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Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

Disposable paper cups can be seen everywhere in daily life. Many disposable water cups are consumed every day at home, in offices, and in public places. In fact, in the eyes of many handicraft enthusiasts, disposable paper cups are the material for many creative handicrafts. Don’t throw away used disposable water cups, follow the editor and use disposable water cups to create crafts! The editor below will introduce to you a tutorial on how to make paper sunflowers using disposable paper cups. Making beautiful sunflowers can be used to decorate childrens rooms. It can be completed with simple operations.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers..

Creative tutorial on transforming disposable paper cups into paper art sunflowers

Materials: paper cups, acrylic paint, scissors, sponge glue, double-sided tape, paper rattan rope.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

1. First draw a beautiful picture of sunflowers, or you can find Van Gogh’s picture of sunflowers.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

2. Take out a disposable cup and cut the cup into eight pieces of about the same size.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

3. Cut eight pieces into the shape of petals and cut out two paper cups. The petals of each paper cup can be different sizes.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

4. For those who don’t know how to cut flower petals, you can draw the shape on the paper cup first and then cut it.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

5. After cutting it out, it is ready to be painted. Use acrylic paint to color the petals on the front and back. juqiao.com

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

6. Next, use sponge glue to stick the two petal paper cups together, with the short one on top and the long one on the bottom.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

7. After coloring, paste them together, as shown in the picture below.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

8. Apply double-sided tape to the bottom of the pasted paper cup, and then use paper rattan rope to spread it around the bottom of the cup covered with double-sided tape.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

9. After pasting, just use a brush to draw some small dots for decoration.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

10. Then repeat the operation and make a few more paper cup flowers like this.

Creative transformation of disposable paper cups. Tutorial on making exquisite paper sunflowers.

11. As shown in the picture, you can also add leaf decoration, wouldn’t it be more beautiful? The paper art sunflower creative tutorial is completed. Isn’t it very exquisite? Let’s try it.

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