Paperperennial
Announcement
Summer Announcement: Paper Perennial is taking a vacation from May 21st to June 4th! While you can still place an order, the shipping times will be adjusted back 14 days to account for the shop's break. If you have any questions, or require a rush order when I return, please feel free to message me as I will be intermittently checking and returning messages during this time. Happy Summer!
Free Shipping Sale! Buy 4+ items, get free shipping on them all! (Custom orders, bouquet recreations, and wedding party bouquet sets of 5 or more are excluded from this promotion)
Thank you for visiting Paper Perennial! All of our items are handmade pieces of art. I specialize in wedding, prom, and home decor small arrangements and bouquets. I can also send arranged bouquets for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other special occasions. Find me on social media! Instagram: @PaperPerennial
Announcement
Summer Announcement: Paper Perennial is taking a vacation from May 21st to June 4th! While you can still place an order, the shipping times will be adjusted back 14 days to account for the shop's break. If you have any questions, or require a rush order when I return, please feel free to message me as I will be intermittently checking and returning messages during this time. Happy Summer!
Free Shipping Sale! Buy 4+ items, get free shipping on them all! (Custom orders, bouquet recreations, and wedding party bouquet sets of 5 or more are excluded from this promotion)
Thank you for visiting Paper Perennial! All of our items are handmade pieces of art. I specialize in wedding, prom, and home decor small arrangements and bouquets. I can also send arranged bouquets for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and other special occasions. Find me on social media! Instagram: @PaperPerennial
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Reviews
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houseofchicks on Jun 16, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI’m having a very small wedding, so didn’t want a large bouquet. This is perfect! The quality is amazing. ❤️
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Louis on Apr 11, 2022
5 out of 5 starsArtisan kept me informed throughout the process. Flowers arrived and they were beautiful. It was a great purchase for my wife on our paper anniversary.
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jro637 on Mar 12, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe paper roses I received are as cute and fun as pictured. Just what I was looking for. The shop owner is also very responsive, helpful, and pleasant.
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Jesse on Jun 7, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWords cannot adequately describe how perfect this was. Laura is an amazingly talented artist and the bouquet she created is perfect in every way. It perfectly recapitulates my wife's wedding bouquet. The detail and craftsmanship of the paper flowers are just amazing. I find something new and mind-blowing every time I look at the bouquet. These are fantastic gift ideas and the final bouquets are exquisite.
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jro637 on Mar 12, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThe paper roses I received are as cute and fun as pictured. Just what I was looking for. The shop owner is also very responsive, helpful, and pleasant.
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Susan on Feb 22, 2022
5 out of 5 starsThese carefully crafted paper roses are perfect! They look so real and they don't require water!
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Susan on Feb 22, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI looked all over Etsy to find the perfect faux roses for my Valentine tiered tray display. I found them! :-)
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Susan on Feb 22, 2022
5 out of 5 starsBeautifully hand-crafted red roses that are a part of my tiered tray display...this year and future years.
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Matthew on Jan 17, 2022
5 out of 5 starsLaura did an incredible job with my custom order! she recreated this fictional flower beautifully and I've already gotten comments on it in the two days I've had it. Her work never ceases to impress!
About Paperperennial
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Our booth at the Toasted Wedding Chicago event in April 2016. -
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We've recently begun developing a line of shadowbox paper flower art. -
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The bouquet that started it all. This was made for my husband and I's wedding. -
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A Fall bridesmaid sporting one of our new deluxe hair clips.
In planning a wedding, I found a passion.
In the course of planning my own wedding, I discovered my passion for making paper flowers. I love the beauty of real flowers, but I was interested in having something different for my wedding. I looked at silk and real touch flowers, but everything I saw struck me as fake. I realized that I didn't want to try to fool my guests; I wanted to show them something new to make them wonder. I was inspired by nature and other artists to develop linen paper flowers. When I broached the idea with my fiancee, he loved the handmade, personalized nature of these paper flowers. Our mothers have been friends since we were in Kindergarten and we literally grew up together, so we wanted our wedding to reflect the personal closeness of our families. On the day of our wedding, the flowers became the talk of the bridesmaids, groomsmen, parents, and guests. Well, that and how happy my husband and I looked.
As a high school English teacher by day, my passion is helping students creatively unlock the secrets of literature and communication, and I incorporate that love of literature in the descriptions of some of my bouquets, named after my favorite female poets and authors. But in planning my own wedding, I unlocked a new passion for designing and imitating nature's beauty. With nature's creativity to guide me, I get to use my imagination to make ideas not only come to life, but last far longer than a real flower could. My wedding bouquet sits in a glass box on the bookshelf of my workroom looking as beautiful today as it did when I said my vows.
Shop members
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Laura Garcia
Owner, Creator, Designer
I'm a high school English teacher living in the Chicago suburbs, recently happily married to the man who inspired me to love creating paper flowers.
Production partners
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Hot Lead Studio
Wauconda, IL
Hot Lead Studio is an independent handmade card company. All designs are originally created by hand from artist Eliot Mack.
Shop policies
Shipping
Customs and import taxes
Payment options
Returns & exchanges
I gladly accept returns and cancellations
I don't accept exchanges
The following items can't be returned or exchanged
- Custom or personalized orders
- Items on sale
I accept returns I do not accept returns
I accept exchanges I do not accept exchanges
I accept cancellations I do not accept cancellations
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
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Frequently asked questions
Gift wrapping and packaging
I can definitely include a special message/card for any gift orders. Just let me know what you'd like to say, and I'll be happy to include it, no extra charge!
Custom and personalized orders
The great thing about paper flowers compared with real flowers is that you can customize almost anything about them. Have an idea or theme that you'd like to see come to life? Let me know and I will look for special papers/patterns. Want to mix and match different flowers with different products? Not a problem! I welcome the opportunity for creativity.
Care instructions
No special care is required for our flower creations. Typically our papers are acid and lignin free to lessen fading, yellowing, or breakage over time. They have no reason not to last forever without any special preservation techniques. We do suggest, however, that you store them in a location away from direct sunlight to prevent accelerated fading.
Sustainable shipping
Did you know that 30% of U.S. waste comes from packaging materials? We try to do our part to prevent this by reusing packaging materials donated by local schools and businesses whenever we can. While we will never put the safety of your purchase at risk, you may receive your item in a repurposed box or with a variety of packing materials included inside. If for any reason this is a problem, please let us know in your order notes. Thanks for helping us do our part for the environment!