Jessie Chui is a self-taught paper floral artist, as well as a lawyer and teacher. She has a business called Crafted to Bloom, which provides bespoke paper florals and floral arrangements and also offers workshops, private lessons and online learning. She has been featured on various blogs and in magazines, including 100 Layer Cake, Lia Griffith’s Artist Interview Series, The Paper Place and Wedluxe Magazine, to name a few. Jessie lives in Canada in the Greater Toronto Area.

Frankly, dear crafters, we simply cannot get enough of paper flowers. Vibrant, versatile and ready to be endlessly customised, we think they’re a trend that’s here to stay. If you haven’t jumped on this crafty bandwagon just yet, then Jessie Chui’s guide to the art form is a good place to start.

• Introduction 6Tools and materials 8General techniques 18Colouring techniques 26Paper manipulation techniques 38Anatomy of a paper flower 45FOCAL FLOWERSAnemone 48Wild rose 54Juliet rose 60Small garden rose 68Koko loko rose 76Coral charm peony 82ACCENT FLOWERSChocolate cosmos 90Cupcake cosmos 94Collerette dahlia 100Ball dahlia 106Parrot tulip 114Open ranunculus 122Closed ranunculus 128TEXTURE FLOWERSPanicle hydrangea 136Rosebuds 142 Sweet pea 148Phlox 154FLOWERING STEMSCampanula 160Clematis 166Berry branch 172Fruit blossom branch 178FOLIAGEBasic leaf foliage 184Rose foliage 188Eucalyptus 192Olive leaves 196Italian ruscus 200Variegated boxwood 204Fern 208ARRANGEMENTSFine art principles 214Preparations and tools for bouquets 220Preparations and tools for arrangements 222Yellow and blue arrangement 224Peach and pink arrangement 228Coral and magenta arrangement 232White and green arrangement 236Purple and mauve bouquet 240Templates 244Resources 252About the author 253Author's acknowledgements 253Index 254

Jessie Chui is a self-taught paper floral artist, as well as a lawyer and teacher. She has a business called Crafted to Bloom, which provides bespoke paper florals and floral arrangements and also offers workshops, private lessons and online learning. She has been featured on various blogs and in magazines, including 100 Layer Cake, Lia Griffith’s Artist Interview Series, The Paper Place and Wedluxe Magazine, to name a few. Jessie lives in Canada in the Greater Toronto Area.

Frankly, dear crafters, we simply cannot get enough of paper flowers. Vibrant, versatile and ready to be endlessly customised, we think they’re a trend that’s here to stay. If you haven’t jumped on this crafty bandwagon just yet, then Jessie Chui’s guide to the art form is a good place to start.

• Introduction 6Tools and materials 8General techniques 18Colouring techniques 26Paper manipulation techniques 38Anatomy of a paper flower 45FOCAL FLOWERSAnemone 48Wild rose 54Juliet rose 60Small garden rose 68Koko loko rose 76Coral charm peony 82ACCENT FLOWERSChocolate cosmos 90Cupcake cosmos 94Collerette dahlia 100Ball dahlia 106Parrot tulip 114Open ranunculus 122Closed ranunculus 128TEXTURE FLOWERSPanicle hydrangea 136Rosebuds 142 Sweet pea 148Phlox 154FLOWERING STEMSCampanula 160Clematis 166Berry branch 172Fruit blossom branch 178FOLIAGEBasic leaf foliage 184Rose foliage 188Eucalyptus 192Olive leaves 196Italian ruscus 200Variegated boxwood 204Fern 208ARRANGEMENTSFine art principles 214Preparations and tools for bouquets 220Preparations and tools for arrangements 222Yellow and blue arrangement 224Peach and pink arrangement 228Coral and magenta arrangement 232White and green arrangement 236Purple and mauve bouquet 240Templates 244Resources 252About the author 253Author's acknowledgements 253Index 254

Jessie Chui is a self-taught paper floral artist, as well as a lawyer and teacher. She has a business called Crafted to Bloom, which provides bespoke paper florals and floral arrangements and also offers workshops, private lessons and online learning. She has been featured on various blogs and in magazines, including 100 Layer Cake, Lia Griffith’s Artist Interview Series, The Paper Place and Wedluxe Magazine, to name a few. Jessie lives in Canada in the Greater Toronto Area.

Frankly, dear crafters, we simply cannot get enough of paper flowers. Vibrant, versatile and ready to be endlessly customised, we think they’re a trend that’s here to stay. If you haven’t jumped on this crafty bandwagon just yet, then Jessie Chui’s guide to the art form is a good place to start.

• Introduction 6Tools and materials 8General techniques 18Colouring techniques 26Paper manipulation techniques 38Anatomy of a paper flower 45FOCAL FLOWERSAnemone 48Wild rose 54Juliet rose 60Small garden rose 68Koko loko rose 76Coral charm peony 82ACCENT FLOWERSChocolate cosmos 90Cupcake cosmos 94Collerette dahlia 100Ball dahlia 106Parrot tulip 114Open ranunculus 122Closed ranunculus 128TEXTURE FLOWERSPanicle hydrangea 136Rosebuds 142 Sweet pea 148Phlox 154FLOWERING STEMSCampanula 160Clematis 166Berry branch 172Fruit blossom branch 178FOLIAGEBasic leaf foliage 184Rose foliage 188Eucalyptus 192Olive leaves 196Italian ruscus 200Variegated boxwood 204Fern 208ARRANGEMENTSFine art principles 214Preparations and tools for bouquets 220Preparations and tools for arrangements 222Yellow and blue arrangement 224Peach and pink arrangement 228Coral and magenta arrangement 232White and green arrangement 236Purple and mauve bouquet 240Templates 244Resources 252About the author 253Author's acknowledgements 253Index 254