Frosted Paper Flowers — April 8, 2025

Frosted Paper Freesias

Tags Frosted Paper Flowers, Wedding Flowers

Frosted Paper Flowers — April 8, 2025

Frosted Paper Freesias

Intermediate

60min

Tags Frosted Paper Flowers, Wedding Flowers

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Foot Loose and Fancy Freesia

One of my favorite things to do when designing new projects is to look back and reflect on how much we've grown over the past 10 years. For example, these Frosted Paper Freesias are one of my original projects from over a decade ago! To bring it up to date, I’ve made some tweaks to the process and refreshed the photo tutorial. And if you love frosted paper flowers, you’re in the right place — our frosted paper flower kits make it easier than ever to create beautiful displays for your home.

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These Frosted Paper Freesias are beginner-friendly and come together with ease. My best tip is to use a cutting machine — it simplifies the process. However, if you prefer cutting by hand, that works just as well! If you’re new to frosted paper flowers, don’t worry — we’ve got you covered. Check out our handy How-To Guide for all the tips and tricks you’ll need.

Freesias originate from southeast Africa and symbolize trust, new beginnings, and personal growth — making them a perfect fit for this month’s theme. I also find them to be incredibly cheerful flowers, and I hope their bright, uplifting appearance inspires all of us to continue growing as crafters and individuals this season. As you create your Frosted Paper Freesias, take a moment to reflect on the growth you’ve experienced in your creative journey so far.

While we chose a sunny yellow for our Frosted Paper Freesias, feel free to choose whatever colors fit your vision. Freesias also come in shades of white, pink, red, orange, purple, and lavender, giving you plenty of options. You can create a single-color bouquet or mix things up for a rainbow display in your vase.

Once your Frosted Paper Freesias are finished, they make a stunning centerpiece or a thoughtful gift for a friend! But don’t forget to share your creations with us! Tag your photos with #MadeWithLia or join our crafters’ community to inspire others with your beautiful work.

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Tools

Cutting Machine (optional but recommended)
Kai 8" Scissors
Kai 5" Detail Scissors
Needle-Nose Pliers/Wire Cutters
Petal Shaper Curling Tool

Materials

Frosted Paper Packs — Citrus #3 & Succulent #2
Floral Wire – 24-Gauge Paper Covered Green
Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue
Lia Griffith Extra-Fine Crepe Paper – Fern

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20 Comments

Lori-Ann November 17, 2021 at 1:29pm

Hi there! I’m tackling the Rocky Mountain bouquet and this flower is in the mix. Is there a crepe version of this flower yet? I see you mentioned there would be one coming (back in 2016!) but I didn’t find one? You also mentioned y’all would look at updating this bad boy…any timeframe on that at all? Thanks so much, loving my progress so far on the bouquet, all the flowers so far are of course stunning! <3

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1. Lia November 22, 2021 at 9:39am
  
  @Lori-Ann
  
  Hello there! Yes, sometimes other flowers take priority. We will be making a crepe version of this flower in a few months so stay tuned!
  
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CIONA February 27, 2021 at 11:20am

Hi.
I am trying to make these beautiful flowers…
however I am confused. The SVG says I will be cutting out enough pieces for 2 flowers.
is the green paper in the SVG file for 2 flowers or 6?? I can not understand why I would be using 6 pieces for each bud etc. – am I just layering the 6??

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1. Lia March 1, 2021 at 5:43am
  
  @CIONA
  
  Thank you for bringing this up! To be totally honest, this is an older project that needs some updating. We used to set up our SVGs and templates by paper color, in order to maximize the amount of paper used. But in this case that’s very confusing because the small green fringe/sepals are actually for the yellow buds, and you do NOT need 6– you need 4 total to go with the 4 freesia blooms as shown in step 6 of the photo tutorial. We’ll get this updated, thanks again for letting us know about the confusion.
  
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Arlene April 13, 2019 at 3:24pm

Hi,
Just wondering do you have a video tutorial for the Freesias?

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1. Lia April 15, 2019 at 8:27am
  
  @Arlene
  
  Hi Arlene! No we don’t have a video, but will add it to our idea list 🙂
  
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Jenna May 7, 2018 at 10:49pm

These are truly just stunning! You shared that this is the most time consuming flower you have shared yet. Do you have a time estimate to make them?

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1. Lia May 8, 2018 at 9:15am
  
  @Jenna
  
  Thanks Jenna! The first one took me about 45 minutes or so (not including cutting time).
  
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carmen January 8, 2018 at 11:27am

This freesia is gorgeous. Unfortunately, the paper links above aren’t working. Would you be so kind as to send me info on the brand and weight of the paper you used? Thanks!

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1. Lia January 8, 2018 at 2:02pm
  
  @carmen
  
  Thank you for letting us know the links were broken! I just updated them 🙂
  
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Jing April 4, 2017 at 4:30am

Hi Lia,

I was wondering what brand of wireless hot glue gun do you use? Im trying to find a good and dependable one since there are so many out there that will stop working after a few uses

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1. Lia April 4, 2017 at 10:58am
  
  @Jing
  
  I actually don’t use a cordless very often, as I also haven’t found one that I love. The AdTech brand has gotten pretty good reviews on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Adhesive-Technologies-Two-Temp-Glue-Gun/dp/B001689XCQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491328509&sr=8-5&keywords=low+temp+hot+glue+gun
  
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ERIKA March 9, 2016 at 6:34am

IT’S VERY BEAUTIFUL

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 3:37pm
  
  @ERIKA
  
  Thanks Erika!
  
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Cheryl March 9, 2016 at 4:51am

Lia — I was wondering if you thought it would be possible to use a watercolor paper in the Cricut Explore Air and then tip the edges of the flowers with watercolor paint or a brush marker for a natural effect? Do you think the watercolor paper would be too think? I really love your designs. The flowers are so fun to make! I’m a watercolor illustrator by trade, and I love making crafts too. I’m really enjoying making the flowers from your site. They have brightened up our home during March when we are just on the cusp of Spring when things are still looking so dreary outside. I have received lots of compliments on the Gerbera Daisies that I’ve made from your design. Thank you for creating such lovely projects! Cheers, Cheryl

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 3:39pm
  
  @Cheryl
  
  I think watercolor paper would be too heavy for this design as it wont curl as nicely. If you can find a thinner paper that takes watercolor or a wash that may be a better bet. If the paper can stick to the mat, then Cricut can cut it.
  
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Cheryl February 29, 2016 at 2:02pm

Hi Lia!
I love the Freesia! What size do you recommend cutting these out at in Design Space? When I uploaded to Design Space it had everything grouped together and the project was sized to over 20.91 in width and 7.65 in height. I am not sure how to size these.
Thank you for your help!

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 4:47pm
  
  @Cheryl
  
  Oh dear. Sometimes that happens with software updates, but it should be corrected soon. I made my largest freesia petals about 3″ wide.
  
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Susan February 29, 2016 at 12:33pm

Oh Lia–
this is soooo beautiful. I was working in my garden yesterday and some of my freesias are beginning to come up. I was thinking–can we make them with paper??? Thanks to you, the answer is obviously YES!! I wonder if we could convert the template to make them with crepe. I think they would be beautiful in both crepe and text weight metallic paper from Papers-Paper!!
Can’t wait to get this party started!!!
Once again, thanks for all your inspiration!
xoxo
Susan

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1. Lia March 9, 2016 at 4:50pm
  
  @Susan
  
  I promise to do a crepe version VERY soon. You can try though. 😉
  
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