Frosted Paper Boxwood Topiaries
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Become a MemberThese frosted paper boxwood topiaries are another favorite DIY project from my Cutting Machine Crafts book. While they look very detailed, they are actually quite simple to make when you use a cutting machine to prepare all of the strips of tiny leaves. When you buy the book, you’ll get the SVG file for this topiary plus the instructions on how to make it.
I have several sets of different topiaries around my house, including this double-sided crepe paper boxwood in my kitchen and this paper ivy topiary in my office. They are a great way to add greenery to any space!
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There’s something very eye-catching and elegant about these frosted paper boxwood topiaries. They also have such a great shape and texture. Plus when you craft your own, you can make them in different sizes, shapes, and colors.
Here are some smaller topiaries, for example, shaped like Easter eggs. Or you could go in the opposite direction and do a larger topiary centerpiece. You may want to make one topiary to use as everyday plant décor in your home or create one for a specific event or holiday.
These frosted paper boxwood topiaries are a lovely DIY décor idea that you could use anywhere in your home—your kitchen, living room, dining room, or office are just a few places that come to mind! If you’re interested in making these boxwood topiaries, make sure to check out my latest book, Cutting Machine Crafts. There are a bunch of other projects you can make in there, too, including paper flowers, wreaths, and party décor.
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Hi Lia,
I purchased your book Cutting Machine Crafts and downloaded the boxwood svg file.
Using my Cricut maker, I can cut the boxwood shape but I can’t make the score lines on the second mat.
The maker says “can’t detect fine point blade”. Should I be cutting or scoring on the second mat?
Is there a way to score this svg with the maker?
Thank you,
Fran
Hi! You will need the scoring stylus or scoring blade in order to use the score function on the Maker.
Hi Lia and team,
I’m a member but I can’t find the SVG file for this frosted paper boxwood on the above project.
The above says become a member but no link to go to if you are already a member.
Can you provide the link for making this please?
Also, which green paper from PaperPapers would you recommend we substitute for the discontinued botanical and moss?
Thank you so much for all your wonderful inspiration and tutorials,
Fran
Hi Frances! This project is exclusive to our Cutting Machine Crafts book (this post was created as a promotion for the book when it first launched). We do have a couple crepe paper versions on the site (https://liagriffith.com/double-sided-crepe-paper-boxwood-topiary/, https://liagriffith.com/crepe-paper-boxwood-topiaries/). Or you can use the boxwood templates from this project (https://liagriffith.com/diy-paper-boxwood-wreath-for-spring/) and follow the tutorial from the crepe paper version. As for paper, our Conifer pack has 2 very similar colors to Botanic and Moss!
Hi
I’ve purchased the book and downloaded the SVG files but there are no instructions about the number of leaves to cut in the different sizes. It would be helpful also to know the yield of each sheet for the paper.
Thank you
Helen
Hi Helen! Some of those details were inadvertently left out. If you use our files as-is, you can get 16 boxwood leaves from each 8.5×11 sheet of paper. We recommend starting by cutting 4 or 5 sheets of each color.
can you site a source for the paper used in this project please? Thanks!!
Hi Janice! The tutorial and sources are in the book, Cutting Machine Crafts, for this project. The paper is text weight Botanic and Moss from PaperPapers.com.