Tissue Paper Flower Tutorial

Tissue Paper Flowers

     I always have an abundance of tissue paper around my house from all the gift bags for baby showers and birthday parties for my kids.  I save everything always thinking it can be reused at some point!  So now with my giant stack of tissue paper I decided to make some tissue paper flowers to be used for an upcoming birthday party for my daughter.  They can also be used for wedding bouquets, decor or just a nice gift to brighten a friends day!  This project is so easy it would be fun to do with your kids as well!  These directions are for the flower shown in picture.  There are many variations to this flower you can make by doing different sized papers, cutting the ends differently etc so have fun with it... and please share pictures of your flowers when you're finished!!

    The only supplies you will need is a pair of scissors, tissue paper, and a pipe cleaner or wire!! 

    To start, cut out 12 pieces of tissue paper 6.5 inches X 8.5 inches

    Starting at one end fold about an inch in going back and forth creating a fan fold

    After you have fan folded all the way to the end find the center by folding in half and making a crease.

   Fold your pipe cleaner in half and put in the crease you just made, twist the end to tie off.

   At this point I like to cut the ends to give it a petal shape.  You can round off the ends or cut them into points as I have done for this flower.

   Now you may fan out the top to start the "fluffing" ;)

   To fluff up start on one side and grab one piece of tissue paper at a time pulling it upwards, continue with each piece of tissue paper all the way through the one side.... the bottom pieces I like to pull in a downward motion to give it a fuller rounder look..

      Now finish the other side doing the same thing as before... and you are done!! ;)

   If you have any questions about any steps please email me at littlestwonders@yahoo.com! ;)