you're making 12 to 20 flowers, 151 00:07:10,655 --> 00:07:12,706 to have some that have less petals 152 00:07:12,706 --> 00:07:14,080 and some that have more petals, 153 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,705 and that again gives it a more natural effect. 154 00:07:16,705 --> 00:07:19,816 They don't have to have all the exact same quantity 155 00:07:19,816 --> 00:07:21,828 of petals each time you make a flower. 156 00:07:21,828 --> 00:07:25,350 Now we can start attaching the petal groupings 157 00:07:25,350 --> 00:07:26,885 to the center of the bloom 158 00:07:26,885 --> 00:07:29,742 and start assembling the flower itself. 159 00:07:29,742 --> 00:07:33,128 So, I take the pinched part of the petal grouping 160 00:07:33,128 --> 00:07:37,295 and attach it, I'm gonna say 1/2 an inch from our tape line. 161 00:07:37,914 --> 00:07:41,081 And you can kinda see it's just pushed 162 00:07:41,662 --> 00:07:44,158 right up to the side of the center. 163 00:07:44,158 --> 00:07:47,732 And we use our floral tape to secure it in place. 164 00:07:47,732 --> 00:07:50,232 I'm gonna go around two times, 165 00:07:51,737 --> 00:07:53,528 and then I'm gonna tear the tape off. 166 00:07:53,528 --> 00:07:56,281 And again you don't wanna be taping down the stem. 167 00:07:56,281 --> 00:07:57,791 It'll get really thick. 168 00:07:57,791 --> 00:07:58,793 So you just wanna make sure 169 00:07:58,793 --> 00:08:02,359 that you've covered all the tissue paper that you're using 170 00:08:02,359 --> 00:08:05,448 with tape and that the tape has actually had the opportunity 171 00:08:05,448 --> 00:08:07,782 to attach to itself a little bit. 172 00:08:07,782 --> 00:08:11,876 Then you take the next petal and overlap it with the first 173 00:08:11,876 --> 00:08:15,412 and kind of again get your placement in place. 174 00:08:15,412 --> 00:08:17,206 I would say you're overlapping your petals 175 00:08:17,206 --> 00:08:20,131 about 1/2 an inch as you work around the flower center. 176 00:08:20,131 --> 00:08:23,381 Again, keeping that tape line in place. 177 00:08:23,992 --> 00:08:25,909 And about around twice. 178 00:08:26,710 --> 00:08:28,838 And then you kind of just keep adding. 179 00:08:28,838 --> 00:08:30,225 As you get the hang of it, 180 00:08:30,225 --> 00:08:33,725 you can sometimes do two petals at a time. 181 00:08:34,117 --> 00:08:36,247 And again when you're making a large grouping, 182 00:08:36,247 --> 00:08:39,884 it's nice to have some that are more tightly closed, 183 00:08:39,884 --> 00:08:42,051 some that are really open. 184 00:08:42,089 --> 00:08:46,256 And you'll eventually get the hang of that as you go. 185 00:08:48,560 --> 00:08:51,407 Some flowers I like to add the petals 186 00:08:51,407 --> 00:08:53,000 in a more random fashion. 187 00:08:53,000 --> 00:08:56,384 They don't have to go in perfect concentric circles. 188 00:08:56,384 --> 00:08:59,884 Once you get that center layer of petals in, 189 00:08:59,884 --> 00:09:02,321 then you can start to add the outer edge 190 00:09:02,321 --> 00:09:04,738 a bit more randomly as you go 191 00:09:05,234 --> 00:09:07,134 depending on what sort of flower you're making. 192 00:09:07,134 --> 00:09:10,161 Some flowers look better more concentric 193 00:09:10,161 --> 00:09:12,994 like a garden rose or a hollyhock, 194 00:09:13,017 --> 00:09:15,486 the flowers kinda go around perfectly. 195 00:09:15,486 --> 00:09:16,585 Something like the anemone 196 00:09:16,585 --> 00:09:20,752 I like a little bit slightly more random petal placement. 197 00:09:20,873 --> 00:09:25,040 It just lends itself more to the real flower itself. 198 00:09:27,363 --> 00:09:30,401 I had about eight petal groupings for this bloom, 199 00:09:30,401 --> 00:09:33,984 so you could do up to 12 or so if you liked 200 00:09:34,441 --> 00:09:35,649 and just kind of continue 201 00:09:35,649 --> 00:09:38,816 to make the flower fluffier as you go. 202 00:09:39,657 --> 00:09:41,593 But I think that that's a nice quantity. 203 00:09:41,593 --> 00:09:42,426 And then you can go in 204 00:09:42,426 --> 00:09:46,593 and kind of use your finger to fluff it out a little bit. 205 00:09:48,981 --> 00:09:50,493 Your finished anemone. 