Mother's Day Paper Foliage Wreath

April 23, 2019

Mother’s Day is coming sooner than you think and I don’t think there’s a mom out there that wouldn’t love a good wreath! A paper wreath was one of those dream projects that has been on my list since I first started with paper crafting, so I’m super happy that I finally stopped putting it off and finally just did it. I went with a super generic, but very versatile, all-green wreath which makes it super easy to customize however you like for multiple seasons! It’s definitely a project that looks more daunting than it actually is, I promise, just follow along!

Here’s what you need:

Cardstock Warehouse Cardstock Papers in Gumdrop Green and Jellybean Green
Scissors
Glue Gun
18” Foam Wreath
Die Cut Machine (or boundless patience with scissors)
½ Yard of fabric matching the color of paper you chose

Mother's Day Cardstock Paper Foliage Leaf Wreath Supplies

First, I started by cutting out all the leaves needed for making the wreath. I searched for my favorite leaf design on my Cricut software, but it would work with a multitude of different designs, so choose whatever you like best. I ended up using four 12x12 sheets of Gumdrop and three sheets of Jellybean, but really the more the better.

Mother's Day Cardstock Paper Foliage Leaf Wreath Pieces and Papers

Now you will want to wrap your foam wreath with fabric; that way when you inevitably have gaps in between the leaves, you won't see foam and the leaves will have something better to adhere to. I cut my ½ yard of fabric into four pieces and just wrapped it around the back, hot gluing the fabric together. I then cut off the excess overlapping fabric with my scissors.

Mother's Day Cardstock Paper Foliage Leaf Wreath Gluing Fabric

Once I finished with wrapping, I began laying out my leaves on the wreath to get an idea of the configuration I was wanting. I personally liked the look of all my leaves going in the same direction, so I started gluing them on with my hot glue gun. I have a precision tip hot glue gun which made it a lot easier to not have huge globs show through and kept it just on the leaves. If you don’t have that type of glue gun, I would just make sure to go light on the glue. I glued about halfway up each leaf so that I could still have a better layering effect.

Mother's Day Cardstock Paper Foliage Leaf Wreath Gluing Leaves

When I finished, I took a step back and added a few leaves in spots where I felt needed it still, and then I was done! I also glued a thick piece of hemp rope in a loop onto the back of the wreath to have something to hang it on, and then I just enjoyed the view (and I'm sure your mom will too)!

Mother's Day Cardstock Paper Foliage Leaf Wreath Finished