Match the tint of your natural daffodil in yellow tissue-paper as nearly as possible, and then cut two squares for each flower measuring about five and one-half inches. Fold the squares crosswise and diagonally through the centre as you did for the calyx of the morning-glory ([Fig. 134]), and cut one square in half along one of its diagonal folds ([Fig. 141]). Gather the square two and a quarter inches below each corner and tie as in [Fig. 137], but do not twist the points. This gives you four petals, but as the daffodil has six, you must make two more from the triangular halves of the square you have just cut. Gather each triangle across from side to side, according to the dotted line in [Fig. 141], and pinch and tie in place as in [Fig. 142], making sure the petal is of exactly the same size as those on the square. Bring together the fan of paper left below the petal and wrap and tie as in [Fig. 143], then cut off the ragged end ([Fig. 144]). Draw the petals of the square together as you did the calyx, and insert the stem made of a paper lighter. Put in place the two extra petals, pushing the wrapped ends down into the heart of the flower; fit each loose petal between two of the others and tie ([Fig. 145]).
| Fig. [146].—Pinch the cup together. | Fig. [147].—Slip the cup on your finger like a thimble. | Fig. [148].—Insert the stem of the cup into the centre of the flower. |
Turn back to the bud of the pink ([Fig. 130]), and from a circle of the yellow paper, with a diameter of four inches, make the cup ([Fig. 131]), using the scissors to give a fine crimp to the edges. Pinch the cup together at the bottom almost half-way up and tie ([Fig. 146]); slip it on your finger like a thimble and press it into shape like [Fig. 147]. Insert the point or stem of the cup into the centre of the flower and tie in place just below the petals ([Fig. 148]).
Cut a two and three-quarter-inch square from light-brown paper and divide it diagonally in half for the calyx. Examine your natural daffodil and notice how loosely the calyx seems to be wrapped around the flower. Imitate this by leaving the point loose at the top, while you wrap the bottom of the calyx closely around the stem. Allow the wrapping for the stem to cover the lower part of the brown calyx. Make several long, narrow leaves from strips of dark-green paper, two inches wide and of varying lengths. Twist one end of each leaf into a point and, gathering the other end, draw it through your hands until it stands up stiffly. Wrap each leaf partly around the stem and tie in place, following as closely as possible the natural growth of the leaf on the stem. Bend the stem just below each flower, being careful not to break the paper lighter which forms it.
If you use thread the color of the flowers for tying and green for the stems the effect will be almost perfect.
CHAPTER XI
A NEW RACE OF DOLLS
