Magnolias are such a lovely sight to see during spring and throughout summer. While we have made magnolia branches for springtime, we have crafted most of our paper magnolia flowers during fall and winter. You may have seen our magnolia leaf garland that we made last year for Christmas. And then the year before that, we decorated our Christmas tree with these glittery gold magnolia blooms. Once again, we’ve decided to make some gorgeous crepe paper magnolias during the month of December!
Unlike our magnolia leaf garland and our flowers sprinkled with gold glitter, today’s DIY version isn’t overly Christmasy. Right now, these crepe paper magnolias are sitting in a vase in our studio—looking absolutely stunning! If you do want to incorporate them into your décor this December, we could see these flowers adding an elegant look to your holiday table. But really, you could keep these beauties out all year long if you wanted to.
Marvelous Magnolias
If you do want some ideas for how to use magnolias to decorate for the holiday season, though, we’ve got you covered. In addition to putting your crepe paper magnolias in a vase on your table, you can make some blooms for a magnolia wreath, create a garland for your mantel, or add them to your Christmas tree.
These crepe paper magnolias are more of an advanced flower, so if you’re just starting out, you may want to attempt something simpler. As far as time goes, it took our designer Meagan about 30 minutes to make these magnolias. But we could see it taking a bit longer than that—depending on your skill level, of course! I personally love taking the time to craft magnolias during December because they bring me such peace and joy.
Whether you make these magnolias or decide to craft a different flower this month, we want to see what you create! Don’t forget to use the hashtag #MadeWithLia when you share your pictures on Instagram or Facebook. Happy crafting! ~ Lia and team
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Tools
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (recommended)
- Craft Scissors
- Curling Tool
- Art Sponge
- Paintbrush
- Easy Press or Iron
Materials
- Lia Griffith Extra Fine Crepe Paper – Caffe, Chiffon
- Lia Griffith Double-Sided Crepe Paper – Green Tea + Cypress, White + Vanilla
- Art Markers – Copic Ciao Markers Honey (Y38), Champagne (E71)
- 18-Gauge Green Paper Covered Floral Wire
- 24-Gauge Green Paper Covered Floral Wire
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
- Mod Podge – Matte
- Lia Griffith Floral Tape – Bark
- PanPastel – Burnt Sienna
- Fusible Interfacing
How to Make Crepe Paper Magnolias
- Gather craft tools and materials. Then download the magnolia pattern at the end of this post.
- Using fusible interfacing, iron the brown extra fine crepe paper and the double-sided green crepe paper together with the darkest green facing out.
- Apply mod podge to the green side of the crepe paper you previously fused together (see this video for instructions!)
- Cut out the crepe paper according to the template notes using your scissors or Cricut Maker.
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19 Comments
Can you use the Maker to cut the leaves after you joined the two layers together and modpodged them? What setting would you use? thanks!!
Hi Amy,
We would not recommend cutting crepe paper that has been mod podged on the cricut.
The link you have to fusible interfacing is linking to a type that will only fuse on one side and not both. (as I have purchased it and tried to make my own double sided crepe and it only adhered to one piece of paper)
Hi Allison, we have updated the link to a double sided interfacing!
I was already to make this flower but can I iron on the copper colored Italian 180 to a green doublet ? I don’t want to waste the paper if it will not work ! Thanks !
Yes you can! But we would suggest stretching out the Italian 180 before ironing it to the green doublet.
Thank you !
are there video instructions for this flower?
No, we don’t have videos for every project. This one has a full photo tutorial and written instructions 🙂
Hi! This SVG is sized goofy. Can you post a new one? Thanks!
Bizarre! The file is fixed, thanks for letting us know 🙂
You’re welcome!
Hi! I was wondering if the Double-Sided Crepe Paper – White + Vanilla was used to create the petals or if the Chiffon was. If the White + Vanilla is for the petals of the magnolia, what is the Chiffon for? I have both but cannot figure out which to use.
My apologies if missed it in the directions!
Happy crafting,
Robyn Lombardo
Hi Robyen! The double-sided white + vanilla is for the petals, the extra fine chiffon is for the center stamen.
Thank you for your help!! I am having so much fun with your designs!
Robyn
Hi Lia and the Team. Could you please tell me exactly how you fused the crepe paper together. What temperature should the Iron be on, and does it go directly on the paper? Thank You for your reply. I absolutely love making all of your flowers!
We use a high setting– check out our video tutorial for more details! https://liagriffith.com/diy-double-sided-crepe-paper-video/
Hi Lia in your video tutorial you set the iron on the hottest heat, is that correct? Or should it be a low setting? Sorry for all the questions!
Sorry!! High setting like the video says 🙂