Frosted Paper Flowers — October 4, 2023

Frosted Paper Potted Tulips

Frosted Paper Flowers — October 4, 2023

Frosted Paper Potted Tulips

Intermediate

60min

Believe it or not, it has been five years since we last made a tulip out of frosted paper. And we have come a long way with our techniques since then! For this month’s craft collection, Meagan has designed some frosted paper tulips that will make pretty home decor or a lovely gift.

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Tulip-git to quit

Tulip season is upon us! It always feels like it goes so fast, which is why we like to make these flowers out of paper and felt. This way you can enjoy them for much longer than one or two months.

Unlike the other tulips we have made, we decided to place our frosted paper tulips in a pot. If you’ve taken our Crepe Paper Flowers master class, you will know exactly how we do this! If you don’t want to pot your flowers, you could always place them in a vase or add them to a paper flower arrangement.

Skill level: Intermediate as it takes some work with the curling tool to get a good shape without wrinkling the paper.

Crafting tips: Be gentle when curling the petals so you don’t wrinkle or rip the paper. Also, make sure to apply the PanPastel shading after assembling and shaping the petals to avoid transferring the color to your fingers. If you want to be sure there is no color transfer, you could always use a spray fixative.

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How to Make Frosted Paper Tulips

Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download our pattern below.
Cut paper according to template using scissors or a cutting machine.
Fold the paper petals around the score lines.
Bring one side of the petal over the other and glue in place using white glue.

Full tutorial available for members to download below.

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Tools

Materials

Lia Griffith Frosted Craft Paper – Melon Pack Color: 1, Citrus Pack Color 3, and Succulent Pack Color: 2
Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Cypress
Thick Paper Covered Stem Wire
Floral Tape — Fern & Moss
Tacky Glue or Art Glitter Glue
PanPastel Artist Pastel – Pearlescent Red 953.5
Blick Studio Brush Markers — Leaf Green (048)
Krylon Clear Matte Finish Spray (optional)
3″ Floral Foam Ball
Moss
5″ Pot

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13 Comments

Jill April 17, 2023 at 2:01pm

Hello, thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I have a question: Do you have any suggestions for how to make the pot part, meaning what do you put in the pot (obviously not soil!) and how to you place the tulips in it? What holds them up? Do you have suggestions for something to resemble soil or grass? Thank you so much.

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1. Lia April 17, 2023 at 2:43pm
  
  @Jill
  
  Hi Jill. I go over our tips on making potted blooming plants in the Crepe Paper Flower Master Class. If you have not joined us yet, you might enjoy it. It starts May 1. https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/a-beginners-guide-to-crepe-paper-flowers-vol-2/
  I find it works best to use a foam ball in the base and then cover it with moss or small pebbles.
  
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Sharon April 9, 2022 at 2:39pm

Love these tulips and so did everyone that saw them. I will be making them forever!

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1. Lia April 10, 2022 at 12:19pm
  
  @Sharon
  
  Thanks for sharing! It is always amazing to see how a flat piece of paper can be transformed.
  
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Christina April 1, 2022 at 10:49am

Up for another project idea? California Poppies out of frosted paper would be lovely. Thanks.

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1. Lia April 1, 2022 at 10:57am
  
  @Christina
  
  Thanks, Christina! On my list. 🙂
  
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Luciana October 3, 2017 at 11:08am

Hi,
Love these tulips, can’t wait to make them! But I’m struggling to find the metallic paper. Any suggestion where can I buy it?
Thanks,
Luciana

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1. Lia October 3, 2017 at 2:55pm
  
  @Luciana
  
  Hi! Check out the bottom of the post under “Shop This Project”– there are links to the metallic paper that we love 🙂
  
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  1. Luciana October 5, 2017 at 5:20am
    
    @Lia
    
    I’ve tried that but it seems to have a problem in the link! Thanks
    
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    1. Lia October 5, 2017 at 2:49pm
      
      @Luciana
      
      Ack! Thanks for letting me know– the links have been updated.
      
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Gloria April 20, 2017 at 7:19pm

Thank you so much

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1. Lia April 21, 2017 at 9:07am
  
  @Gloria
  
  You’re so welcome 🙂
  
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