Tissue Paper Flowers

OK gotta get this done so I can go to bed!

Take three pieces of tissue paper and fold them in half like this.

Then cut it, so you have six pieces of tissue paper, and stack them on each other like this.

Fold it like an accordion

Put a wire in the center of the accordion (I used florist wire so I could put them in vases. if you just want to hang them, or lay them around on a table, you don't need the wire. You can use yarn, pipe cleaners, or something similar)

You can cut the ends to a point, or a rounded edge, or just leave them plain to get different petals.

Fan out the accordion

And start pulling the individual papers apart from each other. Be careful not to tear them. But if you do tear them, just leave them on the flower. You usually can't tell a petal or two is torn.

Fluff it up

And you're done!

This is one without the edges cut. I think it looks like a rose.

And there you have it...

If you want to make big flowers like we made for Groovy Girl Art, you do it the same way, just don't cut the tissue paper in half. Just fold it up accordion style and go for it.

Enjoy!

Cindy Bee