Starting in Kindergarten, people begin asking you the question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a kid, that was like my favorite question ever.

We all had career days at school where you got to dress up as anything you wanted to be and parents came in to talk about their jobs. Me & my sisters always got super excited for those days. I’m sure our mom got quite a kick out of the costumes we asked her to create over the years…Nike shoe designer, detective, popcorn seller, realtor, all the way to zookeeper. At our elementary school, the best costume in each classroom received an invite to a school-wide ice cream party, and it wasn’t uncommon for all 3 of us sisters to show up at the party. Hahaha! What can we say? We really liked career day.

Funny thing is, I still adore that question. “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

If someone asked me what I wanted to be in high school, it was likely that I would’ve answered differently each time. However, one of my answers would have been “Anthropologie Window Display Designer.” Yup, that’s a real thing. I used to go to bed googling Anthropologie window displays to study them. I know, I’m weird. I’ll own up to it!

During that phase, I was inspired by a window display & learned how to make these beautiful Book Paper Flowers! It’s a craft that involves supplies you probably already have at home, so I thought it would be a fun tutorial to show here!

Supplies

• Old Book Pages (Or Music sheets!)
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Lollipop/ Cake Pop Sticks I’ve linked a $5 pack of 100 sticks! (All sizes work. Depends on how long you want the stem to be.)
• Hot Glue Gun (This is the one I use!)
• Hot Glue Sticks

Step One. Rip out the book pages.

Step Two. Create your petal patterns. You’ll need a large, medium, and small. Mine ranged from 2-4in. For each flower, stay consistent with the petal shape. I used the shape above! Other flowers can have a more square or rounded petal. It’s fun to experiment with the petal shape! No matter the shape, leave the bottom flat for gluing.

Step Three. Trace the pattern & cut out petals! I would recommend starting with 5 of each petal. However, the more petals, the fuller the flower-it’s up to you!

Step Four. Round the edges of each petal. Wrap it around your pencil & pull!

Step Five. Line the bottom edge of the petal in a line of hot glue. Wrap it around the stick & hold it for a second to let it dry. (Don’t burn yourself! Remember, you’re dealing with HOT glue!)

Step Six. Continue to line the bottom edge of each petal & face the rolled edge outwards. Continue layering the petals- starting with the smallest petals. Rotate the stick as you add more to evenly distribute them. Next, layer on the medium size petals.

Step Seven. Keep layering the petals, and finish with the largest size petals!

Step Eight. Experiment with different types of petals, like the two in the picture above!

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Step Nine. Style the flowers & enjoy!

I’ve thought of a few fun ways to use them…

• Create a flower bouquet & gift it to a friend! Tie a ribbon around for an extra measure of cuteness.
• Line the center of a dinner table with vases filled with the flowers
• Set them in a vase in a room as decor
• Tie to the top of a gift
• Buy an old copy of your favorite book or sheet music & create flowers with meaning

What ways do you want to use yours?!

Daisy Sue