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Piece of Craft: The Art of Tissue Paper Flower Making

Create your own spring flowers in the dead of winter. Photo by Faith Breisblatt.
Create your own spring flowers in the dead of winter. Photo by Faith Breisblatt.

It’s October, which means winter in Arizona isn’t too far off. The seasons change here in what feels like a split second and before we can even begin to get used to the 100-something-degree weather, we’re all breaking out our jackets and setting up the holiday decorations. Before I get too ahead of myself, the point of all this is that soon our plants are going to die. Part of what’s nice about Arizona is being able to walk outside your door and snip a few flowers down for a table centerpiece. But if the oncoming weather is going to take this opportunity away, then there are only a few solutions. The first is obviously buying fake plants for the house.  As a crafter though, this isn’t exactly the ideal. So for me, I make my flowers

The easiest way in my opinion is using tissue paper. This is because it is one of the easiest materials to fold and contort in any way.  Use a sheet of tissue paper that is about 8 ½ x 11. This size is small enough that there shouldn’t be any extra material left over, but large enough that it makes a decent size flower.

To make your flower, take the tissue paper in the middle and start to crumple. Think of a typical shape of a flower (a tulip perhaps?) and model it after that. The shape can be as crumpled or messy as you want. Make a few of these flowers. Once your done, you can super glue them to pipe cleaners, or skewers for a stem. When I have made these types of flowers, I typically put them in a glass vase (usually a vase I made out of a bottle of some kind). I think this looks the best because then everything has the handmade feel.

You can also try making flowers out of other materials such a tin foil and other metals. Construction paper can also work although it is harder to use to make a flower shape.

If you have any questions or comments, e-mail me at fbreisbl@asu.edu.


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