Posts Tagged ‘pastel colours’

Paper Freesia Tutorial

A step by step visual guide of 42 pages with 150 images and whitten explanations  that capture my creative process of making paper freesias.

   This year, one of my customers wanted to give a paper freesia bouquet to her beloved mother and I took the challenge. I think I did a pretty good job capturing the elegant shape of this flower. I had so much fun making these beauties and I decided to capture the process with some photos and share it with you.

A few tips:

These paper freesias are made with German crepe paper (Gloria Doublette and 160 gr. Werola) painted with acrylic colors and Pan Pastels. I’ve gathered throughout the years many types of colors and papers so I have plenty to work with to demonstrate my vision for the paper freesia creative process. But I know it’s expensive and complicated to buy all of these supplies (if you don’t have them already). You can find all the crepe paper you need for this tutorial on hartiecreponata.ro and paperartshop.eu (for European Countries)

If you are a beginner and don’t have a lot of materials on stock, here are some tips for you:

  • use the paper you have for the moment – practice is very important;
  • skip the coloring process and make use of the paper’s real color;
  • if you find that laminating the paper (a process I use a lot in all my work) is very difficult skip it and use the paper as it is… in time, you will get the hang of the lamination technique and became better and better (it took me a lot of practice to master this process so be patient with yourself).

I hope you will enjoy this creative process as much as I do and please, fell free to ask for my help in private (e-mail or DM on Instagram) if you need it. I will be happy to see your freesias and share your work (just tag me to let me know you posted the flowers made with this tutorial).

This tutorial has a PDF file – 42 pages, a TEMPLATE page and a supply doc. It’s in English language and has a “text only” part at the end that you can copy and use Google Translate. Find it on my etsy shop.

You can also buy it directly from me, with a lower price: contact me and i will email you all the details.

Happy freesias everyone!

 

 

Forever in love with fall leaves!

Painting the paper to make fall leaves is one of my favorite things to do! It gives me such an incredible peaceful feeling and a creative connection with nature in its most beautiful state. In this last couple of months I’ve made these autumn inspired paper wreaths, with pastel shades, hydrangeas and dahlias, that you can buy from my new etsy shop.

The absolute pastel color theme!

When it comes to pastel tones of color, it can’t get any sweeter then this… a mix of pale pinks, blush, nude, pale yellow, and lilac! The paper peonies look so romantic and diverse, the garden roses have layers and layers of petals, the lisianthus is so delicate, the lilac and baby’s breath are like drops of cuteness and the dahlia is the main focus of this incredible mix of flowers.

Luisa and her magnolia bridal bouquet!

Luisa’s bridal bouquet was one of my all time favorite wedding projects. She had her wedding in Greece and we used that as a inspiration for the bridal bouquet and wedding candles. The main theme was magnolias and olive leaves… she was so beautiful and these amazing photos by DeersPhotography captured the moment perfectly!

Follow the wedding story here.

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