DIY Paper Gerbera Daisies

I have to admit that I find a great joy in inventing my version of paper flowers every week. Gerbera daisies are such a happy flower so it seems that this week I have a double dose of cheer. I made these paper blooms with a variety of papers in text weight (anything lighter than card stock) that I purchased at paper-papers.com. Some are metallic and others are an uncoated stock. The centers of each bloom are finished with a glitter paper in either black or lime green which are two common colors for the gerbera centers. I have provided the pattern below for both a printable template and an SVG file for all of you who do have cutting machines. Of course to save time so I can get onto the next project for you, I used my Cricut Explore to make this gorgeous bouquet. Once you have gathered your paper and materials, just follow my step-by-step tutorial below. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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101 Comments

Rachel Garnsey January 30, 2022 at 9:30am

Is there a leaf for the gerbera daisies . I would like a svg just for the leaf. Do you use another leaf I can cut out to go with it that looks similar to the gerbera leaf

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1. Lia Griffith January 30, 2022 at 1:51pm
  
  These fresh-cut daisies do not usually come with leaves, however, we do have a leaf pattern in this post. You can use it as is or make it larger. https://liagriffith.com/mini-paper-daisies/
  
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Ritsu Onodera August 5, 2018 at 8:24am

Hello, there is a small problem… I found these beautiful flowers on Pinterest and it says you have “free printable pattern”, but here it can get only members 😢😢😢

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1. Lia August 6, 2018 at 8:36am
  
  Oh no! Sometimes other websites and bloggers will share our project and indicate they’re free, when they’re really not 🙁 You might find a few freebies here though! https://liagriffith.com/craft/freebies-2/
  
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Megan Koenig September 7, 2017 at 6:57am

I’m trying to open this up in Silhouette Studio, it is saying that the file is not supported. How do I get it to work ?!

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1. Lia September 7, 2017 at 8:51am
  
  You’ll need the designer edition of Silhouette’s software in order to convert the SVG to a .studio file. Silhouette’s customer service should be able to help you with that!
  
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Millie White February 18, 2017 at 5:39pm

I want to thank you so much for the Daisies flower svg file, I am new at this and I was so excited that it worked for me, first time! I did a little dance!

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1. Lia February 20, 2017 at 8:09am
  
  Yay that’s great to hear 🙂 Keep on crafting!
  
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Tracey Perillo February 11, 2017 at 11:40am

I used my Cricut machine and it called for black paper and it cut like crosses out of those sheets and I don’t see them in the tutorial anywhere. What am I supposed to do with those sheets?

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1. Lia February 11, 2017 at 6:09pm
  
  Hi Tracey, was it cutting the copyright information that’s included in the SVG file? That layer should be turned off before cutting the flowers.
  
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  1. Donna Sisung June 11, 2019 at 4:49pm
    
    Hi
    Do you think I can use crepe paper on these Gerber daisy?
    Thanks
    Donna Sisung
    
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    1. Lia June 12, 2019 at 8:42am
      
      Hi Donna! The paper pattern won’t work well with crepe but we do have a regular crepe paper daisy on the site (https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-daisy-video/). We will be posting a crepe paper version this summer.
      
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Shanna Norton January 25, 2017 at 10:48am

Lia, do you have a pattern to create regular daisies to mix with these big Gerbera ones?

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1. Lia January 25, 2017 at 1:59pm
  
  Not yet, but it’s on my list! 🙂
  
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  1. Kim Webb June 21, 2018 at 1:41pm
    
    Yay!
    
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Nancy Johnson October 26, 2016 at 5:30am

Dear Lia: I have to tell you again how much I enjoy your site and trying my hand at your designs. For the Gerbera Daisy — do you have a leaf pattern or are those real leave in your photos? Best regards, Nancy

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1. Lia October 26, 2016 at 10:00am
  
  Believe it or not, I used real leaves for this arrangement!
  
