Just fiddlin' around
If you love bold greenery but don’t love the upkeep, this Crepe Leaf Fig Tree might become your new favorite project. Not only does it add instant life to a space, but it also requires no watering or maintenance. Because of its tall, commanding shape, this paper plant makes an immediate statement in any room. As a result, it’s the kind of project that makes people do a double-take. In fact, most won’t believe it didn’t come straight from a nursery.
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Materials
- Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Espresso
- Lia Griffith Double-Sided Crepe Paper – Ferns & Moss
- Floral Wire – 18-Gauge Paper Covered Green
- Bind Wire – Brown
- PanPastel – Bright Yellow Green and Burnt Sienna Shade
- Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue - 2oz
- Mod Podge – Matte
- Colored Pencils – Chartreuse and Chestnut
- Paint Marker – Yellow
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Standing approximately 27 inches tall once potted, this Crepe Fiddle Leaf Tree has real presence. Designed as an intermediate-level project, it’s especially well suited for crafters who enjoy settling into a build and watching something grow, leaf by leaf. Along the way, you’ll spend time shaping broad, expressive leaves, building sturdy branches, and assembling the tree so it feels balanced and natural from every angle.
To make things even easier, this project includes a video tutorial that walks you through each step clearly and confidently. As you follow along, you’ll learn how to shape realistic leaves, reinforce the structure, and ultimately bring everything together into a finished tree you’re proud to show off.
Once complete, this Crepe Fiddle Leaf Tree works beautifully as a floor accent or as a pop of greenery in an empty corner that needs a little love. Meanwhile, unlike the real thing, this leaf fig thrives anywhere you place it.
Leaf by leaf, this project comes together into something surprisingly bold. When yours is finished, we hope you’ll take a moment to enjoy it and then share it with us on social media using #MadeWithLia and in our crafters’ community. After all, seeing your amazing crafting wins is one of our favorite parts of the making process.
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Leave a CommentCan you please tell me what brand paint marker you used? I tried the Posca yellow paint marker but it looks too bright.
Thank You.
Cindy
We are using this brand, but it is hard to link because they come in packs. We are still looking for better options. https://amzn.to/4rHJh5e
I am having difficulty getting the video tutorial on this fig leaf plant. When I click on the spot highlighted in red “video tutorial”, it takes me to the section that features all of your video tutorials but I can’t seem to find one for this plant. Any help???
We are just finishing getting this loaded on the site for you. 🙂
I can’t seem find the video tutorial, I only see the photo tutorial included in the download along with the templates.
This one will be available shortly. Sorry for the delay.
How tall is the final tree? Also what size planter did you use in the photos?
Thank you!
It is about 4 feet tall, and the pot is about 14 inches tall.
Finished this project yesterday and I couldn’t be more pleased. I have a decidedly brown thumb when it comes to indoor plants. I’m not sure why, but my brain initially told me I had to mod podge both sides at the same time…..once I woke up and did a side at a time and allowed it to dry before doing the other — things went smoothly from there…..that same brain kicks in on knitting projects and takes me astray there too. 🙂 Lia — if you ever need project testers — I’m your gal — I can find unintended nuances in any set of intstructions 🙂
I experimented with combinations of paint and markers to get the leaf veins — and I used the card stock pattern and my cricut scoring tool to trace/press the pattern into each leaf to follow. (before putting the wire on the back).
Janice this is great! The fiddle leaf fig is one of our favorite crepe paper plant projects, have you checked out the staghorn fern? https://liagriffith.com/mounted-crepe-paper-staghorn-fern/
made these with a friend who’s an artist, i couldnt for the life of me paint the lines good enough so my friend did it. we discovered a way to paint these lines so much easier and fast. white gel pen! no paint required.
just draw the lines with white gel pen, wait to dry and then draw over with the copic green marker. the gel pen didnt even bleed through the paper even when not modge podged yet it looked so much more realistic and better than by painting it.
so much easy too for people like me who cant paint if their life depended on it. i strongly recommend the white gel pen, this would also be good for the fox gloves, as the white pen they use bleeds through the paper and makes the flowers look wrong.
Great suggestion, Tina! Do you mind sharing the brand of pen you used?
If you use the SVG file for this project, would you cut the crepe paper on the Maker before you apply the ModPodge?
We’ve done it both ways! The mod podged paper will work with a sticker mat, but you can also cut first and then apply.
How do you stiffen the leaves?
Mine are pretty floppy.
Did you use our ModPodge technique with 18 gauge wire? That should stiffen the leaves quite a bit.
Thanks…I’ll try that
Can you cut crepe paper with the silhouette machine?
No, at least not that we know of!
Hi! This is a kinda random question, but how do you get of the wax from your hand from the floral tape? Any tricks or tips?
I use soap and water. The oils in the soap will release the wax.
I was under the impression that we don’t cut crepe paper with a Cricut, but I see that you have an SVG file for this project. Am I missing something?
Hi Jessica! The Cricut Maker machine will cut crepe paper (there is a disclaimer on the SVG file that notes the files should be used with the Maker only). We used scissors for this project, but included the SVG for those members who prefer to use their Makers.
Wow! How can you make such a realistic plant from crepe paper?? Amazing work! I’ll make it at the weekend!😊
We love how this turned out– so glad you do, too!!
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