Apparently, Klout was right when they said they believe I am influential in “Mary Poppins,” because here I am just giving you the tutorial on how to make the paper tissue flowers I first promised to be “coming soon” 3 months ago and later promised to be coming asap 3 weeks ago. Apologies for my “easily made, easily broken” pie crust promises.

Before I risk another pie crust promise, let’s get to it.

 

Materials

• 4-8 5×10 sheets of tissue paper per flower (they don’t come that size - you’ll have to cut larger rectangles down to size)
• flower wire or pipe cleaners
• optional: any jewels or pistil and stamen embellishments

Step 1

Layer 4-6 sheets of tissue paper - 8 if you’re brave - and cut the paper into 5×10 rectangles.

Four sheets will give you a looser look like this:

Eight sheets will give you a tighter look like this (and will be a lot harder to peel down to make the petals):

Tips:

• To make stripes, use polka-dot patterned paper.
• Use two colors to show darker and lighter petals for more visual interest.

Step 2

Make 3/8 inch accordion folds until you have one strip of folded tissue paper layers.

Step 3

Trim the ends of the folded paper strip to make either a rounded or pointy tip.

If you cut sharp edges, instead of rounded edges, you’ll end up with something more like the top right and bottom left corner photos:

Step 4

Wind a piece of floral wire around the center of the layered paper strip - or use a pretty pipe cleaner if you want people to catch a glimpse of something sparkly in the middle of the flower.

Tip:

You don’t need a huge length of wire if you’re just using the flowers as stand alone decor, for wrapping gifts (instead of a typical bow), or for napkin rings.

Step 5

Fan out the layers and gently peel them down, away from you.

Tips:

• You can shape the flower petals so that there is a more vertical tuft near the center, with softer uncurled petals underneath, for another look.
• Use your fingers to separate the paper around the wire or pipe cleaner to create a center for a more flower-like look. Glue or drop in any embellishments into the center if you wish.

Happy Crafting!

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