DIY Crepe Paper Plumeria Flowers
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Summertime is in full swing and that means bright, cheerful, and tropical vibes coming your way! Today I am going to teach you how to make these beautiful crepe paper plumeria flowers. You can create these with or without stems and you will see how to do both in the video tutorial below. This plumeria tutorial is an easy small paper flower that any beginner can do!
Tropical blooms have graced the blog many times before now with my most recent hibiscus crepe flower tutorial and even several giant flower designs, like my giant hibiscus and Hawaiian bloom made with cardstock paper.
How to Make Paper Plumeria Flowers
Supplies Needed For Plumeria Flowers
- 90-180-gram crepe paper or this 50-65 pound cardstock from Recollections I love. I also love the Cards and Pockets text-weight paper, too!
- Scissors or cutting machine. Cricut makes this job much easier!
- Glue gun
- 18 gauge wire
- Plumeria-style paper flower templates are FREE on the blog here. Download them below OR if you are already a subscriber, sign in to the Freebie Vault with the password given to you in the first email you received.
- Panpastels and sponges
- Cricut scraper or Friskars tool
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Cut out your plumeria petals
I cut out 5-6 petals for this flower. Plumerias typically have 5, but you can do some with 6 for variation. You can hand-cut with scissors using the printable PDF files or use the SVG cut files with a cutting machine like the Cricut Maker, which cuts crepe paper with a rotary blade!
These paper plumeria flowers are very easy to make and simplistic. Get playful with the colors and the panpastel pigments, which really make them come to life.
Once you get your petals cut out, scroll down and click play to watch the full video tutorial or keep reading for a picture tutorial of the plumeria flowers!
Paper Plumeria Flowers Video Tutorial
- Cut your crepe petals out on your Cricut machine or with a pair of scissors
- Distress the petals (optional) with distress ink or pan pastels and ink daubers
- Overlap all 6 plumeria petals at a 45-degree angle using hot glue.
- Close the circle of petals completely.
- Bend the tip of your 18 gauge wire into a tiny circle at the tip to act as a stopper.
- Slide the wire through the plumeria flower and secure it with a bit of glue at the base.
- Finish the base of the flower off with floral tape for a seamless transition from flower to stem.
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DIY Crepe Paper Plumeria Flowers
Learn to make these tropical beauties with our free template! Find complete instructions to craft small plumeria flowers made with crepe paper. You can use a Cricut or cut them out by hand.
Materials
- 90-180-gram crepe paper
- If you aren’t using crepe paper, try 50-65 pound cardstock from Recollections (optional)
- Scissors (optional)
- Cricut or other cutting machine if you aren’t cutting by hand
- Glue gun
- 18 gauge wire
- Plumeria paper flower templates
- Panpastels and sponges
- Cricut scraper
- or a Friskar scraper (optional)
Instructions
- Using your crepe paper, cut out the petals with scissors or your Cricut machine.
- (optional) Distress each petal with ink, paint, or panpastels and your sponge.
- Overlap all 6 plumeria petals at a 45-degree angle, and attach them together using hot glue to create a closed petal circle.
- Bend the tip of the 18-gauge wire to make a small circle to act as the flower base and stem.
- Slide the wire through the middle plumeria flower and secure it with a bit of glue at the base.
- Hide the wire with floral tape at the base of the flower for a smooth transition from flower to stem.
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About Abbi Kirsten
My mission is to inspire you to nurture the creative magic inside your soul – bringing you fun, easy-to-learn DIY projects, and quality template designs. I share a variety of projects, such as printables, SVG cut files, and craft tutorials, but specifically love paper crafting and paper flowers.
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