Giant size paper flowers are all the rage, appearing in weddings – both in the wedding (see instructions for the floral bouquets below – here)

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And creating a paper garland to decorate the wedding venue

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As well as  decorating the wedding reception area (from the website The Brooklyn Bride. 

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Giant sized paper flowers are showing up in home decor, and even fashion runways and fashion editorials.

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And giant paper flowers are a perfect High Impact, Budget Friendly display for a retail window display.

 

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Anthropologie is the major retailer associated with pioneering the use of paper flowers in window displays

 

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Anthropologie window display

 

But Canadian retailer Holt Renfrew, takes oversized paper flowers in the window to a whole new level of sophistication.

 

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There are several boards on Pinterest with photos and tutorials on how to make different kinds of paper flowers. Did you know you can make paper flowers from cupcake liners, coffee filters and of course newspapers?

 

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Here are two of my favorite boards on Pinterest  Craft DIY Flower World (over 200,000 people are following her)  and Large Paper Flowers. Both of them have a variety of examples and tutorials so you can create your own.
Mannequin Madness has over 30 boards on Pinterest to stimulate your creativity to design High Impact, Budget Friendly window displays. The boards are arranged by themes (Valentine’s, Spring, Halloween etc.) and by industry (lingerie, bridal, women’s clothing etc.) as well as DIY projects for windows.