Making tissue paper flowers are really easy and inexpensive.
Although just made of tissue papers, these flowers can be used as excellent handmade gifts, for decorating you own home or can be a surprise gift for your child.
All you need to make these flowers are 5-6 pieces of tissue papers, half of a pipe cleaner measuring about 17.
5cm, stapler and a pair of scissors.
Alternatives for pipe cleaners are straws, rubber bands and twist ties.
The bigger the paper is, better will be the flower.
This article will guide you with the steps of tissue flower making and few important tips: 1.
Take all the tissue papers and lay them neatly one on top of the other.
When it's a square shape, exact setting is difficult, but make sure that the ends, corners and sides are meeting perfectly.
2.
Then fold the arranged sheets of tissue in the pattern of an accordion (musical instrument that has multiple folds).
Each fold should be around 1 inch (2.
5 cm) in width.
3.
Then fold the sheets in half, from end to end; it will now resemble a hand fan.
4.
Now take the pipe cleaner and lay it on the end portion of the tissue paper.
5.
Leave small portion of the cleaner on the top to wrap around.
6.
Now hold the folds (the ones you made like an accordion) together and staple all of them together, keeping the wire of the cleaner in the middle.
7.
Now twist the cleaner portion to make the stem a bit thicker.
8.
Then start fanning the papers from top to bottom, ensure that no two papers are got stuck.
Do it carefully or else the petals might tear.
9.
Keep doing this until it looks like a light, soft and fluffy flower.
As you saw, with 9 simple steps, you can make lovely flowers at home and with minimum expense.
Now, there are some tips you should consider while making tissue paper flowers, read on.
These flowers do not turn out to be good with any other type of paper and the process will also tear any other kind of paper.
However, the gift wrapping tissue paper available in the hobby stores is a great option for bigger paper flowers.
It also gives a unique patterned look.
If you wish to have coloured flowers, try to keep one dark colour tissue paper in the centre and other colours surrounding it.
You can keep green tissues in the last which can be made into leaves.
Nowadays, many people give special effect to the petals.
For that, you can cut the edges of the folds as per your choice or colour them with metallic paints.
You can also use pinking shears to even out the sides of the petals.
You can spray the paper flowers with your favourite perfume or put few drops of scented oil in the vase or on the stem.
Tissue paper flowers are excellent options for home decoration, but there are some problems related to this hobby as well.
The flowers are not long lasting as dirt and dust tends to discolour the petals.
Since they are delicate, it is difficult to clean them.
Also, if the tissue paper is not of good quality, the flowers turn out to be clumsy and shattered.
While making tissue flowers, make sure that the paint is thick and not diluted, else the whole process can get spoiled.