Flowers Papel Picado Template
A large six-petal flower inside a ring of dots, with hearts, leaves and a crescent moon below. A zigzag bottom edge keeps the cutting simple.
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Fold
- Folded in half
- Cutting time
- About 25 minutes
- Paper
- Letter-size (8.5 × 11 in) tissue paper
About this design
Flowers are everywhere in Mexican celebrations. On an ofrenda they make the altar welcoming for the souls who visit; at a fiesta they simply say “celebrate”.
How to cut this template
- Download the PDF and print it at 100% on letter-size paper.
- Stack two to four sheets of tissue paper behind the template.
- Fold everything in half along the dashed line, template on the outside.
- Clip the layers and cut away the gray areas, starting with the bottom edge.
- Unfold slowly, fold the top band over a string and glue it.
Tips
- Fold exactly along the center: the big flower is cut through the fold, so a crooked fold makes uneven petals.
- Cut the small dots with the tip of your scissors or a hole punch.
- For the zigzag edge, cut every “down” stroke first, then every “up” stroke.
