February 09, 2021 3 min read

Enjoy this beautiful and detailed tutorial of a Japanese Quince from Marija of@petal_corner (Instagram). You will agree that the end result is dramatic! Happy crafting and learning! 

1. Gather tools and materials:

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Japanese Quince template

2. Cut crepe paper according to the template:

Three Flowers:

  • Flower I : 12 petals from group Petal 1
  • Flower II : 12 petals from group Petal 1
  • Flower III : 6 petals from group Petal 2
  • 3 green crepe paper cutouts for flower sepals
  • 3 beige crepe paper strips for centers

Four leaves:

  • 4 green crepe paper cutouts

Two Buds:

  • 10 bud petals
  • 8 green bud sepals
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3. Apply Panpastel 930.5 Bronze on each side of the petal according to the image.

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4. Repeat coloring of all petals.

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5. Flower I: Curl the petal with the edge of scissors.

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6. This is how the petal should look like.

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7. Gently strech the petal in the center making the concave shape.

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8. This is how the petal should look like.

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9. Repeat the shaping of remaining petals for Flower I.

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10. Strech beige crepe paper strip.

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11. Fringe crepe paper strip according to the image.

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12. Paint the edges of the strip with brown brush pen.

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13. Apply Panpastel 911.5 Rich Gold on both sides of the strip according to the image.

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14. Twist the edges of crepe paper strip.

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15. Curl the wire from above.

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16. Glue the fringed strip around the wire.

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17. Flower center is finished.

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18. Glue the first petal to the center according to the image.

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19. Continue attaching petals following the rotation shown in the image.

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20. This is how the first flower should look like.

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21. Take the green crepe paper cutout from the Sepal group.

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22. Fringe the paper according to the image to make sepals.

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23. Curl the sepals with the edge of scissors according to the image.

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24. Glue the sepals around the bottom of the flower.

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25. Wrap the wire with brown floral tape all the way to the bottom.

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26. Repeat steps for Flower II (12 petals – Petal 1 group) and Flower III (6 petals – Petal 2 group). In the end you will get two big and one small flower.

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27. Buds: Twist the wires on the top.

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28. Glue the wires inside the foam balls.

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29. Gently strech the bud petal in the center making the concave shape.

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30. Shape all bud petals.

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31. Glue the first bud petal on the foam ball according to the image.

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32. Continue attaching remaining 4 petals following the rotation shown in the image for the first bud.

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33. Cut the bud sepals according to the template.

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34. Glue the first bud sepal according to the image.

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35. Continue attaching remaining 3 bud sepals following the rotation shown in the image leaving a small gap between sepals.

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36. Wrap brown floral tape all the way to the bottom and repeat these steps for the second bud.

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37. Leaves: Cut the green crepe paper cutout from the Leaf group diagonally.

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38. Apply glue and attach the floral wire according to the image.

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39. Place the second half of the leaf over the top of the wire.

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40. Cut the leaf according to the template and repeat 4 previous steps for remained leaves.

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41. Assembly: In the end you will get 3 flowers , four leaves and two buds.

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42. Wrap the top of the wire with brown floral tape and continue wraping adding the first bud closely under the top of the wire.

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43. Attach the second bud and two leaves using the floral tape closely underneath the first bud.
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44. Attach all three flowers to the wire using the floral tape according to the image.

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45. Attach remaining two leaves closely underneath the group of flowers and wrap uncovered wire all the way to the bottom.

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46. You created the Japanese Quince flower out of crepe paper.

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