Simple Cupcake Liner Chrysanthemums For Shavuos!

With the Jewish holiday of Shavuos and all things floral and greenery coming up in just two weeks, now is the time to get crafting! And delving into the kitchen cabinets for art supplies is often a truly great idea, especially for me and the box of Kath Kidston cupcake liners I've had on hand for a good ten years! Now I'm going to use them all up with my crafting students, and the box, well couldn't toss it as it is too cute, and perfect as a closet for one of my future dollhouse creations. So yes, the box is out of the kitchen, and festive flowers will be created, but now it is in a closet in my craft room waiting for its next incarnation, and so it goes! I've combined the colorful cupcake liners with white cupcake liners (also onhand) for a very nice result, and flowers that will be part of a larger craft ensemble, yet to be decided.

These cupcake liner flowers are great in so many ways, whether as bouquets, cake toppers, garlands or simply scattered on hour holiday or festive celebration table! Okay, lets make some!

You'll Need:

• cupcake liners, all one size or large and medium sized is fine, mine are colored on one side, or white. the yellow and orange liners in the center are medium sized
• a stapler
• scissors

How To:

1. You'll need per flower: 5 white cupcake liners, 2 colorful liners for center of flower, one colored liner for base of flower. But do experiment to see if you'd like to add more for an even fluffier flower.
2. One should cut small cupcake liners stacked together by themselves, and large cupcake liners stacked together by themselves
3. Stack 5 cupcake liners together and fold in half, then fold in half again so you have a cupcake liner divided into four.
4. On that one quarter area cut many small pointed petals, through all the layers, such that when unfolded you have a sunburst like shape, OR to make a flower with 8 petals, more like a camellia, draw a curved V shape on that piece, starting on one corner, going down to a point, and coming back up to the second corner, such that you are basically removing the area between two petals, and the result is an 8 petalled flower. Will try to add a photo soon!
5. Stack all the liners in the order mentioned in #1 above.
6. Affix stack with a staple in the middle.
7. Gently fold layers up towards the middle to form a flower shape. The last layer can be left somewhat flat, the middle of the flower should be crunched tightly.
8. You can do this with a variety of petal sizes and more cupcake liners, experiment and make a bunch!

These cupcake liner flowers are so festive and fun, I think I need to cover a cake in them!

Okay friends, lets get crafting for Shavuot, bring on the flowers!