Today we’re thrilled to have Corrie Beth Hogg share a DIY project she made just for us, inspired by her new book, Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make with Paper! Take it away, Corrie! –Kelli I love the challenge of figuring out which of my trusty art supplies will best replicate my current […]

Today we’re thrilled to have Corrie Beth Hogg share a DIY project she made just for us, inspired by her new book, Handmade Houseplants: Remarkably Realistic Plants You Can Make with Paper! Take it away, Corrie! –Kelli
I love the challenge of figuring out which of my trusty art supplies will best replicate my current plant obsession, and then sorting what I?ve learned into teachable steps. Right now, I’m totally smitten with all the cultivars of Colocasia. You likely know them as ?elephant ears,? and it’s a fitting name, as the leaves of these plants can get huge! What I?ve made here is inspired by ?mojito? or Colocasia esculenta, a stunning variegated variety that was only just discovered (or engineered) in 2007! I am beyond thrilled to share this tutorial with y?all … just look at this dreamboat, and all its splatter! You can make an entire plant like I have, or craft just a few leaves to place in vases or gift to friends. You can tell them to come visit, and say you?ll have a mojito waiting for them … except without the rum and mint! —Corrie Beth Hogg

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