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Lin Alex August 31, 2016 at 2:11am

Lia, I’d be grateful if you could please clarify steps 8 through 10 in the gerbera tutorial. Did you use floral tape to attach a spray of 6 wires to the end of one 18 gauge floral stem, or did you tape six 18 gauge floral stems together and form a wire spray from their ends? The cup formed by overlapping the ends of the flower back piece doesn’t seem large enough to hold a spray of six wires, and the completed flower does not appear heavy or large enough to require six stems per bloom. As a novice, I appreciate your expertise and patience.
Lin

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1. Lia August 31, 2016 at 8:03am
  
  I put 6 wires together, then wrapped floral tape around the bunch, leaving some exposed at the end as shown in the photo. I then trimmed those the ends down to 1/4″ or so, just short enough to fit inside the green piece. The reason for the 6 wires is to create the same thickness as an actual Gerbera daisy flower stem, not because the flower is heavy. Hope that helps! 🙂
  
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Kellie June 4, 2016 at 12:14pm

Hi I love Gerber Daisy’s they are my favorite flower. I clicked on this link from Pinterest. I’ve been a follower for a while. In the description it said free template but after clicking the download, it says requires a premium membership. Is there a reason it says free when it’s really not? Thx

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1. Lia June 6, 2016 at 10:03am
  
  Hi Kellie! We upgraded to a paid membership model last year, unfortunately some of the older links still mention “free” projects when they’re not. It’s $5/month for unlimited access to hundreds of downloads, but we do have a section of freebies on the site!
  
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julye Bott April 18, 2016 at 8:59am

Hi Lia love these gerberas though I cut them by hand , they are my favourite flower and I had them for my bridal bouquet. I find real ones droop so these are lovely as they don’t and I had real fun making them. I also made some of your hydrangeas and again cut the petals by hand, I found they used many more than the 60 to 90 you suggest but love the result and am looking forward to making more. If you are intrested I posted my blooms on my blog http://julyebs.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/patience-or-madness.html
thanks again

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1. Lia April 27, 2016 at 9:43am
  
  Thank you for sharing! 🙂
  
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Dani Mattos October 3, 2015 at 11:50am

Beeeeautiful!
Many thanks!! <3
Much love from Brazil!

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1. Lia October 5, 2015 at 9:17am
  
  Thanks Dani!
  
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Judy Jameson September 11, 2015 at 9:22pm

LISA I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE FOR US TO DO I REALLY CAN DO MORE THINGS NOW I’AM VERY DISABLED I’AM IN A WHEELCHAIR AND ON O2 ALL THE TIME CRAFTS ARE THE ONLY THING I CAN DO THANK YOU SO MUCH LISA LOVE & PRAYERS JUDY JAMESON

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1. Lia September 13, 2015 at 10:05am
  
  We are so happy that you can enjoy our craft projects! More coming your way. Hugs!
  
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Lia Griffith June 18, 2015 at 2:14pm

Thank you! If I may say so myself I prefer my version as well:-)

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Lia Griffith June 15, 2015 at 3:22pm

You need a personal cutting machine like a Cricut Explore or Silhouette Designer version software to use the SVG files.

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1. Bristol Wright May 9, 2016 at 9:06am
  
  I cannot seem to get the svg to cleanly load in to cricut design space. The svg i was finally able to get into the software is not very clean and contained all of the header to the image. Did i download the file incorrectly? is there a easier way? would love the advice of a pro.
  
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  1. Lia May 9, 2016 at 2:35pm
    
    Hi Bristol, I’m sorry you’re having trouble! The SVG file is a couple years old, and since I create them a bit differently now (to exclude the header and logo), I just uploaded a new version. The rest of it looks great to me after I tested in in Design Space, so give this a try!
    
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Veronika June 1, 2015 at 8:48pm

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Nonetheless, I’m certainly pleased I discovered it and I’ll be
book-marking it and checking back often!

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1. Lia June 2, 2015 at 9:43am
  
  Welcome, I am glad you found me.
  
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Rose April 11, 2015 at 12:48pm

Hi Lia
Love your flowers. I don’t have a machine to cut the flowers out. How do you get them cut to even? I’m a newbie to this whole thing.

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1. Lia April 13, 2015 at 8:38am
  
  You need a steady hand and really good scissors or an exacto knife.
  
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Susi McDonald February 20, 2015 at 5:48am

Thanks so much! These are beautiful!

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1. Lia February 20, 2015 at 11:28am
  
  🙂
  
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Joanna T January 30, 2015 at 1:48am

These are my favourite flower and i had a go at making one yesterday and it came out beautfully 🙂 will defo be making some more!

