DIY Gold Paper Air Plants

DIY Gold Paper Air Plants

I’ve been on a bit of a paper creation binge lately – trying to dream up what kinds of things I can bring to life in paper form. My latest creation: paper air plants. Sure, air plants are already the lowest maintenance of all flora, but I couldn’t resist super-sizing their interesting contours and – oh yes – making them GOLD! Today, I’m sharing how to make a medium sized paper air plant about 8″ in diameter. Make lots and lots to create a table runner, or downsize them a bit for a creative plate adornment. I can only imagine all the uses you could come up with for these beauties! – Mandy Pellegrin of Craftcourse

DIY Gold Paper Air Plants by Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Materials

• Gold Card Stock
• Scissors
• Bone Folder
• Hot Glue Gun

DIY Gold Paper Air Plants by Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step One: Cut out about 15 triangles in various widths ranging from 1/4″ – 1″ and heights ranging from 4 – 6″ to create the air plant’s leaves. Also cut (or punch) out two circles about 2″ in diameter.

DIY Gold Paper Air Plants by Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Step Two: Use a bone folder to gently curl each of the leaves as you would curl ribbon. Vary the curliness. Create an S-curl on a few by curling the entire leaf in one direction from the back and then curling just the end of the leaf in the other direction from the front.

Step Three: Cut a slit half way across the diameter of each of the circles.

Step Four: Overlap the cut edges of each circle to create two cones, and glue into place. Make one of the cones a bit more angled than the other.

Step Five: Glue 6 or 7 leaves into each of the cones by placing glue onto the back side of the bottom edge and sliding into the cone.

Step Six: Reserve two of the skinnier leaves for the center, and glue them together at the bottom.

Step Seven: Cut the bottom of the center two leaves into a point.

Step Eight: Dispense a large dollop of hot glue in the bottom of the less steep cone, and then affix the steeper of the two cones inside. Hold it in place a moment while the glue sets.

Step Nine: Dispense another small bead of glue into the steeper cone, and affix the pointed end of the center two leaves, holding in place while the glue sets.

Enjoy!

DIY Gold Paper Air Plants by Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Photo Credits: Mandy Pellegrin for Oh So Beautiful Paper

Original article and pictures take ohsobeautifulpaper.com site