Frosted Paper Flowers — March 13, 2025

Simple Paper Orchid Plant

Tags Hostess Gifts, Paper Flowers for Beginners

Frosted Paper Flowers — March 13, 2025

Simple Paper Orchid Plant

Beginner

60min +

Tags Hostess Gifts, Paper Flowers for Beginners

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I do love orchids! I almost always have a plant in my home and you may remember my post almost a year ago about how to style a grocery store orchid plant and make it look like it came from a flower shop. You may also remember my paper orchid post where I used a single bloom to top a gift, several for a wrist corsage or many to make a cascading bridal bouquet. Some of you may have seen my orchid decorated paper hat that I made for the Kentucky Derby party. . . I do love orchids. For this tutorial I am mixing my paper orchid template with my live orchid styling and making a full on paper orchid plant. It is just gorgeous and I am thinking that these my be my live orchid replacement. Check out my step-by-step tutorial below and download the printable template to make your own gorgeous orchid plant. Enjoy! ~ Lia

Downloads

Paper Orchid Plant Template Paper Orchid Plant SVG

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Tools

Materials

Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Citrus Pack #4 and Succulent Pack #4
24-Gauge Floral Wire
Karin Brushmarker Pro – Copper Brown

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62 Comments

Cate December 19, 2018 at 8:43am

Could you please upload an svg file for these orchids. It would be much appreciated and save cutting out the files by hand.

Cheers
Cate

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1. Lia December 19, 2018 at 10:05am
  
  @Cate
  
  The SVG has been added! The centers will need to be colored by hand.
  
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Sari December 8, 2018 at 12:09pm

Hi Lia,

What a beautiful artwork! I want to make this orchid with seniors in my community art class. Should I get metalic white CARDSTOCK or PAPER? Do you think it is too challenging for seniors to handle floral tape? How would the stem part look without the tape? Please send me feedback a.s.a.p so that I can buy appropriate paper for the next class in a timely manner. Thanks in advance!

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1. Lia December 9, 2018 at 11:27am
  
  @Sari
  
  How nice! I would use frosted text weight paper, it will be easier to curl. Floral tape is a little tricky so you can choose not to use it.
  
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regina June 30, 2018 at 3:07am

Your pattern was very easy to adapt to be a wall piece, and cut on my Gazelle, to make a piece for my mother. She soooo loved her gardening and especially her orchids. Now her love of gardening and orchids is hostage to advanced Stage-7 Alzheimers – so for her Birthday I thought an orchid arrangement on the wall would be ideal – no care no watering!

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1. Lia July 2, 2018 at 8:48am
  
  @regina
  
  Oh Regina, I went through this with my mother who also had Alzheimers. She was an artist, and loved receiving art from us– even if she didn’t really understand what it was, it was obvious it brought her joy. Thank you for sharing this with me. All the best to you both! ~Lia
  
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Sara September 13, 2017 at 7:50pm

Lia, your work is amazing and I really enjoy it and find it very inspiring (although I haven’t worked up the courage tried any of these yet!).
I was a little put off though to find someone else apparently taking credit for your work. You might like to go to http://wonderfuldiy.com/wonderful-diy-paper-gorgeous-orchid/ . The author of this site lists your site in a comment as the source of the template but has removed your name from the tutorial image.
Not in the spirit of things if you ask me.
Keep up the great work.
S.

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1. Lia September 14, 2017 at 8:27am
  
  @Sara
  
  Thank you Sara for letting us know!!
  
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Debbie June 27, 2016 at 6:53pm

Lovely paper flower art! What brand of florist tape do you use and where can it be bought? Thank you!

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1. Lia June 28, 2016 at 8:27am
  
  @Debbie
  
  Thank you Debbie! I like this one here, but will have my own coming out in July!! 🙂
  
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Shirley May 3, 2016 at 5:44am

Lia, have you come up with a pattern for a cattleya orchid?
I would like to try one.

Thanks, Shirley

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1. Lia May 4, 2016 at 3:22pm
  
  @Shirley
  
  Ooh no, but I’ll add it to my list!
  
