Crepe Paper Tulips
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The Brightest Bulb
Right when you’re starting to feel like you are ready for a vacation from all the cold winter weather, tulips start blooming around you and spring begins to brighten your days. This signature spring flower is a wonderful way to bring some much needed light into your home decor, and we’re showing you how to make these beautiful blooms out of crepe paper. The coloring on real tulips can almost look like brushstrokes, with white and pink hues marbled together on each petal. To create this effect, we used art markers on our crepe paper tulips and the result was gorgeous.
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Tools
- Craft Scissors
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Materials
- Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Chiffon, Linen, Juniper
- Art Markers – Pink, Yellow
- 18-Gauge Green Paper Covered Wire
- Floral Tape — Fern & Moss
Steps
- Gather the tools and materials listed above.
- Print the PDF template below and cut your crepe pieces according to the template.
- To make the flower stamens, twist each piece of fringe as shown, leaving the tip rounded. One the second, non-fringed center piece, twist the center of the crepe strip once.
- Fold the twisted flower center in half and glue around floral wire, then glue the twisted stamen piece around the base. Color the rounded tips of the center pieces with yellow marker.
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Tips
Crepe paper is unlike any other paper material, and because of this there are specific ways that it should be handled and manipulated. If you are new to crafting with crepe we always recommend watching our Crepe 101 video for tips on cutting and stretching the paper. There are plenty of art markers that can be great for adding color to crepe, but we specifically like using Copic brand. We have designed crepe tulips in the past, but we must say that this newest technique blows the original tulips out of the water!
Get Inspired!
We have just recently started playing with adding marker to crepe paper flowers, so to experiment more with the technique be sure to try out our crepe paper crocuses. Browse all of our crepe paper flower tutorials, or look through our crepe paper collection to find more inspiration. Do you have a crepe paper flower you would like to make? Always feel free to leave your project requests and suggestions in the comments below! And we love seeing your project photos, so please share them with us on Instagram using #DIYDreamingWithLia. If you want to try out more DIY projects after you finish checking out these tulips, read through our membership options to see how to start crafting with us. See you soon! ~ Lia & Team
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Nancy Evans
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Leave a CommentLia, can I use pan pastels instead of markers? If not, do you recommend alcohol based markers only?
Absolutely! This tulip is an older project we made before we found PanPastel. 😉
Hi! What is the exact shade of pink marker used here?
Hi Shivangi,
We used a Copic art marker in Light Peach (R22)
Is there an SVG of this template?
Hi Sara,
We have added the SVG file to the post.
Thank you so much!
Love your flowers! The template seems to be missing some of the pieces shown in the directions. I cannot find the pieces shown in the instructions above. Is there another template somewhere? Thanks!
Hi Julie– what pieces seem to be missing? The template includes the 2 pieces for the center & stamen, petals, and 2 leaves.
I have just found your website! Your flowers are beautiful and so realistic! I’ve just ordered some crepe paper from Amazon to try and start making the beautiful blooms. Wish me luck!
Best wishes from the UK.
Yay! Welcome Diane!! 🙂
Hi Lia just wondering about the shade of yellow marker that you used?
It’s Copic Y15, Cadmium Yellow 🙂
I could not get the effects shown with a pink marker.
Follow the tutorial steps closely, use scrap pieces of crepe paper, and keep practicing!
These are really lovely Lia– the hits just keep on coming!!?
Susan
Thank you for your support Susan, it always means a lot to me!
Really lovely.. I’ll try to do it..:-)
Regards frm Italy
Terry
Yes you should! 🙂
I’ve been looked by for something tone passionate about… I remember making tissue paper flowers as a child. I want to turn this cray into a business. Next few months I’m going to make and perfect this beautiful art. Thank you for giving me something to be inspired and excited about!! My only question is, how do you know what weight the crepe’ paper should be for your flowers? Do you have a list with these suggestions??
Oh Melony, this makes my heart so happy! I hope you enjoy getting back into flower making and crafting. Each flower tutorial and pattern lists the materials used including the type of crepe paper 🙂
can crepe paper be cut on the cricut?
We haven’t successfully cut crepe on the Cricut 🙁
Love these thank you
You’re so welcome 🙂
Beautiful tulips. All your flowers are amazing.
Thank you Salley!
just wondering which shade of pink copic marker this is? thank you! so beautiful ♥
It’s Pink, RV11 🙂
Just what I need….a new hobby!!! …tulips are my favorite….now to find more time…….
🙂
I love your flowers…so beautiful…so life like! I’m just starting to make crepe paper flowers- #crepepaperrevival! The template that comes up with the new tulips doesn’t have the shapes shown in the visual directions. It is the template for the original tulips. Is there a way to get the new shapes? Thanks for your help!! Thanks for making beautiful things!!
Thanks for catching that Debbie! The correct template is available to download now 🙂
Thank you!!
Tulips are my favorite! Thank you for this!
You’re so welcome!
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