Spring Fling: Paper Flower Wreath

I'm so honored to be a part of Dee-Dee's Spring Fling this year! I have a great tutorial for creating a spring wreath.
But, before we get started, I think some introductions are in order. Hi, everyone, my name is Brittany (aka Pretty Handy Girl).

I write a blog, called what else, Pretty Handy Girl! My blog is filled with DIY tutorials for building things (like my son's closet turned into a reading nook,)

or sewing things (like a piped bench cushion using a shower curtain,)

or fixing things (like replacing an old almond colored outlet,)

or crafting things like the floral wreath I made for Spring!

This past year, I challenged myself to use one wreath through every season for one year. Well, I made it through the year and transformed the wreath four times!

For Christmas the wreath had a red, white and green color pallet
For Thanksgiving, I added some feathers to the wreath
For Fall, I simply inserted magnolia leaves into the wreath
For Spring, I added some cute paper and button flowers!

Materials:

Two coordinating scrapbook paper sheets
Buttons for flower centers
Scissors
Wire cutters
Floral Wire
Base wreath of your choice

Begin by cutting out flower shapes.

Lay your flower on top of the coordinating paper and cut a flower shape larger than the first.

Lay both flowers on top of one another and cut slits in toward the center of your flowers. Be sure not to cut too close to the center.

Trim the edges of your petals if you need to round them more.

Fold the edges of your flowers up to give them dimension.

Cut a length of floral wires, long enough to wrap around your wreath.

Thread the wire through your button. If you have a four hole button, you may want to thread it like this:

Then poke the wires through the centers of the flowers (it is easiest if you have one on top of the other so you are going through two flowers at once.)