HOW TO MAKE DIY PAPER PALM LEAVES (EASY TUTORIAL)

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Want to know how to make DIY paper palm leaves? Read this easy and quick craft tutorial!

DIY paper palm leaves are the easy and beautiful home decor craft idea that you can make in minutes and with few materials. Read to know how to make yours! 

Easy DIY decor crafts are the best way to update a room on a budget, especially if they look like you’ve boight them in a shop. Discover how to make DIY paper palm leaves that will add a stylish and aesthetic touch to your home in just few minutes and for less than… I guess, 5 dollars? Win win!

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You need:

  • paper leaves in different sizes/colors
  • paper straws or sticks
  • pencil and scissors
  • glue
  • stapler

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How to:

1)

First, draw the stylized shape of a palm leaf on the paper and cut it, then fold it in half to sign the centre. You can also fold the paper in half first, then draw half leaf and cut it so that you have it perfectly symmetrical.

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2)

Now fold the leaf like a fan: start from the centre and go to one extremity, making folds of about 1 cm; then repeat starting from the centre and folding to the other extremity, until your leaf looks like a paper fan!

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3)

Cut the excess of paper on the bottom of the leaf, then place the straw on the back and fix everything with the stapler. Leave the straw long enought to look like a stem.

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4)

Now cut a strip of paper and wrap it to the bottom of the leaf to cover the stapler stitches. Add some glue to fix it and you’re done!

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Voilà!

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