Deco tutorial - Creating your paper indoor plants

How to make paper plants?

How to make a paper pilea?

How to make a paper cactus?

Green is a strong trend in decoration, and now also in fashion and jewelry. Green plants, succulents and cacti are the kings of decoration! But if you don't have a green thumb, we suggest you make them out of paper... so you don't have to worry about watering them! With paper andmetal rods, you've got easy-care houseplants!

This tutorial was selected by the Modes et Travaux editorial team and was one of the tutorials proposed for a "paper decoration" topic in the March 2017 issue ... you may have recognized it for loyal readers of this magazine!

How to make a paper cactus?

STEP 1

Cut 4 circles from a green sheet of paper, then 4 more from a white sheet. Use a glass to trace the circles.

STEP 2

Fold each circle in 2 and apply glue to the back. Build your ball by gluing the green part to the white part, then continue alternating colors.

STEP 3

Cut small triangles out of your leaves, and glue them onto the ball to imitate thorns.

STEP 4

Colour a pot with grey acrylic and fill it with white gravel.

How to make a paper pilea

STEP 1

Cut circles of various sizes from a colored sheet. Cut a notch in the circle the length of the radius.

STEP 2

Apply glue next to the cutout, overlapping the 2 sides by about 1 cm to form a concave round.

STEP 3

Drill a hole in the center of a rod and secure with a dot of glue.

STEP 4

Colour a pot with grey acrylic and fill with white gravel. Prick your stems into the gravel.

How to make a paper aquatic plant?

STEP 1

Cut out long, round shapes from a sheet of pastel paper.

STEP 2

Cut stems about 8 cm long.

STEP 3

Glue the stems to the base of the cut leaves.

STEP 4

Cut short lengths from the same paper to hide the side where the stem is visible.

STEP 5

Colour a pot with grey acrylic and fill it with white gravel. Prick your stems into the gravel.