Who’s ready for our February Member Make? At 11 a.m. PT, I’ll be going live on YouTube to show you how to make a crepe paper coral supreme peony. You can join me there today or watch the video later on your own time. And if you only have a few minutes of free time, you can always pop in and say hi!

If you’re unfamiliar with Member Make, it’s a monthly creative challenge for creatives, crafters, and makers. It’s also a great way to connect with others in our crafting community.

A Supremely Beautiful Flower

I’ve gotten a lot of requests lately to craft a new peony, which is why I chose to craft a crepe paper coral supreme peony flower for this month’s Member Make. If you have the chance to attend our live workshop, please do! You can ask me questions while I craft or chat with other crafters from all over the world.

Can’t join us live? You can watch the playback anytime and as often as you want!

How to Join the Member Make Challenge

Become a member and join our Member Make Facebook page.
Gather the tools and materials you need for this project—listed below. Then download the peony flower template at the end of this post. There is an SVG file for those of you with a Cricut Maker and a PDF template for those of you cutting by hand.
Watch the video to craft along with me and create your own version of this flower. Feel free to use different colors, create different sizes, make just one flower or a whole bunch, integrate them into another DIY project, and so on.
Reach out to me and others in the community if you need some support! You can post progress pictures or ask questions on our Member Make Facebook page.
Share your finished project with us by the end of the month to be entered in our giveaway. Make sure to post your pictures on the Member Make Facebook page or on your Instagram page with the hashtag #MemberMake. And feel free to include a little blurb about your flower-making experience!

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Tools

Materials

Lia Griffith Heavy Crepe Paper — English Garden: Pink Hibiscus, Blush, and Nectarine
Lia Griffith Heavy Crepe Paper — Botanical Garden: Evergreen and Juniper
Floral Tape — Fern & Moss
Thick Paper-Covered Stem Wire
24-Gauge Green Paper-Covered Wire
8mm Beads
PanPastel Lia Griffith Designer Set
Art Marker – Copic Rose Salmon R02
Mod Podge – Matte

Live Video Tutorial

crepe paper coral supreme peony flowers

53 Comments

Frances Giordano November 13, 2020 at 10:10pm

Hi love the peonies in crepe paper I have purchased the heavy crepe paper and supplies from spotlight Sydney Australia , I just am not sure what mod podge I need to buy. Could you tell me which one I need.
Thanks you
Frances

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1. Lia November 16, 2020 at 8:41am
  
  Hi! We used matte Mod Podge: https://amzn.to/3pyx03s
  
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sheahan Amerasinghe September 13, 2020 at 8:18pm

Can we use extra fine crepe paper?

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1. Lia September 14, 2020 at 1:30pm
  
  We used heavy crepe since it holds the structured petals much better, but you can certainly try it with extra fine and see what you think!
  
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Anne Harvey May 28, 2020 at 4:04am

Hi Lia, love your tutorials. Have just made the peonies and have had a lot of good comments on them. I use Italian crepe paper and when I used the mod podge on the leaves the underside turned blue. Is your crepe paper colourfast?

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1. Lia May 29, 2020 at 5:23pm
  
  Hi Anne,
  
  We have never had our green crepe paper turn blue from mod podge, our paper is not colorfast and darker colors may bleed some when wet.
  
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  1. Anne Harvey May 30, 2020 at 6:11am
    
    Thanks Lia, I have received some of your paper today and will have another try with the leaves.
    
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Darlene Clevenger May 13, 2020 at 12:32pm

Is the Heavy Crepe paper and the Double Sided Crepe paper basically the same thickness?

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1. Lia May 14, 2020 at 8:53am
  
  Hi Darlene,
  
  Heavy and double sided crepe are very different, Double sided is two pieces of extra fine fused together it is very smooth with out much stretch in comparison to heavy crepe paper which is very textured and has a lot of stretch.
  
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Vaidehi Patel April 9, 2020 at 3:50pm

Do you stretch the crepe paper before you cut with Cricut or after you cut?

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1. Lia April 14, 2020 at 8:36pm
  
  Hi Vaidehi,
  
  For the Peony center you will cut the rectangle shape before stretching, then you will stretch the rectangle the proceed to use pinking sheers on one edge, then fringe the same edge.
  