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Chappy January 6, 2016 at 4:07pm

Hi, your orchids are really lovely. I’m thinking of making one for my mom cause she loves orchids as much as you do. I just wanted to know what kind of paper did you use? I’m worried Cardstock would be too heavy for a project this delicate. I’d appreciate any help. 🙂

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1. Lia January 7, 2016 at 1:02pm
  
  @Chappy
  
  What a lovely sentiment! I used Paper-Papers brand metallic paper, I believe the color was Crystal White. Best of luck!
  
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Sean December 7, 2015 at 4:46pm

Would I be able to use a purple colored paper to print these orchids instead of using white paper? Not sure if this will come out looking funny. Thanks!

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1. Lia December 8, 2015 at 5:12pm
  
  @Sean
  
  You can definitely use purple paper! You can make the flowers any color that you’d like and they will look beautiful 😉
  
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Linda October 29, 2015 at 1:07pm

I LOVE your designs, Lia! I made one of these orchid plants and took pictures of it before I gave it to a friend. She had received an orchid from her boss as a birthday present, but unfortunately she doesn’t have a green thumb and the orchid died. So I made her this paper orchid that will never die. I would like to upload a photo of my paper plant, but I don’t see an option on your website to upload a photo. So, I thought I might ask . . . can I upload a photo to you and how do I do it?

Thankful for all your creations,

Linda

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1. Lia October 30, 2015 at 7:42am
  
  @Linda
  
  Thank you Linda! We would love to see a picture, if you send it to us at hello@liagriffith.com we will share it on our Twitter and Facebook page.
  
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Agnes May 4, 2015 at 6:59am

Gorgeous~! Will definately make some for Mother’s Day, my mum’s favourite, will fit great for the real orchid plants between blooming their own flowers, no more empty sticks with just leaves on a windowsill. Thank you for the tutorial ^^

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1. Lia May 4, 2015 at 8:27am
  
  @Agnes
  
  You are welcome, enjoy:-)
  
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Row March 3, 2015 at 5:05pm

Just found your site today..Just love your creative ideas on paper flowers..Can’t wait to try making the orchids. Can have a house full of orchids without breaking the bank…LOL

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1. Lia March 4, 2015 at 8:52am
  
  @Row
  
  Welcome! I love orchids, and yes definitely without breaking the bank.
  
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Ana August 30, 2014 at 11:03pm

Thank you so much for this idea! I am just in love with orchids and I wanted to see if there was an alternative to buying real one or fake ones and this is great! Love your other floral ideas as well!

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1. Lia September 2, 2014 at 11:28am
  
  @Ana
  
  Thank you Ana!
  
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Jessica July 5, 2014 at 4:34pm

All of your flowers are so beautiful! What gauge wire do you use for this project in particular and your other flowers as well?

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1. Lia July 6, 2014 at 10:38am
  
  @Jessica
  
  Thanks Jessica! For most of my projects I like the 18 gage wire as it is the thickest. If I am making a hydrangea with multi wires I might go up to a 20 or 22.
  
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Pam April 20, 2014 at 11:14pm

This type of orchid was the flower for my wedding. Thank you for sharing!!

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1. Lia April 21, 2014 at 8:59pm
  
  @Pam
  
  I do LOVE orchids too.
  
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dkc April 19, 2014 at 11:25am

These are beautiful and I can’t wait to do this project. Thank you so much for sharing and making these available for us to do! How kind of you!

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1. Lia April 19, 2014 at 12:54pm
  
  @dkc
  
  It is my pleasure for sure! I am here to be a teacher. 🙂
  
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Sandra April 9, 2014 at 8:50am

Thanks so much for the orchid template.

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1. Lia April 10, 2014 at 7:09am
  
  @Sandra
  
  Sure! Happy to share!
  
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Judy April 3, 2014 at 12:41pm

Okay what am I doing wrong. when I click where it says to download and print all I get is the instructions, – no template for the flowers or leaves. Please help.

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1. Lia April 6, 2014 at 9:13pm
  
  @Judy
  
  I am not sure what you are doing wrong, but make sure you are clicking the grey button. A new browser window will open and you can download from there.
  
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Acy April 2, 2014 at 2:53pm

Very pretty! I have always liked making paper flowers. Thanks for the template.

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1. Lia April 2, 2014 at 4:13pm
  
  @Acy
  
  You are very welcome!
  
