高齊云
To DIY some paper flowers, you will need:
★ Coffee filters1 (One package will do the job.)
★ Floral wire (10~12″ per wire)
★ Floral tape (One roll will do.)
★ A pencil and scissors
★ Hot glue
要自己親手做紙花,你需要準(zhǔn)備:
★ 咖啡過濾紙(一包就夠了)
★ 金屬花線(每根線長(zhǎng)10~12英寸)
★ 花帶(一卷就夠了)
★ 一支鉛筆和剪刀
★ 熱膠
If youre dyeing2 the flowers, you will also need:
★ Food coloring
★ Water
★ A large bowl or pan
★ A cooling rack3 and baking sheet for drying
如果要給花染色,你還需要準(zhǔn)備:
★ 食用色素
★ 水
★ 一個(gè)大碗或平底鍋
★ 冷卻架和烘干板
1. Fold filters in half for 4 times.
1. 將過濾紙對(duì)折4次。
2. Cut a small curve4 along the edge to make a petal5 shape.
2. 沿著邊緣剪一條曲線,剪出花瓣的形狀。
3. Unfold and separate the layers.
3. 展開剪好的花層。
4. Wrap a wire around the tip of a pencil a few times to make a circle.
4. 把鐵絲在鉛筆尖上繞幾圈,做成一個(gè)圈。
5. Poke the wire through the center of a layer. Gather the center a bit and secure6 with a few dollops7 of hot glue.
5. 將金屬絲穿過花層的中心。把中間收攏一點(diǎn),用幾塊熱膠固定。
6. Repeat with 4~5 layers, securing the centers with glue. Pinch8 the base and wrap with floral tape.
6. 重復(fù)做4~5層,用膠水固定中間。捏住底部,用花帶包起來。
7. To dye them: Add a few drops of food coloring to a bowl of water. Dip flowers in dye, rotating9 slowly and focusing on tips. Dry completely and fluff10 the layers.
7. 染色:往一碗水里加入幾滴食用色素。把花浸在染料里,慢慢旋轉(zhuǎn),重點(diǎn)在花尖上。等完全干燥后再將各層花瓣弄蓬松。
Notes
1. filter? n. 過濾器
2. dye? v. 染色
3. rack n. [機(jī)] 齒條;架子
4. curve? n. 曲線;彎曲
5. petal? n. 花瓣
6. secure vt. 保護(hù);弄到;招致;縛住
7. dollop? n. 團(tuán),塊
8. pinch vt. 捏;掐掉某物,修剪
9. rotate? vi. 旋轉(zhuǎn);循環(huán);vt. 使旋轉(zhuǎn);使轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng);使輪流
10. fluff? ?vt. 抖松