tissue paper flowers

TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS

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PRE-CLASS PREPARATIONSBefore class cut up some sheets of tissue paper. (I use standard gift wrapping tissue paper. I’ve found the best value and variety of colors at a craft store. I fold and cut to desired size(s). Here I have cut two sizes. The larger size is 6.5 inches x 10 inches. The smaller size is 5 inches x 6.5 inches.)

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You will also need some chenille wire, green preferred. I use them at their full length, which is about 12 inches long. You may cut them in half to make them go further, but your stems will be shorter. The packet shown here has various colors, but you can often find a pack containing only green at a craft store.


The following slides contain instructions for making one flower. You can practice ahead of time and then demonstrate to your class, and/or show your students the slides and have them follow along.

For each flower, choose about 12 sheets in the colors of your choice.

Some interesting combinations are 4

sheets of one color, 4 of another, and then 4 of

the first color again. Or 4 different colors laid one on top of the other; then

repeat the pattern 3 times. Varieties are

endless.

After choosing and stacking colors, begin to accordion

fold the stack, starting from one of the shorter sides.


TISSUE PAPER FLOWERS


Accordion folding.

After you are finished accordion folding, fold the stack in half to find the middle and then wrap the chenille wire around the middle, leaving a long stem.


Fold part of the chenille wire over the stack.

Twist the wire to secure the stack to the “stem.”


Now begin to pull up each layer of tissue paper individually.


Alternate pulling from each side of the stack.


Continue pulling from alternate sides.

(First set of blue is done!)


Remember to pull gently, or the paper will

tear.


(One section of blue and one of purple has been pulled up.)


Finished flower!


BEAUTIFUL BOUQUETSAdd craft butterflies or other embellishments as desired. Twist the stems of several tissue paper flowers together to make a beautiful bouquet.

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GREAT MOTHER’S DAY CRAFTMy daughter made me this bouquet for Mother’s Day. As I take this photo, it is nearly a year old and still colorful and beautiful.


NAME: KONDETI YASHWANTCLASS:VIII AROLL NO:13


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