Mix Paper Flowers with Fresh Leaves & Lavender to Make a Gorgeous Bouquet

This last weekend I volunteered to make three flower arrangements for my nieces graduation reception. I knew that I would want to recycle some of the gorgeous paper gardenias and the mix of plum, raspberry and mauve mums that I have saved from a guest post to coordinate with her plum graduation outfit. I gathered fresh cut camellia branches from my yard, cut long stemmed mint from my sister’s garden and added some of the fresh cut lavender we found at a local lavender farm. The results were gorgeous and very fragrant at the afternoon gathering. Below I give you a step-by-step on how I created these frugalista bouquets. Later this week I will share the printable templates for the paper mums. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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27 Comments

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Frances Lazaro March 4, 2015 at 6:27am

Hi Lia! I love everything in your website! But I love this arrangement in particular because it matches my wedding motif! I hope to replicate it for my wedding in October. 🙂

May I know if the template for the crepe paper mums and paper mums are the same?

Thanks,
Frances

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1. Lia March 4, 2015 at 8:48am
  
  Hi Frances. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!! The template for the crepe paper mums and the regular mums are not the same.
  
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  1. Maria Rodriguez April 14, 2016 at 8:35pm
    
    Can the flower template be found in Cricut?
    
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    1. Lia April 15, 2016 at 9:25am
      
      No, the designs is ours not Cricut. 99% of our patterns are available on our site only.
      
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Claire Scott October 10, 2013 at 5:12pm

YOU ARE AWESOME, thank you for sharing your unbelievable talents for all to duplicate

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1. Lia October 11, 2013 at 2:15pm
  
  Awww, thanks Claire! What good is it if I don’t share. 😉
  
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TRIXIE July 12, 2013 at 11:53pm

I just wanted to write to say I thought your bouquet was just lovely, simple but incredibly effective – I love the colours, the textures and I should imagine smell is devine. So inexpensive too!
Love it!

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1. Lia July 14, 2013 at 10:33pm
  
  Thanks Trixie. I have a stash of paper flowers for these kind of occasions. A great way to add color to any bouquet. 🙂
  
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dana June 19, 2013 at 1:02pm

i love having your stunning ideas appear in my inbox. so fresh and fun and easy to do. thanks for sharing what you do with the world.

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1. Lia June 19, 2013 at 2:22pm
  
  Awww, thanks Dana! You just made my day. 🙂
  
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DIY Paper Mums for Your Wedding or Event | Lia Griffith June 19, 2013 at 8:30am

[…] I am going to show you how to make the paper mums that I used for the mixed bouquet in yesterday’s post. These mums are so simple and colorful that you can make several dozen to […]

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Linda Hagopian June 19, 2013 at 5:49am

I want to use the paper roses I made in February from your kit. My instincts tell me to strip the florist tape from the wire stems before placing the roses in water. Am I correct here? I’ve got a nice mix of fresh flowers in my garden that would look great in an arrangement!

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1. Lia June 19, 2013 at 8:40am
  
  Great idea Linda! You don’t really need to remove the tape. It will be fine in the water. I did not have tape on mine because of time restrictions. 😉
  
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Lisa June 18, 2013 at 8:22pm

This is very beautiful!

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 8:30pm
  
  Thanks Lisa!
  
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Nancy June 18, 2013 at 5:26pm

Beautiful! My daughter’s bridal shower is in a couple of months. Maybe when I finish her invitations…

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 7:24pm
  
  Yes! Perfect for a baby shower.
  
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Tara Lilly June 18, 2013 at 4:13pm

Beautiful Lia! At first glance I thought they were all real!!

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 7:23pm
  
  They do look that way! It takes a second look.
  
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Sue T June 18, 2013 at 3:44pm

Totally love the flower arrangement. I might use the idea for my nieces baby shower later this year. It would be such a nice center piece. Thank you so much for sharing. You are amazing!

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 7:23pm
  
  Yes, it is easy to make and beautiful. Perfect for a baby shower center piece.
  
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Lisa Frank June 18, 2013 at 2:30pm

This is absolutely stunning, Lia! Brilliant idea. I still say someday we should do a party shoot highlighting all of your gorgeous flower designs. 🙂

Have you thought of doing a printed mixed flower kit in your Etsy shop? A mixed flower bouquet or wreath or garland would be so cool.

Lisa

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 7:21pm
  
  Great idea Lisa! I will add that to my list for sure.
  
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Louise June 18, 2013 at 2:14pm

I love this idea as cut flowers can be so expensive but you don’t have to compromise on fragrance 🙂

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1. Lia June 18, 2013 at 2:16pm
  
  I loved using thing I cut from the garden too. 🙂
  
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