How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers

Tissue paper is one of the most popular and widely used art and craft materials. This paper is mainly used for making paper flowers, pomp for parade floats, collage, gift wrapping, garlands, tissue paper pom poms, paper-mache etc. There are various types of craft tissue paper, like, brightly colored ones, shimmering types, metallic finish, etc. You can choose the best suited tissue paper type for your craft item. This article deals with making paper flowers out of tissue paper. It is a very easy task, if you know the right method. Read on to know more about how to make tissue paper flowers.

Directions for Making Tissue Paper Flowers

In order to make tissue paper flowers, you need tissue papers of the color of your choice, scissors and pipe cleaners (or floral wire). You can either go for tissue papers of the same color or differently colored ones. Usually, a pack of eight tissue papers will be sufficient for making two to three flowers. Make a rough idea regarding how many tissue papers you need for making the required number of flowers and buy accordingly. Once you get all the required materials, you can start to make tissue paper flowers, as per the following guidelines about how to make tissue paper flowers.

• Take 8 eight sheets of tissue paper and stack them, so that the edges match perfectly. It is the number of sheets that determine the density of the petals.
• If you want to make medium-sized flowers, then cut the stacked tissue papers in half. The golden rule about making tissue paper flowers is that the bigger the size of the tissue paper, the bigger the flowers. So, cut the tissue papers accordingly.
• Now, you have 16 sheets of tissue paper. Take five to eight sheets and stack them, so that the corners and edges match perfectly.
• The next step is to fold the tissue papers in accordion style. The folds must be even and should have a breadth of around half to one inch.
• If you want round petals for your tissue paper flower, then round both edges of the folded paper with a scissors. If you like sharply-tipped petals, then, cut the edges to points. You may also make a slit through the center of the round edges.
• Now, you have to tie the center of the folded paper with a wire or pipe cleaner. If you are going to display the flowers in a vase, then floral wire or pipe cleaner will be good. If you want to attach the flowers to something, then ordinary wire will serve the purpose.
• If you are using a pipe cleaner, then, wrap the top end of the pipe cleaner around the center of the folded paper. Make sure to twist the wrapped end of the pipe cleaner to the longer part, thereby securing the papers tightly.
• Now, you can open the petals, by separating the folded papers. Spread the petals in such a manner, that it resemble an open flower.

Now, you know how to make tissue paper flowers. Follow the same procedure to make the required number of flowers and arrange it as per your creativity and need. However, you can experiment with tissue paper type, color, size and petal shapes. You can also help those, who want to know about how to make tissue paper flowers for kids. Making tissue paper flowers is one of the easiest and inexpensive crafts, which can be done by kids too. All you need is a little bit of patience, time and creativity.