DIY Paper Boxwood Wreath for Spring
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Good morning! We are feeling particularly spring-like after the Easter weekend. And even though there is still a little chill in the air here in Portland, Oregon, the streets are filled with the colors of cherry blossoms, tulips, and daffodils. Our friends at Make It Fun Crafts asked us to create a versatile wreath that could be used year-round, so today we want to share our DIY paper boxwood wreath with you.
(This is a sponsored post for Make It Fun Crafts.)
The varying shades of metallic green make this wreath beautiful enough to stand alone, or you can add some pretty details for any occasion by using any one of my previous paper flower patterns. How about adding some bright paper ranunculus blooms to the mix, or dot a few of our classic white Gardenias around the wreath to use as a unique DIY wedding table centerpiece? As long as you attach any details using floral wire rather than glue, you can change up your DIY paper boxwood wreath time and time again.
This tutorial uses a 14″ foam wreath from Floracraft® , brown string, and three shades of paper (Fairway, Basis Green or Moss and PopTone Gumdrop Green ), which can be found at PaperPapers. We used our Cricut cutting machine to cut 60 of each shade of leaf, but I have added a PDF file as well for those of you who plan to cut by hand! Enjoy, and happy spring! ~ Lia
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Leave a CommentHaving problems with the svg file. The score lines are not matching the cut at all. Any way to fix that?
This is a Cricut issue. If you see them off on the Design Space, attach them anyway and see if they show up correctly on your mat image in Design Space. If not you might have to nudge them over on your Design Space mat as best you can. It is frustrating that they can’t seem to keep things consistent.
May I ask what wreath size you would use for this? Thank you so much!
Hi Flannery,
We used a 16 inch wreath form.
Made this yesterday and love it, feels like s little bit of spring! Here is the finished productL https://www.pinterest.com/pin/453526624955369948/. Today I’m going to try crepe paper flowers…
That wreath looks beautiful!! I love it, it looks great with that bookcase! I love the rustic look 🙂
Hi—-I really love the project….no way to make the file work with cricut explore???
Yes, this is a perfect project for the Cricut Explore. There is a link to the svg file at the bottom of the post. Happy crafting!
Hi Lia- absolutely am in love with all your designs and projects. I’m in the planning phase for my wedding next year and love the look of garland down a rustic table. I thought I may use this template to attempt to make a garland of these beauties. Do you know of any good tutorials that could help with this or suggestions on how to tweak the instructions? Thanks from kentucky!
This would look really pretty as a garland! Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! I would recommend gluing the boxwood branches onto a thick raffia rope.
hey lia!
i’m so excited to try this! side question – i know you aren’t tech support or anything, but there’s no “trick” to saving an .svg file, right? i tried saving it so i could upload it and i couldn’t get it to upload into design space… i watched your video and it looks super easy, but i can’t seem to make it work…
I don’t understand your question. You just need to save the svg file onto your computer and then open it in Design Space. No tricks;-)
Lia,
I just finished putting this project together and it is just fabulous! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Admittedly, it was a big time commitment…lots of cutting and scoring…but the end result was just fantastic! I’m going to share this with my FB group. Thanks!
Yay!!!
Gorgeous, gorgeous, GORGEOUS!! Thank you for sharing your genius paper / floral ideas, as always. This one is going to happen in my home soon! 🙂
Your comment brightened up a rainy day here in Portland. Thank you!
GRACIAS MIL GRACIAS,POR COMPARTIR TAN HERMOSOS TIPS.
You are welcome;-)
I love your wreath! You mention that you had your circut cut out the leaves, but i am wondering what cartridge you used?
Thanks!
Great news, you don’t need a cartridge! I give away my svg files for free, the download is generally in the text or at the bottom of the post. Please note that these svg files only work with the Cricut Expression or Silhouette Designer Edition.
I just want the svg file, I can’t really afford to become a member. How can I just pay for the svg files?
We aren’t able to sell single downloads (yet) so your best bet is to sign up for a monthly membership then cancel before the month is up after you’ve downloaded what you need!
Gorgeous! I love your ideas for swapping out the embellishments for different seasons, too. That way, you can display this pretty wreath all year long. Thank you!
Exactly! I change mine all the time, depending on the season or my mood:-)
Wow, this wreath looks stunning! If ever there was a time to wish for a Cricut machine, this would be it! I just can’t imagine doing all the hand-cutting, but I certainly do appreciate this lovely wreath. Thank you for sharing this; as always I am so impressed with your generosity in providing not only the materials list but also PDF files to hand cutters. Happy Spring to you!
Warm Regards,
Lisa in Lake Oswego
Thank you so much and Happy Spring!!!
This wreath is gorgeous! And so versatile too… adding it to my ever growing list of to-dos right now. Thanks for sharing:)
Have fun:-)
I could download the pdf but not the svg file.
It is working on my end, can you try a different internet browser?
Love it…I have been waiting to put the perfect paper creations on my front door…this will make the perfect base..hugs
Thanks! xx
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