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Tiffany March 23, 2014 at 10:23pm

This is really amazing, thank you so much for sharing! I was wondering, how thick should the paper you print the templates on be?

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1. Lia March 24, 2014 at 12:30am
  
  @Tiffany
  
  I actually prefer a text weight paper over card stock, because it curls smoother.
  
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CATERINA March 20, 2014 at 6:16pm

I try and download the template n it won’t let me why is this,uggg lol help

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1. Lia March 20, 2014 at 6:46pm
  
  @CATERINA
  
  It seems to work for me. Somehow there is now a PIN button that pops up which I am trying to get rid of. But if you click the other areas of the button it should come up in a new window.
  
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chiariii March 16, 2014 at 7:13pm

I feel a little stupid… do we attach the big and medium leaves front and back to one another? what is the green sheet for?

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1. Lia March 17, 2014 at 8:15am
  
  @chiariii
  
  The green sheet is the leaves back side so you have two sided color. I put the wire between the two leaves to hide it so when you glue them together it is only at the base where the wire is attached. I like to offset the points of the leaves so they are not directly on top of each other and it will show off the two leaves.
  
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Connie March 9, 2014 at 6:56am

I love this flower. So realistic looking. I think I am going to make one for a colleague’s office as she kills real plants. She even has a window.

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1. Lia March 11, 2014 at 8:40am
  
  @Connie
  
  With a window this will certainly not die! Haha. You are a sweetheart and she will love it!
  
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christine March 3, 2014 at 2:04am

Merci pour cette idée Géniale !! combien d’orchidées j’ai jetées parce qu’elles ne fleurissaient plus ..promis je les garderais et elles seront éternelles ; j’adore votre blog merci pour tant de générosité..bonne journée Christine

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:43pm
  
  @christine
  
  Thank you Christine! I love to hear from people from other countries and know I am adding beauty to their lives. Your note made my day. 🙂
  
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MaryEllen March 2, 2014 at 1:12pm

I love all your paper flowers. I’m going to give it a try and make some. What weight paper do you recommend? Thanks for sharing.

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 5:54pm
  
  @MaryEllen
  
  Even on this one I recommend the text weight (any text weight) over the card stock as it has a better finish. The only exception to that is the Tiger Lily where I did use a card tock for the simple long petals.
  
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ursula February 28, 2014 at 6:01pm

What a gorgeous craft and tutorial! Pinned and making this 😉

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:09pm
  
  @ursula
  
  Thanks Ursula! Share photos when you are done.
  
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Anna February 28, 2014 at 1:46pm

These orchids are divine! thanks Lia
Petonets

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:09pm
  
  @Anna
  
  So happy you like them!!
  
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Michelle February 28, 2014 at 10:58am

Thank you so much! I am loving all your flowers templates and tutorials. You are the best!

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1. Lia March 3, 2014 at 6:14pm
  
  @Michelle
  
  Thanks Michelle! I am going to share more flower templates this spring.
  
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Rachelen February 28, 2014 at 6:51am

How amazing and gifted are you!! I recently discovered your site and I am so thankful for the joy your posts bring!

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1. Lia February 28, 2014 at 8:52am
  
  @Rachelen
  
  Awww, thank you Rachelen! So happy you are here!
  
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Terri February 28, 2014 at 1:35am

So beautiful

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1. Lia February 28, 2014 at 8:51am
  
  @Terri
  
  Glad you like it. 🙂
  
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Phyllis February 28, 2014 at 12:54am

I have several living orchid plants not currently flowering with decent looking leaves that I just may add some paper flowers to until they again set buds! They aren’t very pretty when not flowering, so I may try to make some of them look more presentable with paper flowers! I won’t tell if you won’t! Thanks for the idea!

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1. Lia February 28, 2014 at 8:52am
  
  @Phyllis
  
  Haha! What a GREAT idea!!
  
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Homemade February 27, 2014 at 7:28pm

LOVE this Lia! Orchids are one of my favorite flowers as well, and this gorgeous plant won’t need any watering 🙂
~ Melissa

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1. Lia February 27, 2014 at 10:09pm
  
  @Homemade
  
  Thanks Melissa! I think I will be making more for my house.
  
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