Paper Carnation Blossoms

My husband's brother is getting married this August and we had the chance to go up to Chicago to meet the bride over the fourth of July weekend. We all hit it off quite quickly and when I found out that she didn't have anyone hosting a bridal shower for her I jumped up and took the opportunity to volunteer! Though I could have gone the way of wacky crazy fun, I decided that she should have something more sophisticated and "pretty"...cause that was my first impression of her. So I've started planning and without giving away too much the theme for the party is loosely based off the quote, "Bloom Where You're Planted." Having grown up in another religion and then joining the LDS church later in life, I understand her position in her family as the only member as well and the great adversity that comes with learning the truth about the Gospel and overcoming all the trials along the way to becoming the daughter of God that you're meant to be! I guess I just gave away more than I wanted!

Such a theme needed some pretty awesome decor, and I've just completed about 250 of these little paper carnation blossoms that will adorn several items. My camera is on it's out, but I hope you can see that these little flowers are quite beautiful! I found the tutorial to make them on PlanetJune.com This website has easy to follow directions and the results look even more amazing in person than they do in the pictures! I plan on using a variation of this to make some daisies as well and will post those when and IF I've succeeded in designing them. Hope you enjoy!