Fall Paper Leaf Wreath
We are embracing fall with open arms and have a whole host of DIY inspiration, projects, and tutorials up our crafting sleeves for you. One of the things I love to make and design at this time of the year is wreaths. They are great fun to make and always look good on your front door, window, or as a centerpiece. Today I made a fall paper leaf wreath using lots of frosted papers in deep dark shades of black, copper, gold, purple, brown, and red.
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You can cut the leaf patterns for this wreath with your cutting machine using the SVG file below. Or you can print the PDF template out and cut the shapes by hand.
I also like to score the leaves to add dimension and depth to my paper wreaths. Your cutting machine can do this for you. But if you are doing it by hand, then lie the leaf in your palm and, using the back of your scissors, press the blunt length along the leaf from stem to tip. Make sure to cup your hand as you do this to indent the paper. You can do this along the center of each leaf and along the lamina, out towards the edges as I did here.
Once you have all of your pieces ready to go, just follow the instructions below. And be sure to let us know if you have any questions!
Instructions
When you are assembling your fall paper leaf wreath, start with the larger, darker colored leaves and work them around the foam wreath. You can then add the smaller leaves, pods, and seeds one by one to cover gaps and create a nice, full wreath. The tiny buds and eucalyptus seeds are fiddly to cut by hand. But they add a delicate quality to the wreath that is well worth the effort.
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Materials
- Text Weight Paper — Lia Griffith’s Favorite Frosted Gold Paper Pack, Copper, Bronze, Mars, Punch, and Ruby
- Wreath
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Leave a CommentGood afternoon, how many leaves shall I cut per type?
Hi Jackeline,
Cut 20-25 of each leaf type! 🙂
I have a great deal of 65lb card stock in fall golds and reds which I’ve had for a while. Was wondering if that would work for these or if I need to go with more flexible 80lb text paper? I’m also hoping to use them to create a few of your paper mums.
So glad to have found your site and become a member! I just got a Cricut Maker and I’m eager to use it to make some of these elegant designs you’ve put together.
You can certainly use card stock for paper leaves. I hesitate to use it for flowers that have more curl but I still suggest you try a few and see what you think. Enjoy your Maker!!
Lia I really want to make this wreath and the leaf kit I bought of yours at JoAnn’s. I’ve never made a wreath and based on some comments it seems like some people may be in the same boat. You think you could do a tutorial on how to layer a wreath. I just don’t know where to start and how to have it end up all nice and even like this.
Hi Liz, I certainly understand! I kept this in mind as I did a recent wreath tutorial (https://liagriffith.com/tissue-paper-holiday-wreath/), I hope it’s somewhat helpful for now 🙂
in love!!! thank you so much, i am looking forward to crafting with these leaves!
🙂
Is this all the instructions? I hope not….
Yes, the instructions are quite simple for this one! Once you have your pieces cut out you can layer and arrange how you wish.
Hey there! This project looks like a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to doing it. I was wondering what all of the different leaves are, as I only recognize a couple of them, such as oak. Are they all accurate patterns or are some of them generic leaf shapes?
Hi! They’re all based on actual leaves but I did simplify and change some elements to make it easier if cut by hand 🙂
I love the colours you’ve picked for this wreath! Thanks.
Thank you so much!
Hi Lia,
I know this may sound silly, but I am a complete novice at all of this. I would really love to create the paper leaf to use as a centerpiece but I do not own a Cricut. Can you tell me other options on how to print the pdf file onto the metallic paper? Obviously, I would be doing this by hand until I get a Cricut, but would like to know the best method for doing it that way. Thanks for help and all of the inspiration!
JL
Hi, you can put the metallic paper into your printer so that it will print the shapes and then cut with a pair of sharp scissors or an exacto knife. Happy crafting!
Hi Lia!
Love your creativity and your website! Thank you so much! Quick question….When I click on the “shop this project” link it takes me to Michael’s website but show Reflections Velum Papers. So is this project done with Reflections metallic paper or another brand?
Thanks!
E
Hi Eleanor. I just clicked all of the paper links and they take me to paper-papers.com and show each color. We do have other project that use vellum, so I am wondering if you clicked a link from one of those?
When I click on the words, “Shop this project,” not the individual paper links, it sends me to Michaels, where it shows Recollections Vellum paper. I’m sure the individual paper links work as they should, but if you click at the heading of the individual papers – it goes to Michaels.
wow that is really strange. Sometimes we make mistakes (shh don’t tell anyone) but I am not seeing what you are seeing. The links on our end works.
LOVE this wreath. And all the “shop this project” links are working correctly for me and going to paper-papers.com just fine, and the wreath one goes to the Michael’s wreath page (I’m a web developer and checked them all for you). The actual “Shop this project” is an image that has no links from it at all other than the ability to save the project to Pinterest.
OOOH, I really love this one!
Thank you so much. It is one of our favorites too:-)
Oh yes, love this paper leaf wreath. So pretty with all jewel paper colors. But since I don’t want to spend any more money on Fall projects I was thinking about making one leaf pattern with some lovely white pearl metallic and gold paper I already have to make a wreath for Christmas. What do you think of that little twist on your beautiful wreath? It would go so lovely with a string of little white lights I dressed up couple years ago. Had some gold and silver lame fabric I’d had for years, drug all over country with me like so many other things in my craft stashs. I tore strips of the fabrics and tied them on whole length of lights (about 50 ft.). That took me while but was determined to get it done. Didn’t use them last year so would be pretty to use and different again, from last year. Something I can get hubs to put up along our half wall between kitchen/living room. I am making some white paper village buildings so that might be kinda pretty on my trestle table on that wall with some aqua trees and white deer on table, of course sitting on lots of faux snow, wish I could get some of that glass glitter to sprinkle on table also.
As I’m writing this am getting more ideas, Do that often. One thing seems to beget another idea, that’s how I usually come up with ideas as I go along, don’t plan cause seems if I do it gets all muddled up, have always been a spontaneous creator, especially late at night. When we lived in MT I would stay up for hours working on projects while looking out on lake with full moon on the snow, breath taking. Boy do I miss that and MT so much.
Have lots I want to do tomorrow so better get my old butt in bed. Happy daze everybody, Sure do enjoy all your excellent projects. Happy weekend
Is it getting cold there yet?
Sounds like a lovely idea. And don’t worry my brain is wired exactly the same way. One idea leads to something else:-) It is still in the 60’s here but the rainy season has started.
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