So many of you love the tissue paper flowers we put up in Emma's room. I'm loving them! Every time I walk in there I love them even more.
As I mentioned, we used a Martha Stewart kit. You can see some like it here. (I don't see the exact kit we used, but there are some similar--and even some cute small flower kits.)
Michael's accepted our 50 percent off coupon from Jo-Ann's, so we got them for $10. But I think you could make them yourself for even less.
And here's a video link too.
The key thing is using enough paper, I think. The ones in that linked tutorial don't look as poufy as the ones we made. The kit had something like 14 layers of tissue.
And making your accordian fold nice and even.
As for trimming the ends, some of our flowers had a rounded edge like the tutorial, others had more of a pointy end for more of a spiky looking flower. (You can see what I mean in the picture above.)
The kit came with wire to put around the middle--probably an 8-10 inch length. I used sewing thread to hang the flowers from hooks on the ceiling.
Wouldn't it be fun to make all different sizes? And to use different colored tissue papers in one flower. Perhaps some red and silver, or yellow and orange, or even patterned paper. There's so much fun tissue paper out there--the possibilities are almost endless!
(Do you save your tissue paper? I have a drawer full that I save--crumpled paper would work just as well, I think. And that means making this is practically FREE!)
I noticed Walmart had them too for $10. We still have our fabric and craft section though so it may not be in all of them. These look like so much fun!
Posted by: Stephanie | February 07, 2009 at 09:53 AM
Those flowers look amazing!!! I bet your daughter loves them.
Posted by: Amy Barrett | February 07, 2009 at 01:49 PM
Those flowers are so cute! I would love to do this for my little girl's room. Did you use 14 sheets or more?
Posted by: Wendi | February 07, 2009 at 02:51 PM
I made a bunch of these in different colors for a garden birthday party the girls had a few years ago. I pull them out from time to time to hang them around the house - they are so fun! We had a Fancy Nancy birthday party for Grandma Nancy this year and they were great. I always pull some out for Valentine's Day too.
Posted by: Wendy | February 07, 2009 at 06:11 PM
I shall make those during the school vacation which is all the way in May!
Posted by: Puva | February 07, 2009 at 11:36 PM
I love these - am thinking of making them for bub's first birthday. And I can hang them in her room once the party is over!
Posted by: Kateyboo | January 26, 2010 at 12:54 AM