Happy Monday! We are going to start this week of upcoming fall and Halloween goodies with an homage to summer! My all time favorite late summer flower is the peony. They are unpredictable in shape with many varieties, yet are always elegant. Last week I was making peonies from crepe paper for my upcoming book. I have yet to do crepe paper flowers here on the blog but instead work with printer paper. Maybe because it is unexpected material and has an artistic sculptural look when finished.To me these paper flowers are a little piece of art. They take a bit of work to design and planning and that is part of my fun. To make your paper peony, I have also prepared a photo tutorial for members to download. The peony is fairly simple. My tips would be to use text weight or printer paper and to curl the petal tips multiple times in many directions. With these two things, your version is sure to look wonderful. When I make flowers that are fully printed with the watercolor texture like this one, I do prefer to print on a laser printer rather than an inkjet as it makes the paper very wet with this much ink. You can get a laser print at your local office supply or print shop for around $2 for the two pages of petals, plus the full bleed print of water color on the back of each. We will miss you Miss Summer. . . but will see you again soon. Enjoy! ~ Lia
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42 Comments
Is there an SVG file to cut these?
No but there is one here. It is very similar. https://liagriffith.com/paper-peonies-in-plum/
where did you get the paper and how do you store your flowers that you make
I am making peonies for my daughters wedding in April and hope the ones I am making
wont get damaged
I would recommend printing this on white text weight paper, and use a laser printer so that they color does not run! Storage can be tough–I tend to use bubble wrap 🙂
lia…you are soooooo generous! I love the silk ribbon that matches the paper…perfectly! coincidence?
thanks so much!
xoxo
A though-out coincidence:-)
Awesome !! Hope I can do them myself. Blessings to you, you re a very creative person.
Happy crafting!!
good morning
the flowers are beautiful but that does not seem to understand what type of paper used ( paper roses wedding bouquet ) , is so dense , shiny , where the buy ?
thanks
Gabriella Liscio
P.S. sorry for my bad English
For both the Peonies and the roses wedding bouquet I printed a watercolor wash on regular printer paper. Most often I use text weight paper, cardstock is too think to curl.
Thank you so much!
You are welcome:)
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Hi Lia- Your paper flowers are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your amazing talent & creations!
Thank you friend!
How is it double-sided-coloured?
Hello, it is printed on both sides. The backside is solid color and the front is colored with the outline. 😉
You are such a lovely person to share all your hard work to people you don’t even know. Thank you. I have had a great time making your flowers.
Thank you Alice! I am here to share creativity and to inspire. 😉 It brings me a lot of joy. I love to hear about your flowers.
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Hi Lia,
I adore peonies and your paper version looks so real and beautiful! My wedding is in April and a peony bouquet and favor topper for each guest are going to cost so much! I was wondering if you could provide a white peony template on etsy that I could purchase? I plan on making my own bouquet and top each wedding favor with a white paper peony!
I can do that, just send me a private message over on Etsy and we can get that going.
Thank you so much!! They are absolutely gorgeous.
Thanks Mari!
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thank you for sharing, they look lovely.
Thanks Sally. I just took them out of storage this morning getting ready to use them in more projects this spring.
Wow! They look fab!
Thanks! I LOVE them.
Gorgeous! Thanks for such a clear and clever tutorial!
Thanks Gude! I do my best. 😉
Peonies are my favorite! These are stunning, Lia…just like all your others. You truly are the paper flower queen. 🙂
Thanks Lisa! They do look gorgeous in crepe. . . coming in my book! 🙂
Lovely. And did you know, in the language of flowers, peony’s represent prosperity? (Also, in Japan, masculinity? 🙂 Hope you enjoy both today!
That is just PERFECT Lisa!! I can use both of those. Thanks for sharing. 🙂