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Gillian Porter December 30, 2019 at 1:45am

In response to sticking flowers into cakes, you can buy something called a celpin from cake decorating shops. These are used to stick sugar flowers or real flowers into cakes so they don’t get contaminated. Hope this helps and apologies if someone has already answered this.😀 Gill – Oxfordshire, UK

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1. Lia January 2, 2020 at 8:21am
  
  Hi Gillian,
  
  This is a great tip, thank you!
  
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Stacy Smith November 27, 2019 at 12:23pm

I found my code for the book but I don’t seem to find where I can put it in to access the printable PDF’s & SVG files

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1. Lia December 3, 2019 at 11:56am
  
  Hi Stacy,
  
  The URL is in the book which will take you to the page where you can enter your code! 🙂
  
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John Wiebe May 8, 2019 at 8:32am

How many peonies could I get out of one pack?

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1. Lia May 8, 2019 at 4:12pm
  
  You can get two flowers worth of petals out of one roll of crepe paper.
  
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  1. John Wiebe May 9, 2019 at 9:43am
    
    Ok thank you! Also I love the cake you did. How did you put the flowers on the cake? Do you stick the stem into the cake? Maybe you have a post about that but I didn’t find one.
    
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    1. Lia May 9, 2019 at 1:49pm
      
      We stuck the (unwrapped) floral wires right into the cake, BUT I will admit it’s a prop cake 🙂 For a real cake, you will want to avoid having the crepe paper touch frosting (it will likely absorb all the moisture and ruin the flower– and that slice of cake!) I’d recommend a barrier of some kind between the flower and the cake– a piece of cardstock paper, saran wrap, or real greenery.
      
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stefania pontini May 7, 2019 at 12:16am

Hi Lia I’m Stefania, I don’t speak English. In the video “Peonies” the succession of the petals is this ….?
1) Peony Petal cut 5
2)Peony Petal cut 7
3)Peony Petal cut 10
4)Peony Petal cut 5 (great)
Thanks

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1. Lia May 7, 2019 at 8:55am
  
  Hi! The PDF pattern lists the exact petal counts for each size petal, so you should follow that to make sure it’s correct.
  
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Mary Schaefer April 25, 2019 at 9:10am

I am using my new maker to cut out peonies from heavy lia griffith crepe paper. Even if set it for more pressure, it does not cut cleanly. it will cut the full outline correctly, but some areas of the line are not cut. i am using the pink matt and rotary blade. what am i doing wrong? thank you

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1. Lia April 25, 2019 at 9:24am
  
  So sorry to hear of your troubles! We usually try the Cotton or Denim settings when cutting the heavy crepe. Have you watched my Tips & Tricks using the Maker video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IyqbcFQzk. There are more helpful tips there.
  
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  1. Mary Schaefer April 25, 2019 at 7:03pm
    
    thank you! it worked! your beautiful designs done in this amazing crepe paper truly inspires creativity.
    
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    1. Lia April 25, 2019 at 8:48pm
      
      Thank you Mary, that means so much!!
      
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Rebecca Baker April 8, 2019 at 7:10pm

Do you have a suggested alternative for the stem if the Thick Paper-Covered Stem Wire is out of stock?

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1. Lia April 9, 2019 at 10:04am
  
  Hi Rebecca! Yes, you can make your own by wrapping an 18-gauge floral wire in floral tape a few times to get the same padded thickness. We’re going to add a video tutorial for this soon!
  
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william serna April 4, 2019 at 5:21am

HI, I use this pink crepe paper on different project and the paper turn out almost white ,there is a way to preserve the original color.
thank you for your help.

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1. Lia April 4, 2019 at 9:22am
  
  Oh no! The lighter color crepe papers tend to fade easier in direct sunlight, so just make sure they’re kept out of light. We recently discovered a matte fixative spray that has a UV coating that we’re going to test (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00397STRW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).
  
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Jeanne Sparks March 21, 2019 at 12:12pm

when I click on the svg file and it goes to my downloads folder on my Mac, It is not a folder. When I double click the file in the downloads, the file opens right up. I don’t see anywhere or anything to extract or unzip. It’s not a folder when I get it. If I double click the svg file in my download folder, the files are right there on my screen, flower parts color coded and all the pieces. Your directions say I’m downloading a compressed file, but it’s not zipped when I get it. Not sure what’s wrong at my end. Thank you for any help on this.

