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Taught by Corrie Beth Hogg
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Multi-media maker and author of Handmade Houseplants Corrie Beth Hogg finds magic in the cross-section of nature and art. She fell in love with working with paper because it's so versatile, unpretentious, and accessible. Join Corrie for a foliage-filled month of making four lifelike paper plants to decorate your home: Boston ivy, an oak branch, smooth sumac, and the begonia "fall fashion." These are a few of Corrie's favorite autumnal examples because of the striking, colorful display that the real varieties gift us in the fall. You'll work on one plant at a time and complete a simple step each day, starting with making your own cardboard templates with Corrie's PDFs. Then, learn how to transform paper into leaves with painting, cutting, folding, and hand-drawn details. To turn your leaves into branches, Corrie teaches you how to use floral wire and floral tape. You'll be able to apply these techniques to just about any plant you love, in any colorway, and for any season. Creating paper plants is a beautiful and meditative way to capture a seasonal moment that can be so fleeting and to keep it for as long as paper lasts.
Learn how to:
Here’s what you’ll need:
- PDF or SVG templates, whichever you prefer
- Chipboard or cereal/cracker box
- Elmer’s or similar glue stick (optional)
- Regular #2 pencil
- Drop cloth
- Scissors – Corrie uses Fiskars and a scissor sharpener
- Craft knife or xacto knife
- Cutting mat
- Ruler
- Alene’s Tacky Glue
- Small paint brush for glue
- Container or surface for glue
- Container for mixing paint
- Spray bottle filled with water
- Masking tape
- Bone folder, tiny ball stylus, or old plastic card
- Wire cutters
- 16 or 18 and 20 or 22 gauge straight floral wire covered with green paper/fabric/string
- Green floral tape
- 1" soft bristle paintbrush
- For Boston Ivy you will need:
- Text-weight paper in kelly green, school-bus yellow, and wine
- Acrylic paint in purple, black, and red
- Soft red-colored pencil
- For Oak Branch you will need:
- Text-weight paper in school-bus yellow, pale yellow, and light green
- Green acrylic paint
- Soft brown colored pencil
- For Smooth Sumac you will need:
- Text-weight paper in true red and light green
- Red and light green acrylic paint
- Toothbrush instead of spray bottle (optional)
- Double-sided adhesive sheets (Corrie recommends the Grafix brand called double tack mounting film)
- For Fall Fashion Begonia you will need:
- Text-weight paper in light green and orange
- Red acrylic paint
- Soft yellow colored pencil
- Yellow Jelly-Roll gel pen
- Maroon/wine-colored alcoho marker
- Blender marker or rubbing alcohol and brush or q-tip
- Foam disk
- Pot for plants
- Ground cover (moss, pebbles, shredded paper, etc.)
Downloads:
- Make four autumnal paper plants
- Make chip board templates
- Splatter paint and paint with the wet-on-wet method
- Hand cut paper leaves
- Draw details for lifelike leaves
- Use floral wire and floral tape to create stems and branches
- Style paper plants
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Make Paper Plants for Home Decor: A Daily Practice Reviews
23 users recommended this class to a friend
kathiravan kaliyappan
It's really good. I enjoyed a lot.
November 30, 2024
Debra Roussopoulos
Fantastic and inspiring! Thank you Corrie!
More than 3 months ago
Maryann McGinnis
This was very interesting and informative class I love the detail in your work and how you give license to try it out in your own way. The end results are amazing!
More than 3 months ago
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