Crepe Paper Prickly Pear Cactus
So pricklin’ cute
This is one cactus you don’t have to worry about accidentally touching! Designed by Meagan, our crepe paper prickly pear cactus features tiny spines and vibrant flowers made out of frosted paper and crepe paper.
Since we are using many different materials to make this cactus and it has more steps than some of our other DIY crafts, we are calling this cactus an intermediate project. If you’d like to start with something easier, check out our papercut cacti — or we even have a simple frosted paper cacti kit.
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One of the fun things about this project is you can use our tutorial to give your crepe paper prickly pear cactus its own unique look and shape. For example, you can play around with how many cotton spun eggs you use and how you arrange them. You can also decide how many paper flowers you want to make and craft them in different colors.
Don’t forget to share photos of your one-of-a-kind creation when you’re done — and let us know where it’s going! We personally think this crepe paper prickly pear cactus would look cute on a shelf in your home or on an office desk. Or you could even craft it as a housewarming gift.
Skill level: Intermediate
Crafting tips: Use pliers to push the toothpicks into the pre-poked holes. You can build your paper prickly pear cactus with any number of large medium and small eggs.
How to Make a Crepe Paper Prickly Pear Cactus
- Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the pattern above.
- Cut paper according to pattern using scissors or a cutting machine.
- Flatten the medium and large cotton spun eggs.
- Stretch the crepe paper circles.
Full tutorial available for members to download above.
Explore More
Love paper crafts? Check out all of our crepe paper flowers and frosted paper flowers. We also have other paper plants and different kinds of cacti you can make!
Tools
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- Craft Scissors
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
- Curling Tool
- High-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Needle-Nose Tweezers
- Pastel Soft Art Sponge
Materials
- Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Chiffon
- Lia Griffith Heavy Crepe Paper – Juniper
- PanPastel Artist Pastel – Phthalo Green Tint 620.8
- Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Citrus Pack: Color 1
- Cotton Spun Eggs — 12 mm, 36 mm, and 58 mm
- Thick Paper Covered Stem Wire
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
- Mod Podge – Matte
- Toothpicks
- Small Pot, Floral Foam, and Rocks
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4 Comments
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Susan Mayhew
August 4, 2022 at 2:49pm
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Lia Griffith
August 5, 2022 at 9:03am
@Susan Mayhew
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Misty Goodman
July 18, 2022 at 5:40pm
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Lia Griffith
July 19, 2022 at 8:51am
@Misty Goodman
Back to the TopI think this cactus is really amazing. It employs such a creative use of so many materials. I really like that you are coming up with such new innovative things to make.
I will share this with Meagan, who designed this beauty. 🙂
So I’m new… I’m interested in the cacti project. Am I supposed to buy my paper supplies from you before I do my project?
Misty
If you have the supplies already, do use what you have on hand. Otherwise, we try to supply everything you need in one place. Enjoy.