Make Paper Lily Flowers to Celebrate Spring

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Make paper lily flowers to welcome in spring and enjoy year after year!

Spring is here! I am a big fan of Easter Lillies and I think they herald in spring with their pretty white, trumpet-shaped petals and lush green leaves. But, inevitably, they don’t last. So I like to make paper flowers, like my tulips and cherry blossoms. So let’s make some long-lasting paper lily flowers that will decorate our homes or make lovely gifts for our friends and families.

I love realistic paper flowers, so it won’t surprise you to learn that I traced the petals for the paper lily from real lily petals. The petals roll right up into either a tight bud or an opened flower—your choice. If you decide to make a lily bud, use the template without stamen (since you can’t see them when closed).

Take a look at the close-ups of the paper lily flower:

Make paper lily flowers to have some fun with watercolor, too!

And here’s what both the closed and open paper lily flowers look like:

So let’s make paper lily flowers that last a long time! This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience (which means if you make a purchase after clicking a link I will earn a small commission but it won’t cost you a penny more)!  Read my full disclosure policy.

Materials to Make Paper Lily Flowers

How to Make Paper Lily Flowers

First, cut out your cardstock using my free SVG, DXF, or PDF files (Design #96) found in my resource library. You’ll be cutting petals from one piece of white cardstock (this will make one opened lily and one closed lily bud) and leaves from four pieces of green cardstock. No scoring or layer grouping/ungrouping is needed—this is a very easy project to cut!

Tip: If you’re not sure how to upload an SVG cut file to Cricut Design Space, watch this helpful video training series I made. If you’re on an iPhone or iPad, here’s how to download and upload SVG files to the Cricut Design Space app.

Using watercolors, lightly paint your petals and stamen. I painted my stamen yellow and my petals were light green at the bottom with stripes of light pink. I recommend you look at photos of real lilies to help you determine how to color your paper lily. Of course, you don’t have to paint them at all—it’s up to you!

Once your paint is dry, roll up your paper into flowers or buds using a quilling tool.

Arrange the petals as you wish, then glue the bottom of the rolled flower into place.

Curl the edges of your paper lily flower outward using the barrel of your quilling tool or something else of a similar size and shape.

If you want to add a stem, put some glue on the end of a floral wire and poke it into the bottom of your lily, then wrap the base of the flower and top of the wire well with floral tape.

Wrap the leaves around the middle of the floral wire, working your way up as you go. I use two sets of leaves per stem. Glue into place when done. I think it looked more realistic to put the two stems together and then wrap the leaves around them both.

Put your paper lily flowers into a pot or vase and enjoy them year round!

I love these bright and cherry blossoms! I think these would look beautiful at any spring event as well as weddings!

Free Cut Files to Make Paper Lily Flowers

You can get the password to my resource library that has ALL of my free cut files in it by filling out this form:

I’d love to see your project! If you make one, please share a photo in our Facebook group, or tag me on social media with #jennifermaker.

Love,

More Paper Flower Tutorials & SVG Cut Files

        

View all my paper flowers here.

Want to remember this? Save the Paper Lily Flowers to Your Favorite DIY Pinterest Board!