Resin Flowers

Make your paper flowers last forever with this easy technique. The perfect way to preserve your paper DIY wedding bouquet.

Glaze Coat Epoxy Resin

18 gage wire

Wire cutters

3 1/2" x 3 1/2" colored office paper

Clothespins

Hot glue gun

White school glue

Yarn or twine

1. Fold the square in half on the diagonal to form a triangle

2. Fold the left and right corners up to meet the top point and form a square

3. Fold the front points out so each outer edge lines up with the edge of the square

4. Unfold the last fold then open each side up into a pocket and flatten each pocket out along the crease lines you just made, to form a kite shape

5. Fold the tip of each kite shape forward along the line of the edge of the paper to form a triangle

6. Fold the lower edge of each side up along the existing crease

7. Add a thin layer of glue along one of the front flaps

8. Use a clothespin to hold them together until the glue dries

9. Continue making 5 petals for each flower

10. Glue groups of 2 and 3 together and let dry

11. Glue the sets of 2 and 3 together to create a complete flower

12. Add hot glue to the end of a 12" piece of wire

13. Insert the wire into the center of the flower to create a stem

14. Mix the Glaze Coat in a container large enough to dip the flowers

15. Dip the flowers in the Glaze Coat and hang to dry on a mini clothesline

*Make sure you have plenty of newspaper under the clothesline to catch the dripping Glaze Coat