be a wallflower

Step one
Cut out the wallpaper template onto thick card. Put your template onto your wallpaper, selecting an area with interesting colours and patterns. Trace around the wallpaper with a pencil and cut it out.

Step two
Cut a straight line between two petals into the flower’s centre.

Step three
Using a hot glue gun, apply glue around the edges of the right-hand petal next to the cut line. Take the petal on the left-hand side of the cut line and place it over the top of the petal on the right, pressing down to seal together. Your flower should now have five petals.

Step four
Curl the petal edges wrapping them over a pencil.

Step five
To create the flower stamen, measure and cut a 40mm x 70mm rectangle of wallpaper, we used Resene Wallpaper Collection M30602. Cut straight lines down the long end of the rectangle to form thin strips, leaving a 1cm gap at the edge of the paper.

Step six
Roll the wallpaper into a tube shape, making sure that the underside (white side) of wallpaper is on the outside. The hole in the middle should be about the width of a pencil. Secure with a small blob of glue.

Step seven
Splay the stamen out with your fingers and gently fold forward the tips of each thin strip to reveal tiny segments of white. You can use a pencil to help you do this.

Step eight
Use a hot glue gun to glue the stamen to the centre of the petals.

Step nine
Using a small paintbrush, apply Resene Woodsman Dark Oak to each branch. Leave to partially dry and then rub off slightly with a soft rag.

Step ten
Using a hot glue gun, apply a blob of glue to the base of each flower and attach it to the branches. Tip: It’s easiest to position the flowers on the branches when they’re standing upright in a vase.

Wallpaper lines
Resene Wallpaper Collection M30602 (yellow) and Resene Wallpaper Collection 91310 (tropical)

Finished flowers
A close-up of the finished wallpaper blossom project.