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1. Lia January 30, 2015 at 8:34am
  
  Yay! I love them too, I call them my happy flower.
  
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Laura January 14, 2015 at 4:46pm

Hi Lia! Beautiful flowers! Can you tell me how many papers per flower it is?

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1. Lia January 19, 2015 at 10:13am
  
  Each paper prints one flower, there are several different layers. If you look at the tutorial pictures it will make sense. Have fun crafting!!
  
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Kartursel January 8, 2015 at 5:21am

Wonderful happy Flowers
Thank you so much for sharing your flowers and tutorials
Thank you for sharing und all your incredible creations.
I am particularly pleased about the SVG files

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1. Lia January 8, 2015 at 9:38am
  
  Thank you that is so sweet:)
  
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kraftychic October 19, 2014 at 5:06pm

OMG! These are beautiful! TFS!

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1. Lia October 20, 2014 at 3:52pm
  
  Awe, sweet. Thank you:)
  
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annisa_aulia September 21, 2014 at 4:23am

you have a magical hand Lia! these gerbera daisies are ssso amazing, my most favourite. thank you for sharing Lia,
may Allah bless you always

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1. Lia September 22, 2014 at 9:25am
  
  That is so sweet, thank you!
  
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Barbara Waplak September 18, 2014 at 9:09am

this is very nice

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1. Lia September 18, 2014 at 9:20am
  
  Thank you Barbara!
  
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Nisha Chandran September 6, 2014 at 12:16am

I am Very fond of flowers and your tutorials are very useful to me especially the beautiful gerberas. Thank you so much!

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1. Lia September 7, 2014 at 11:51am
  
  Thanks! Great to hear Nisha!
  
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patri September 3, 2014 at 6:10am

where could i buy floral tape? i don’t find it anywhere

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1. Lia September 3, 2014 at 2:59pm
  
  Have you looked at Michael’s?
  
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Rita Cristina Frissong August 28, 2014 at 4:03pm

Adoro las gerberas, lástima que las de verdad duran poco, ahora voy a poder tener un ramo por mucho tiempo.Gracias Lía!!!! me encantan todos tus trabajos

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paperworx4seniors2 August 20, 2014 at 9:33pm

So gorgeous Lia, love Gerbera daisies so much. I have some colored card stock and noticed in previous comment you say it’s ok to use card stock for these flowers. Fantastic project, thanks so much for sharing your incredible creations. Hope you’re enjoying your vacation. Happy days

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1. Lia August 21, 2014 at 9:17am
  
  I call them Happy Flowers because they always put a smile on my face, glad to hear you are enjoying them too. And a bonus that you got to use your colored card stock.
  
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Juna August 20, 2014 at 5:32am

These are so pretty. I love all your crafts. Its amazing 🙂

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1. Lia August 20, 2014 at 8:09am
  
  Thanks! <3
  
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Linda from Arizona August 19, 2014 at 10:15am

Thank you so much for sharing your flowers and tutorials. I love them all and have made a few. They brighten up any room in the house.

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1. Lia August 19, 2014 at 10:45am
  
  Happy to hear you love flowers as much as I do, great thing about paper is that they last and need no water;-) I actually owned a flower shop in a previous life.
  
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Novene August 18, 2014 at 9:54am

Seriously? I don’t want you to go t any great effort. I will try to do a comparison from the paper paper website. Please only if it is EASY for you.

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1. anna October 14, 2014 at 3:37pm
  
  Hello! I am working with Paper-Papers on adding my projects with the papers I use so that it is a bit easier to order from them. Hope to have the Gerbera up within the next few weeks. Thanks for your patience!
  
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Gassett Claudia August 15, 2014 at 12:15pm

Do you think card stock paper is too heavy for these? its all I have in colors…
Thanks!

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1. Lia August 16, 2014 at 10:11pm
  
  I think these are going to be okay in card stock. It is the petals that have more curl that need the lighter paper. Give it a try and let me know how they look.
  