206 00:09:50,493 --> 00:09:51,326 And at this point 207 00:09:51,326 --> 00:09:53,154 if you haven't finished taping the whole stem, 208 00:09:53,154 --> 00:09:55,487 you can just compete it now. 209 00:09:58,760 --> 00:09:59,593 Okay. 210 00:09:59,593 --> 00:10:02,689 So I recommend completing all the flowers to this point, 211 00:10:02,689 --> 00:10:05,125 and then we will come back and I'll show you 212 00:10:05,125 --> 00:10:07,636 how to attach the leaf on underneath the bloom. 213 00:10:07,636 --> 00:10:09,258 And so once you've completed your bloom, 214 00:10:09,258 --> 00:10:11,993 I like to use this vase, and you can rest it in there. 215 00:10:11,993 --> 00:10:13,035 It doesn't get smushed. 216 00:10:13,035 --> 00:10:15,077 If you need to put the flower down 217 00:10:15,077 --> 00:10:16,473 while you're working for any reason, 218 00:10:16,473 --> 00:10:19,967 to cut more petals or step away for a second, 219 00:10:19,967 --> 00:10:21,566 you can just put it right in the vase. 220 00:10:21,566 --> 00:10:23,312 I think that's a good idea. 221 00:10:23,312 --> 00:10:27,479 So let's make one more flower before we add our leaves. 222 00:10:28,893 --> 00:10:29,726 Okay. 223 00:10:42,199 --> 00:10:45,032 And we'll make 12 or so groupings. 224 00:10:45,742 --> 00:10:47,713 This will be a slightly fuller flower 225 00:10:47,713 --> 00:10:50,880 than the purple one that we just made. 226 00:10:54,060 --> 00:10:58,227 Gonna select another center, assemble a peach bloom. 227 00:11:00,030 --> 00:11:03,868 You butt it up to the side of the center just like that 228 00:11:03,868 --> 00:11:08,035 with 1/4 to 1/2 an inch coming down the stem, 229 00:11:10,665 --> 00:11:14,332 and then attach your tape to that tape line. 230 00:11:16,989 --> 00:11:18,822 Go around twice or so. 231 00:11:20,876 --> 00:11:23,371 And then start fanning the petals around, 232 00:11:23,371 --> 00:11:27,038 overlapping by about 1/2 an inch. 233 00:11:35,558 --> 00:11:36,638 And then once you get comfortable, 234 00:11:36,638 --> 00:11:40,805 you could start doing two petal groupings at a time. 235 00:11:42,998 --> 00:11:44,279 You're holding the petals together 236 00:11:44,279 --> 00:11:46,779 pretty firmly with your hands. 237 00:11:48,257 --> 00:11:52,090 And then you're pulling on the tape as you go. 238 00:11:54,642 --> 00:11:56,809 See how pretty that looks? 239 00:11:57,281 --> 00:11:59,698 Continue adding the petals on 240 00:12:01,308 --> 00:12:05,058 in a more random fashion on the outer layers. 241 00:12:08,828 --> 00:12:12,995 Pretty much until you've used up all the petal groupings. 242 00:12:13,514 --> 00:12:14,687 I think for this flower we have 243 00:12:14,687 --> 00:12:17,235 somewhere closer to 12 groupings, 244 00:12:17,235 --> 00:12:18,668 so this will be a fuller flower. 245 00:12:18,668 --> 00:12:21,025 Again, not taping all the way down the stem, 246 00:12:21,025 --> 00:12:23,525 'cause it'll get really bulky. 247 00:12:23,868 --> 00:12:26,483 I kind of like to just keeping adding petals on 248 00:12:26,483 --> 00:12:29,378 until the flower has a nice, full look 249 00:12:29,378 --> 00:12:30,581 that's appealing to me. 250 00:12:30,581 --> 00:12:34,748 I don't make myself use all 12 petals if I've created them. 251 00:12:34,834 --> 00:12:37,464 I kind of just do whatever looks good, 252 00:12:37,464 --> 00:12:40,964 whatever I feel has a nice completed look. 253 00:12:41,249 --> 00:12:45,416 So I'm gonna put two more on, and then I think it's good. 254 00:12:47,790 --> 00:12:48,623 Okay. 255 00:12:48,690 --> 00:12:51,357 And then I'm gonna at that point 256 00:12:51,553 --> 00:12:54,220 just finish going down the stem. 257 00:12:58,303 --> 00:13:00,886 Tape it all the way to the end. 258 00:13:02,110 --> 00:13:06,277 You can go around again and kind of fluff it a little bit. 259 00:13:06,288 --> 00:13:10,455 So keep making these until you have 12 to 18 or so, 260 00:13:10,587 --> 00:13:12,537 and then we'll start assembling the leaves 261 00:13:12,537 --> 00:13:15,023 on some of the backs of them and then make our bouquet.