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What is a Coral Charm Peony?
It is a semi-double peony, a herbaceous plant that only blooms from mid-spring to early summer. The large flower is cup shaped and will bloom to be about 6-7” in diameter. When it first blooms, it is a deep persimmon color. As time goes on, it will change to a pink coral color, and then a cream color right before the petals fall off.
What you in this Coral Charm Peony course:
- How to color and dye your crepe paper.
- How to construct a structural peony by wiring your petals, creating a look that is stately yet soft at the same time. I will teach you how to mieter in two different ways.
- How to laminate your crepe paper to create lush and thick stamens.
- Understand what a Coral Charm Peony is and be able to identify carpel, stamen, stigma, anther, filament, guard petals, sepals, leaves and stem.
- How to change up your crepe paper to reflect the petal color change as the flower ages. (Did you know that a peony bloom lasts about 5 days, and within that time, it will change from a deep persimmon to coral to cream before its petals fall off?)
- Using the same petal to create your petals, I will show you how to create your peony bract and leaves sets.
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What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create a unique multi-layer petal center
- How to combine German and Italian crepe paper to add depth and lightness
- How to miter crepe to make foliage
- How to blend leaves onto a stem seamlessly
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create a sturdy log and roots with crepe paper
- How to combine paint and pastel to give your log realistic texture
- Paper used: heavy Chinese crepe paper and kraft paper
- Level of difficulty: 1 (This is a fun activity with kids!)
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create magnolia flowers in various stages of bloom
- How to create furry magnolia buds (which can be easily turned into pussy willows)
- How to create a realistic, knotty branch
- Paper used: heavy Chinese crepe paper and German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create mushroom gills
- How to make a mushroom at any growth stage
- How to shape mushroom caps
- Paper used: Italian 90 gsm crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to form the dahlia petal
- How to make the dahlia’s green bud
- How to add growing stems to your main flower stem
- Paper used: Italian 90 gsm crepe paper and German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty 5
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to quickly cut multiple petals
- How to make and age variegated leaves
- Paper used: Italian 90 gsm crepe paper and German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create a lush peony and Itoh peony to hang on the wall
- How to use color spray tool to give your petals an ombre color
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper and Italian 180 gsm crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to make a rose bloom at any stage of its life
- How to make your own leaf template and make the leaves branch
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 2
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to use one piece of crepe paper to form a calla lily
- How to make the spadix
- Techniques for stretching, cupping and sculpting
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to miter petals and leaves
- How to laminate heavy crepe
- How to wrap lightweight wire with floral tape with Quynh
- Marbling Coloring Technique with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh
- Explore other art coloring mediums to color your tulip petals
- Paper used: Italian 180 gsm crepe paper or Chinese heavy crepe
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to easily create petal veining
- How to add multiple flower heads to one main stalk
- Included: Orchid Petal Vein Practice Sheet, PDF
- German Crepe Paper Fading Experimentation with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh (see how successful three color protectants were in stopping color loss after direct sunlight for six weeks)
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to cut multiple petals quickly
- How to build around a preformed center like a styrofoam ball or spun cotton
- Proper circular petal placement
- 180gsm Crepe Paper Fading Experimentation with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh (see how well three color protectants kept Italian crepe from fading under direct sunlight for seven weeks)
- Paper used: Italian 180 gsm crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to color petals with an alcohol marker
- How to shape the center and form the flower
- How to make different bloom stages and the bud
- An alternative way to make the bud with guest paper artist Hester Bisschoff
- Hibiscus Deconstruction with Priscilla
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper, extra fine crepe paper, Chinese heavy crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to use a concentrated liquid form of watercolor on your petals
- How to use a single color to make three different shades on your petals
- How to create the Swan Lake Camellia with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper, extra fine crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create 3D shapes
- How to miter and piece multiple leaves to form a larger leaf
- How to create vines and tendrils with wire and tape
- How to color and use a coffee filter to make leaves with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh
- The anatomy of the male and female pumpkin flowers
- Paper used: Italian 180 gsm crepe paper or Chinese heavy crepe paper, coffee filter
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to make the lily’s flower, stem, and bud
- How to create ombre shaded stamens using either watercolors or alcohol markers
- How to control bleaching the doublette crepe paper with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh
- Paper used: German doublette, extra fine crepe paper, Chinese heavy crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to color petals with an alcohol marker
- How to shape the center and form the flower
- How to make different bloom stages and the bud
- An alternative way to make the bud with guest paper artist Hester Bisschoff
- Hibiscus Deconstruction with Priscilla
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper, extra fine crepe paper, Chinese heavy crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 3
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to create a multi-petal center for your Bowl of Beauty Peony with Inga
- How to make a fluffy Semi-Double Peony with Quynh Nguyen
- How to create a Bomb Peony with guest paper florist Hester Bisschoff
- How to make a peony carpel
- How to color hydrangea petals using Soft Pastels with guest paper florist Wendy Middaugh
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper, extra fine crepe paper, Italian 180 gsm crepe paper (Chinese heavy crepe paper can be used)
- Level of difficulty: 4
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to use heavy crepe to make an ombre Hybrid Tea Rose with Inga
- How to make an Open Garden Rose with Quynh
- How to create a rose center using modeling clay
- How to deconstruct a flower and create your own template with the Garden Rose Deconstruction & Field Guide Usage from Priscilla
- How to assemble a fresh floral crown with guest floral designer Rachel Heath
- Paper used: German doublette crepe paper, extra fine crepe paper, Italian 180 gsm crepe paper (Chinese heavy crepe paper can be used)
- Level of difficulty: 3.5
What you will learn in this tutorial
- How to make a daisy in any size
- How to create a “handle” that makes cutting tiny petals easy
- How to put together a daisy and baby’s breath flower crown
- Paper used: Italian 90 gsm crepe paper and German extra fine crepe paper
- Level of difficulty: 1