Show Off Your Paper Flower Making Talent

In this article we will look at a few ways you can show off your paper flower making talent. After all when you are good at something why not show it off and share it with others.

Paper Flower Making Class

You can invite your family and friends over to your house and teach a paper flower making class. You can charge them a small fee to cover the cost of the materials or you can charge a slightly higher fee to make a little extra money for yourself. Make sure you keep the class at a small size maybe six to eight people so that each person especially if they are paying that slightly higher fee can get some individual time if needed. What may seem like a piece of cake to some may not seem so easy to others.

You will need to make sure you have plenty of copies of the patterns and crepe paper in an assortment of colors. You can ask your guests to bring their own supplies shears, ruler etcò€¦ the items they are likely to have at home. Start with making a simple flower and show them how to add a touch of glitter to it if they would like. If time allows let them make a few flowers and arrange them in a small vase that they bring from home or one you supply. Small vases and decorative multi-colored gemstones can be purchased at many dollar stores.

Your family and friends will love their flowers and you for sharing your paper flower making talent with them. If things go well you could hold a weekly or monthly class and teach them other parts of flower making such as: waxing flowers, how to arrange the flowers and several other things they will likely enjoy learning how to do.

Craft Show

A craft show is another great way to show off your work and earn a little extra money. Check your local newspapers for arts and crafts shows and sign up. Most craft shows charge a registration fee so be sure to figure that into the price of your flowers you can do that by adding a very small percentage of the fee to each item you will be selling.

If you are not interested in those two ideas then the most logical way to show off your paper flower making talent is to make flowers and place them around your home or work place if allowed or give the flowers as gifts. Any of these ways will get your paper flowers seen and admired by all!






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