Acute How-To: Tissue Paper Flowers

This might just be the perfect Mother’s Day gift {especially if you live far from your mom like me} – simple, thoughtful, and would be much easier to ship than real flowers.

What you need:

• Tissue paper {in any color you prefer}
• Scissors
• Fabric coated flower wire {you can find this at the craft store}

Step One:

Fold one piece of tissue paper in half, then in half again, and again… until you have a small rectangle.  If you are using a standard piece of tissue paper this will be four folds.  Open the folded piece of tissue paper and cut along the lines in order to get 16 equal sized rectangles {they will measure about 6”x4”}. 

Step Two:

Take 8 of the rectangles and stack them on top of each other.  Fold accordion style up the length of the stack of paper.

Step Three:

Take one piece of flower wire and securely twist around the center of the folded paper.

Step Four:

Cut each end of the paper so that it is curved.  If you prefer a more ruffled look, rather than a pompom look, do not round off the ends of the tissue paper stack.

Step Five:

Slowly pull apart the layers of tissue paper.  This step takes a little patience.  If you do it too quickly, you will rip the paper.  Fluff the layers so that you have a full bodied flower. 

Make several in various colors for a full bouquet – such a lovely Mother’s Day Gift!