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Pretty Paper Succulents

January 31, 2018 by Holly Gagnon 18 Comments

Succulents are such a unique and  hardy plant to grow but guess what?  I’ve actually killed every succulents I’ve owned before.  Total Green Thumb Fail but I can however, make Pretty Paper Succulents.

Pretty Paper Succulents made with Silhouette and scrapbbooking paper adhered on to wood veneer paper blocks. Such a pretty home decor craft that will last a long time.

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Pretty Paper Succulents

I seriously hate that I am a plant killer.  Ever since we moved to Nevada, I’ve had zero luck growing anything and this is coming from a gal who grew up in Florida and had a porch full of potted plants.  I think it’s even worse to kill succulents when you live in the desert.  Isn’t  it like a hardy, desert plant?

 

Either way, paper succulents for the win and not only are the succulents paper, the boxes I adhered them on are made of paper too, wood veneer paper.  I know, totally look like wood blocks.

 

Glue Dots Succulents

 

I used my Silhouette CAMEO and a  3D Succulent cut file to cut out the petals using various green papers from  Pebbles Inc Cottage Living collection.  I  curled and inked the edges of the petals for dimension then adhered the layers together with Ultra Thin Glue Dots.

 

Wood Box paper

 

The bases of the succulents are also cut with  my Silhouette and a 3D Flower Green Box cut file  using BARC Wood Paper  in Cherry and White Birch from Arc Crafts.   The wood veneer paper is really easy to cut too.  I  set the machine at Heavy Cardstock with a Blade depth of 9 then used scoring tape to adhere the boxes together and inked the edges with brown stamping ink.

 

 

Pretty Paper Succulents made with Silhouette and scrapbbooking paper adhered on to wood veneer paper blocks. Such a pretty home decor craft that will last a long time.

 

Pretty Paper Succulents made with Silhouette and scrapbbooking paper adhered on to wood veneer paper blocks. Such a pretty home decor craft that will last a long time.

 

Now these are totally Succulents I can keep around for a while.  They make great home decor accents.   Now, if you do have a green thumb yourself, succulents are great and inexpensive gift idea too.  I gave my kids teacher’s  this easy Succulent Gift with Printable last year during Teacher’s Week.

 

This post is part of the 100 Directions National Craft Month celebration! 

 

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Filed Under: Home Decor, Silhouette CAMEO, Tutorials Tagged With: Home Decor, Silhouette CAMEO, Tutorials

Comments

  1. Jen Goode says

    March 31, 2016 at 10:30 pm

    Beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing this fun tutorial!

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 1, 2016 at 12:31 pm

      Thanks for having me in your March Roundups! Holly 🙂

      Reply
  2. Erin - Suburban Simplicity says

    April 1, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    So cute! I love that you made a little box too! Very crafty! You should come link these up at Welcome Home Wednesdays! Party is still open! http://www.suburbansimplicity.com

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 3, 2016 at 11:53 am

      Thanks Erin! Linked up a few projects. Holly 😉

      Reply
  3. Linda at Mixed Kreations says

    April 4, 2016 at 3:52 am

    These are really cute! Love the little wooden box too. Very creative!

    Reply
  4. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    Love these! I live next door in Arizona and succulents are one of the few plants I can keep alive here – go figure. Visiting from Peace Love Link Up party.

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 7, 2016 at 12:12 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Victoria. Holly 🙂

      Reply
  5. Heather @ Encouraged at Home says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    These are so fun! My kind of plant. 🙂

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 7, 2016 at 12:11 pm

      Thanks for visiting Heather and yes faux is always the way to go with plants for me! Holly 🙂

      Reply
  6. Lisa B. says

    April 6, 2016 at 11:30 am

    I wanted to stop by and let you know that your post has been selected as a Feature for the Welcome Home Wednesdays Link Party! Stop by to see your post linked up and don’t forget to grab your Featured Button as well! ~Lisa~

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 7, 2016 at 12:11 pm

      Thanks so much for the feature Lisa! Holly 🙂

      Reply
  7. Ashleigh says

    April 7, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Thanks for sharing this on Peace, Love, Link-up #001!

    Stop on by for the next link-up, Friday the 8th and share any other projects you are working on : )

    Reply
  8. Linda Kilsdonk says

    April 8, 2016 at 7:14 pm

    Your paper succulents are simply precious! I too have no luck with succulents, so this would be a great option for me. Just darling. Smiles, Linda at Paper Seedlings

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 9, 2016 at 6:56 pm

      Thanks for stopping by Linda! holly 🙂

      Reply
  9. Melanie says

    April 9, 2016 at 9:26 am

    I LOVE these paper succulents!!! (But I don’t have the “machinery” to do them. I might find the gumption to try them by hand… a heart template might help…). The heart garland & rolled paper wreath are neat ideas, too!

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 9, 2016 at 4:48 pm

      Thanks so much for stopping by Melanie! Holly 🙂

      Reply
  10. Darlene says

    April 16, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Love these and when I checked the Silhouette store I discovered that I already have the succulent cut file! Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Holly Gagnon says

      April 19, 2016 at 9:13 am

      Yeah Darlene have fun making your faux succulents! Holly 🙂

      Reply

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