Daisy's Daisies !!!.. for Valentine's Day !!!!...

Daisy's Daisies

She's fashionable, feisty, and fun loving. And she sure can cut a rug doing the jitterbug! No wonder Donald is crazy over Daisy, even if she does send him into a tailspin now and then. Coming up with a token of affection that will make this sassy southern belle (or any special sweetheart) swoon takes an extraordinary valentine, like a bouquet of paper flowers inspired by her namesake.

You'll need:

• White, green, and yellow paper
• Jar lids or other circular objects (between 2 1/2 to 3 3/4 inches wide)
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Craft scissors
• Thin, cloth floral wires, 18 or so inches long (the flowers shown here are made with 32 gauge wire)
• Pushpin
• Glue stick

Instructions:

1. Trace the jar lids onto a sheet of white paper to create a bunch of circles and then cut them out.

2. For each daisy, stack two cutouts of the same size. Then fold the double-layer circle in half to create a semicircle.
3. Fold the semicircle in half once and then twice again, pressing the folds with your fingertips to make distinct creases. Now unfold the paper until you again have a semi circle, and trim the ends of the paper pleats to create daisy petals, as shown. When you're done, unfold the circle all the way and use a pushpin to poke a pair of holes through the center.
4. Bend a floral wire in half and thread the ends through the holes, as shown.
5. Use craft scissors to cut out a small scalloped-edge circle (about 3/4-inch wide) from a piece of green paper and thread it onto the wires on the back of the flower. Twist the wire ends together below the flower to create a stem.
6. For the flower center, scrunch and shape a 2-inch square of yellow paper into a disk and glue it in place. http://family.go.com/disney/pkg-disney-crafts/craft-620120-daisys-daisies-t/