Some of you may remember the very first paper freesia that we made back in 2016. And then we made this pretty felt freesia a few years later. Needless to say, making freesia out of crepe paper has been on our to-do list for a while now. Plus so many of you have asked for crepe paper freesia that we knew it would be a great one for our Member Make workshop!
To get ready for this month’s workshop on the 17th, just gather the supplies you need and download our flower pattern below.
Once and floral, we’re making freesia!
This flower got its name when the botanist, Christian Ecklon, named it after another botanist, Friedrich Freese, in honor of their friendship. Because of this, freesias have become a symbol of friendship, trust, and thoughtfulness. We especially love this since Member Make is a time for all of us around the world to come together to craft and make new friends!
Freesias are also very popular in bouquets and centerpieces and are often used for special events, like weddings. We’re excited to see what you do with your crepe paper freesia, so be sure to share photos on our Facebook page for members. Or you can tag #MadeWithLia and #MemberMake on Instagram.
Skill level: Intermediate
Crafting tip: Due to all of the small pieces that need to be cut, we recommend using a Maker or Cameo 4 to save some time.
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Tools
- Craft Scissors
- Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
- Curling Tool
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (recommended)
- Paintbrush
Materials
- Lia Griffith Member Make Paper Bundle (on sale while supplies last)
— OR —
- Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Vanilla and Cypress
- Lia Griffith Double-Sided Crepe Paper — Ferns and Moss
- Floral Tape — Green
- Floral Wire – 18-Gauge Paper Covered Green
- Floral Wire – 24-Gauge Paper Covered Green
Additional Materials Needed
- PanPastels – Diarylide Yellow 250.5 and Violet Extra Dark 470.1
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
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Are you having trouble? Feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help you out.
38 Comments
These are so very pretty – can’t wait to make – freesias have always been one of my favourite flowers – they are delicate and the scent (depending on the colour) is intoxicating. The same with sweetpeas – which I can’t wait to make too. In fact Sweetpea is one of my nicknames!! Thank you for always providing such wonderful and detailed tutorials – I have always been more of a visual learner as opposed to a reading one
They are two of my favorites as well. When I owned the flower shop, I wanted to put freesia in everything because of the scent. So happy you are enjoying out site. 🙂
I cut extra-fine crepe to half the width of the floral tape, just a fraction narrower than 1/4″ and successfully stem wrapped the tiny spaces between the buds. To avoid rotating the whole piece, the stem sat flat on the table, tiny dots of Glitter glue were added and spread thinly around and down a short section of stem at a time. The narrow crepe strip was carefully wrapped under and around he stem, stretching slightly and pressing into place. Normal width stem wrap works from the flowers to the end of the 18 gauge stem extension . The stem now matches the leaves and sepals and the stickiness of the floral tape on the stem is no longer an issue. Success!
That is so clever! Thanks for sharing your solution. 🙂
Thanks you. I’ll give it a try.
These are beautiful little stems!
Hello all! I’ve finished 2 stems and they came together very well. The stickiness of the floral tape concerns me as we have Agatha, our 31 year old Congo African Grey parrot , whose feathers make dust as they deteriorate. Would a narrow crepe stem wrap and white glue stick to the floral tape all the way down the stem to cover the floral tape? Thanks again for keeping me creating!
Yes, you can cover it with thin crepe paper. A little extra work but I think it is worth it. 🙂
I am absolutely OBSESSED with this flower! What an awesome job you did with creating and explaining!! I would really like to venture out into the bouquet world with this one. What other flowers would you suggest using along with the Freesia? You guys are the BEST! xo
These look amazing with flowers that are larger. You could go with peonies or roses and you could also mix them with ranunculus or tulips. Since they are neutral, they will look great with almost any other color.
wow now that was fun. we have had ones with smaller pieces before so i was not intimidated by it.
thanks for a great time
oh ya made 5 branches
Yay! Glad you had fun with it!
I think I am here, but I can’t find the class in progress. Can you help me?
Hi Margaret! We post the recorded video here later. You can join the live workshop on the collection page here at the top: https://liagriffith.com/2022-february-craft-collection/. We also email a reminder link!
I haven’t received an email link to the class! Help!
Hi Marion! I’m looking into why you didn’t receive an email from us. In the meantime you can always join the live workshop from the collection page. Make sure you are logged in and you’ll see a video play button at the very top of the page here: https://liagriffith.com/2022-february-craft-collection/
will I get a link to the Thursday, February 17 Member Make freesia class. I did not get one like you said I would a week ago.
Yes, there will be an email (be sure you are signed up) that goes out with the link. You can also go here (scroll down under collection), and find the link. https://liagriffith.com/2022-february-craft-collection/
Thank you for all your help. Customer service was also a great help.
We try to do our best to take care of everyone. 🙂
Yay! I have just successfully downloaded my first ever PDF of your Freesias. I am going back now to see how to buy the ‘bundle’ if possible. If not I will follow the lesson on the 17th using what I have to learn the knowhow. Thank you. I am looking forward to it. Joy.
That is fantastic! One tip when printing is to make sure it is printing full size rather than “fit page” as that will make the pattern a bit smaller. See you at the Member Make!
Hi Lia, I just received my bundle for the member make but the wire was not included like the description indicated. How many wires of each size/color will I need?
Hello Linda. It looks like you ordered the bundle that did not include the wire as we were out, so you were not charged for it. Since we have the wire back in stock we updated the listing which includes the cost of the wire. I know customer service is working with you to make sure you get what you need. For the freesia, you will need one 18 gauge and two 24 gauge wires per stem.
Great, thank you so much for updating the PDF!
You are so welcome!
I’m really excited to make these! A quick question on the crepe paper colors. On the pdf it says to cut the stems/buds out of Chiffon and and the sepals out of Juniper; however, those colors are not listed on the materials list. Are we suppose to substitute vanilla for chiffon and cypress for juniper?
Hi Caroline, we have updated the PDF template with the correct colors which are Vanilla and Cypress sorry about the confusion and thank you for bringing it to our attention!
I need to know how to order the magenta dark pan pastel. There is no price and says read here.
Please can you help me. Thank you so very much.
Hi Debra, have changed the color to violet extra dark for the freesia (the link is fixed).
While preparing for the Member Make class on Feb 17, I noticed the Member Make Paper Bundle doesn’t seem to include the
Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper in Vanilla and Cypress. It is confusing. Is this an oversight?
Something happened to the links last night but they are all fixed now.
I want to order the magenta dark pan pastel but there is no price and only says read this. How do I order this item. Please let me know
Hi Deborah. We have changed the color to Violet Extra Dark for the Member Make freesia. The link is correct now.
Your member make bundle doesn’t show the extra fine vanilla and cypress crepe papers. Am I missing something?
Yes, there seemed to be an error and those dropped off but we have fixed them in the shop and it is now complete. 😉
Excited to make these as well but every time I click on the Member Make bundle to purchase the materials it just goes to a 404 web page error. 🙁
Hi Dana! It should be working now. See in at the Member Make!