VIDEO: Paper Rosemary Topiary
Stop and Smell the Rosemary
When you search for topiary décor online, most of the options that come up are for boxwood. While I have crafted a few boxwood topiaries that I love, every now and then I like to think outside the box and do something a little different. You may remember my paper ivy topiary, for example, or my hydrangea topiary. Both were so fun to make and a great way to flex my creative muscle! So for today’s DIY project, I’m going to switch it up from boxwood and show you how to make this paper rosemary topiary.
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Rosemary bushes are pretty abundant throughout Portland. And while rosemary has such a lovely fragrance, I tend to only use the real thing for recipes—like my rosemary zucchini bread. When it comes to crafting potted plants, I prefer to use paper because I can shape it the way I want it to look and I can try out different colors and techniques. Plus it can last forever this way!
To create this paper rosemary topiary, I used a text weight paper in olive. You can use this same color for yours or play around with different greens. Once you have all your tools and materials ready to go, watch my video tutorial below.
In the video, you’ll see how I curl the paper pieces, glue them onto floral wire, and how I secure the sprigs together with floral tape. You’ll also see how I pot my paper rosemary and shape it into a topiary. Have questions about this project? Just comment below.
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Instructions
Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the rosemary pattern at the end of this post. Cut your pattern according to the templates notes and watch my video tutorial to learn how to assemble the pieces.
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Tools
Materials
- Text Weight Paper – Green Pack
- 18-Gauge Green Paper Covered Wire
- Floral Tape — Bark
- Foam Ball
- Small Pot
- Moss
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Leave a CommentHi Lia,
I would like to make this topiary. I have watched the video but would like to know how many 3 wire strips and how many 2 wire strips to make to replicate this beautiful rosemary topiary. Would you please be able to tell me how many of each you used? Thank you very much for all your inspirations and also your very fast replies to our queries. Fran
I went back and counted them and I used 6 wires with 3 fringed stips, 6 wires with 2 fringed strips, and 6 wires with just one. It looks nice to have a variety of lengths.
You said above you cut 6 or 7 sheets? 6 templates per sheet…you cut 36 to 42 stripes? Am I reading this correctly? It takes that many?
Yes, that’s correct, if you want a full topiary as shown. We used 16 wires, and each wire has 2 or 3 strips as shown in the video.
I assume that I can make this project on a Cricut Maker correct? Thank you!
You sure can!
how many copies of the template did you cut for your video example?
I cut 6 or 7 sheets to make this topiary 🙂
awesome thanks!!
Love it…did I miss the svg for this amazing project?
Thanks!! Sorry about that– the SVG is available to download now 🙂
Thanks so much.
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