VIDEO: Painted Paper Tropical Garland
‘Tis the Sea-Sun for Tropical Decor
Looking for some fun and simple summer crafts? Check out our Tropical Leaves Kit! You can make so many cute projects with it, like this paper tropical garland — or this tropical wreath we created a while back.
The kit includes 20 die-cut sheets, so you can easily pop out all of the pieces for this paper craft. Or you can download our free template below if you want to use your own paper for the leaves. Everything else you need is listed below in our tools & materials list, plus we’ve included a video tutorial to help you craft this beautiful project.
Downloads
Tropical Leaves TemplatesTools
Materials
- Frosted Paper Tropical Leaves Kit (or use your own paper with our template below)
- Watercolors
- Wooden Beads — 12mm
- Paintbrush — any size
- Embroidery Floss — any color (we used Light Jade Green)
- Embroidery Needles — any size
This paper tropical garland is perfect for summer parties and special events. Or you can use it as home decor throughout the season. When you're ready to start crafting, Emily's video tutorial will walk you through this DIY project from start to finish.
Along with learning how to assemble your own garland, you'll learn some watercolor tips for adding more detail and texture to your tropical leaves. However, you can always use markers or colored pencils instead. Either way, this is a fun and easy way to experiment with adding color to your paper crafts.
If you'd like to create a more custom design, you can use whatever colors you prefer for this project. Or use what you have on hand!
Other projects shown: Papercut palm tree straw toppers
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Love this DIY idea? Find more free crafts here, including our upcoming workshop for this free crepe paper plumeria. If you're a member, you can also browse through all of our tropical crafts for more fun project ideas.
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Helene
July 4, 2023 at 6:22am
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Lia
July 4, 2023 at 7:42pm
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Pamela
May 18, 2023 at 11:06am
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May 18, 2023 at 11:47am
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Linda
May 5, 2023 at 12:00pm
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Lia
May 7, 2023 at 9:39am
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Back to the TopI just had to write to tell you Emily that I thoroughly enjoyed the video on the Painted Leaf Tropical Garland so very much. You made this so easy to listen to as your voice is clear and I had a problem with only understanding one word from the whole video. You come across as such a professional teaching what you know best. I thank you for this video. My time was not spent getting aggravated in trying to hear or understand what was being said. I look forward to viewing other videos that you have done.
I have passed this along to her and have taken notes to make sure our live videos are as clear as these edited videos. 🙂
the leaf patterns were pretty already, but I love the watercolor that Emily added it does give a different look with texture. Emily you are a good Instructor.!
She really is a natural. 😉
This is so pretty! Thanks for the tutorial and the cut files – can’t wait to make this for a summer party this year!
Pretty and easy! 🙂
Great presentation by Emily. Loved the addition of watercolors.
The added color makes it fun and colorful. 🙂