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1. Lia March 21, 2019 at 1:04pm
  
  Your computer may be set to automatically unzip folders after it downloads. You’re able to see the SVG file without any issues though?
  
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Rebecca Cooper March 16, 2019 at 11:00am

What setting do you use to cut the heavy crepe paper out on the Cricut maker?

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1. Lia March 18, 2019 at 7:34am
  
  We use Denim or Cotton. We have a video on tips & tricks for the Maker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91IyqbcFQzk&t=2446s
  
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Maggie St John March 2, 2019 at 7:44am

Will this work on a cricut explore 2? Or do you have to have Maker?

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1. Lia March 4, 2019 at 10:58am
  
  Hi Maggie 🙂 Only the Cricut Maker will cut crepe paper.
  
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Fiona Hales February 22, 2019 at 9:53pm

Hi. These flowers look beautiful. I have everything ready to make some – except the pan pastels. I’ve been everywhere near me today looking for them but they aren’t available. What would be a good sub? I could use chalk pastel sticks and a dabber but I feel like the colour would smudge everywhere. I have watercolours?? Ink pads and dabbers?

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1. Lia February 26, 2019 at 11:44am
  
  I would suggest chalk pastels, and you can spray with a matte fixative to help reduce smudging!
  
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Cate Ellul February 22, 2019 at 2:42am

Hi Lia,

These flowers are stunning!

Could you please tell me what brand glue gun you use.

Cheers
Cate

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1. Lia February 22, 2019 at 8:07am
  
  Thank you Cate! There’s a link in the post to the low-temp glue gun we recommend.
  
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Jordan Sparks February 18, 2019 at 7:11pm

Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial! I literally squealed when I saw this post. I just ordered a couple packs of the English Garden crepe paper; I can’t wait until it gets here to get started!

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 9:29pm
  
  Yay! So glad you love it 🙂
  
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Melissa M Boni February 17, 2019 at 4:48pm

Hello. I downloaded the SVG of this peony and it is kind of strange. It is very spread out on the preview in my uploaded files and in design space. It just doesn’t appear sized correctly. I also noticed this about the hibiscus SVG. I haven’t cut them yet but it is making it more difficult to work with the images in design space. I am not sure if it is just the way I am saving them or something with my iPad. All the other SVGs I downloaded in the last couple days are okay though. Do you have any suggestions? I am starting a huge project and I like to have everything designed before I cut. I am just trying to figure out if this is just how these two look before I spend a ton of time in design space working with them to get the correct number of petals, etc. Thank you!

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 8:49am
  
  Thank you for letting us know about this! Everyone once in awhile we experience a glitch in Design Space with our SVGs– the file always looks fine on our end so it’s hard to pinpoint what the problem is! Both have been fixed though, so please download again and they should be fine 🙂
  
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  1. Melissa M Boni February 18, 2019 at 3:09pm
    
    Thank you!
    
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Laurie Sorensen February 16, 2019 at 5:53pm

I may be confused. When I launch the svg in my Cricut design space, the yellow portion shows 8.5″ x 42.5″. That doesn’t seem right. Thoughts?

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 8:54am
  
  There was an odd glitch with our file & Design Space– it has been fixed so please download the new file 🙂
  
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norma craddock February 16, 2019 at 6:42am

Would it be possible Lia, for you to repeat the question that comes in as it not easy to hear what the young lady says. Great show, beautiful flower, keep up the good work. x

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 7:58am
  
  Hi Norma! Great feedback, thank you– we’ll keep this in mind next month and make sure Lia or Anna says the question a bit louder.
  
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Ka Kei Cheung February 16, 2019 at 6:29am

Hi, Love watching the live video, and I love the peony. I’ve just gone to download the SVG cut file and for some reason, the stamen is gigantic and not rectangular shaped. It’s like there is a bug in the SVG. thanks

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 8:54am
  
  Yes, we fixed the bug! Please download again 🙂 . Thanks!
  
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  1. Ka Kei Cheung February 21, 2019 at 1:41pm
    
    excellent – thank you 🙂
    
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Michele Cederquist February 16, 2019 at 3:52am

Peonies are my favorite flower! I can’t wait to make them. You have knocked it out of the greenhouse!!😍

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1. Lia February 18, 2019 at 8:55am
  
  Thank you, that means a lot to us!
  
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