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Novene August 15, 2014 at 8:32am

Love love love your work. Any chance you would reveal the color names of your daisies? Such a gorgeous palett! Thank you for your inspiration

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1. Lia August 15, 2014 at 11:29am
  
  I pulled from my wide stash and will go back to get the names for you. 😉
  
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wendy August 15, 2014 at 2:48am

Gerberas are my favourite flowers and these are beautiful. thanks for sharing!

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1. Lia August 16, 2014 at 10:11pm
  
  You are so welcome Wendy!
  
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joanm905 August 13, 2014 at 12:51pm

Thank you! I love Gerbera Daisies!

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1. Lia August 13, 2014 at 2:04pm
  
  Me too! Enjoy
  
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Sandy Johnston August 12, 2014 at 1:43pm

How lovely these are, and so lifelike! You are very generous to share the pattern – thank you!

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1. Lia August 13, 2014 at 2:12pm
  
  One of my favorite flowers so more than happy to spread the joy!
  
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Liz August 12, 2014 at 11:52am

These are awesome. Can’t wait to give them a try.

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1. Lia August 13, 2014 at 2:13pm
  
  Hope you have fun! Happy paper flower Monday!
  
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Kath Garvey August 12, 2014 at 11:45am

Thank you so much, my daughter had these for her bridal bouquet . Yours are beautiful !!!

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1. Lia August 13, 2014 at 2:13pm
  
  So happy your daughter used Gerbera Daisies for her wedding, one of my favorites. I am sure it was a beautiful wedding!
  
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Marijean August 12, 2014 at 11:42am

Another awesome craft from you. May I ask where you find your paper that you use. I would love to do the succulents like you did a while ago, but I can’t seem to find any paper that suits my fancy.

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1. Lia August 16, 2014 at 10:16pm
  
  Most of this paper was from Paper Source and paper-papers.com. The succulent paper was from Michaels in their single sheet scrapbook area.
  
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Laurie August 12, 2014 at 10:40am

These are beautiful! I have the Cricut expression. Can you tell me which cartridge you could use to make this flower. Thanks!

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1. Lia August 16, 2014 at 10:15pm
  
  These are my designs so I did not use a cartridge. They will however be available in the Cricut Design Space very soon if you have the new Explore. Also, with the Explore you can upload the SVG I have here.
  
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Kathryn August 12, 2014 at 7:01am

Hi Lia, I’ve downloaded the Gerbera SVG file but it will not open in Studio 3.The message is that the file may be corrupt. Anyone else had this problem?

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1. Lia August 16, 2014 at 10:14pm
  
  I am not sure what studio 3 is. Is that for Silhouette? It is not corrupt but may not be compatible unless you are set up to use SVGs.
  
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2. Cheryl Oz February 26, 2016 at 11:27am
  
  Yes, I’m having a problem too. It downloaded fine, but will not open with Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop. Any ideas?
  
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  1. Lia February 27, 2016 at 12:16pm
    
    Sorry, I don’t know what studio 3 is. The PDF will open in Acrobat and the SVG is to open in the cutting machine software. They really are not set up to open in Illustrator or Photoshop.
    
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Kathy713 August 12, 2014 at 3:46am

I love gerbera daisies! Thank you so much for the file for these gorgeous flowers

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:34am
  
  Me too, gerbera daisies make me happy!
  
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aliselle August 12, 2014 at 12:14am

C’est beau!!!!!!!! Bravo!…..
Très belle semaine
Bises

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:35am
  
  Merci beaucoup:)
  
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Gina August 11, 2014 at 9:28pm

SO pretty. Thanks for sharing!

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:37am
  
  Thanks Gina!
  
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Karen Kuhta August 11, 2014 at 7:58pm

Oh my goodness, Lial, these are wonderful. We have been in our new home about a month and my craft room is just now getting organized. This will be my first project in my wonderful new room! Thank you so much.

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:36am
  
  Congratulations on your new home and getting your craft room organized! Have fun making the Gerberas, one of my favorites!
  
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lisa@hooplapalooza August 11, 2014 at 7:46pm

holy cow you are so gifted Lia! ALL your flowers are better than my real ones! :>O :>D

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:39am
  
  Thanks Lisa:) I love that they came out looking so real.
  
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liesbeth August 11, 2014 at 5:13pm

Amazing!!

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1. Lia August 12, 2014 at 11:46am
  
  Thanks! Great to hear from you.
  
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