Paper and Roving Wool Cotton Stems
We love recreating natural elements for fall to decorate our homes with. Unlike our rising sun redbud branch, which features a cascade of vivid colors, our DIY cotton stems have more of a neutral, rustic look.
This is another great craft project for beginners that is very simple to cut by hand. Or you’re always welcome to use your cutting machine.
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Wooly pretty fall decor
These DIY cotton stems are perfect for fall arrangements. Or they’re pretty on their own in a vase, too! You can also add the stems to a wreath by wrapping them around a hoop wreath or tucking them into a grapevine wreath. If you want some pops of color, you could add the crepe paper chestnuts from this branch — or check out our other fall decor for more ideas.
We’d love to see what you do with your cotton stems, so be sure to share photos with us! You can post pictures on Instagram with the hashtag #MadeWithLia or over on our crafters community page.
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How to Make DIY Cotton Stems
- Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the pattern below.
- Cut crepe paper according to template using scissors or a cutting machine.
- Use your hands to roll some roving wool into a small 1/2-inch ball.
- Use hot glue to attach 4 balls of roving tool together.
Full tutorial available for members
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Want to make more projects like this one? Browse our fall and Thanksgiving crafts for more ideas.
Tools
- Craft Scissors
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (optional)
- Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
- Curling Tool
- Paintbrush
- High-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Materials
- Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Espresso
- Floral Wire – 18-Gauge Paper Covered Green
- Thick Paper Covered Stem Wire
- Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
- PanPastel Artist Pastel – Burnt Sienna 740.5
- Ashford Corriedale Wool — Natural Light
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Deborah
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Leave a CommentWhen I download the SVG file and try to upload it it turn to HTML. Can you help?
Debby
You need to unzip the download first. We have a video showing how to do that. https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/a-crafters-guide-to-the-cricut-maker/lessons/1-lia-griffith-files-for-the-cricut/
This is my first time using this wool fiber. Is there a method/trick to rolling the wool into a ball? Mine seem to fall apart easily –not staying in a ball shape.
I roll it between my palms until the wool forms a ball shape, there may be one side that is coming apart just be sure to glue on that side when attaching the balls together.
Hi Lia,
How white is this wool? Is it white like snow or paper or is it off white like butter?
Or, somewhere in between?
Thanks,
Laura
The wool is white with a bit of light grey mixed in with it.
Hello Lia
I just uploaded the SVG and you cannot ungroup. There are 18 sepals and 5 rows of 14 leaves. So I used contour to remove the leaves and sepals I did not want and then I go to make it and it wants a 12×24 mat. I do not want to resize because it will be too small. I have never had a problem ungrouping any of your files. I made this last year with no issues. I want to make another stem.
We have updated the file so you can now ungroup everything. 🙂
Thank you!!!!
Hi Lia,
Forgot to ask whether 100g of the wool would be sufficient to make a bunch of 24 cotton stems?
Yes, that will be more than enough. 🙂
Hi Lia,
Is the colour of the corriedale wool a milky white?
Thanks,
Joyce
Yes, there is a link in the post for the wool Meagan used. It is called Natural Light. It is a cream (unbleached) with some flecks in it.
What other pan pastel colours are similar to burnt sienna? I have the burnt sienna tint 740.8 will that work?
The tint is quite light, but the PanPastel is used to give the brown crepe a bit of variation. You can use any dark brown color, maybe test a bit on the brown crepe.
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