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Hi Everyone!
Today I am back with our March Silhouette Creators Challenge! Every month I get together with a group of seriously talented ladies and we all make a craft using our Silhouette Machines. Every time I am amazed at all the beautiful projects they come up with!
Hobnail House – Spring Cutout Banner
Pig and Rabbit – Princess Party Favor Bags
Pocketful of Posies – DIY Paper Olive Branches
DIY Passion – Wood Shim Wreath with Paper Flowers
C’mon Get Crafty – Sleeping Baby Delivery Sign
Tried and True – Easter Bunny Carrot Plate
Holy Craft – DIY Custom Phone Case
My Life from Home – Easter Candy Bucket
Knock It Off Kim – Bunny Paper Cut Vase
Dwell Beautiful – Harry Potter Accio Coffee T-shirt
Morena’s Corner – Custom Flocked Birthday Card
Simply {Darr}ling – Upcycled Nautical Anchor Serving Tray
Green With Decor – Making Food Party Lables Using Silhouette Machine
Creatively Southern – How to Make Chalkboard Sign with Silhouette Vinyl
Craving Some Creativity – Print and Cut Silhouette Closet Organization Tags
Vintage Romance Style – How to Create Your Child’s Silhouette
For this month’s challenge I wanted to try something a little different. So I put away my vinyl and dived head long into my first Silhouette 3D project!
The end result are these adorable 3D DIY Paper Olive Branches! They are perfect for me because I hate spending tons of money on fake plants and since I always seem to kill my real ones these are the perfect solution!
I finally found one with the help of my Silhouette machine. Seriously what could be better than inexpensive paper plants that I can’t kill?!? Nothing!!
Using my Silhouette Machine and my Olive Leaf Silhouette Studio File I cut 3 sheets of both the dark and medium green cardstock. Then cut the floral wire in thirds using a pair of wire cutters.
To make each leaf I used one dark and one light green leaf. I then placed a small amount of hot glue on one leaf and added my wire then I pressed the other leaf firmly on top. After trial and error I found gluing all the leaves together before moving on to the next step was best.
Starting about 2.5 inches down from the base of my leaf I used the brown floral to create the stem. To apply the floral tape I stretched and wrapped the tape around each wire by rolling it in my fingers moving in an upward direction and finishing around the base of the leaf.
When all of my leaves were wrapped I began to assemble my branches. I started with 2-3 leaves at the top and taped them together using the same method as before. Except this time I started and the bottom of the leaf and worked down.
To create variation and interest I varied the amount and distance between leaves. After making a medium branch (4-8 leaves) I added another smaller branch (4-6 leaves). Then I would fill in 1-3 more leaves along the main stem. Then add another small branch.
Once I felt my DIY Paper Olive branch was full enough I started the whole process over again. I found that 2 sheets of leaves made about one branch plus a little extra.
Not only are my new DIY Paper Olive Branches beautiful but they perfect solution to my plant killing problem!
Thank you for stopping by and checking out all of our fun Silhouette projects! Don’t forget to stop by our store! Our Silhouette Studio Olive Leaf File is on sale now!
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I just LOVE these, Cat!
Thank you so much Chanell!
I really have to get myself one of those machines! These are adorable, I love the vase too.
Thank you so much Roxanne! They really are the coolest machines!
How cool! These turned out beautifully!!
Thank you Jenny!
That is so clever, and makes a beautiful addition to your decor!
Thank you!
Seriously? This is paper? You are amazing! Get out of town! I love this!
Haha, thank you so much Rachel 🙂
Wow Cat…these olive branches look like the rel deal. You do a fab job…love it!
Thank you so much Vicki and Jennifer!!
Wow! This is super cool project and so clever! I have the perfect area for something like this too. Stunning!
Aww, thank you Rachel!
Love these, Cat! I’m definitely trying a paper leaf/flower project for our next round. I’m just so impressed with these!
Thank you so much Kim!
This is pretty awesome! I’m going to try this out soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you Melanie!
The branches look so real! Love this idea – so pretty.
Thank you Debi!
I love these Cat! They are so pretty and can’t believe they are made from paper! They look awesome!! I definitely want to try these… so inpired! Pinning and sharing!!!
Thank you so much! It was a really fun project and I love the texture they add to the house!
This is FABULOUS!!
Thank you Morena!
Too cool Cat! This is awesome. Love the realistic look!
Thank you so much Stephanie!
These are so delicate and beautiful! I just adore how sweet they look in that vase. Plus I love that they are paper – I’m a serial plant killer so these would last me forever 🙂
Me too Erica!! I forget to water them! These will never die! Winning!
This is such a pretty project, I love it!
Thank you Meg!
These look soo real, Cat!! They’d look beautiful on our fireplace! So pretty!
Thank you so much Kendra! They are definitely in my top 10 favorite projects! Plus I love that I can’t kill them like I kill all my other plants!