Tissue Paper Flowers

A friend of mine tipped me off to these beautiful tissue paper flowers and asked if I could try them out. Absolutely, I said! This post comes to us from BohoWeddings.com and are very easy, fast, and creative to make. These would be perfect for any engagement party, wedding, birthday, etc. I followed the instructions and wanted to throw in a couple tips I had along the way.

First off, I don't really follow centimeters as well as I do inches, so get 8 sheets of 24" x 20" tissue paper (those are the standard measurements for tissue paper). I figured instead of using colored tissue paper and forcing you guys to remember which were on top and which were on bottom, I numbered the sheets 1 through 8 - 1 is on top and 8 is on the bottom.

Next, fold about 2" on the shorter side so the bottom sheet (#8) is now showing

Then, start folding accordion-style. Once you've folded everything, grab a piece of string (mine was about 12" long) and tie a knit in the middle. At this point, the bottom sheet (#8) should be on top

Now you can cut your petals! There are multiple ways to do it, I've provided examples below.

But I decided to keep with the original post and cut the same way she did - definitely have a good pair of scissors on hand, though, as you'll be cutting through a lot of sheets at once!

Once you've cut both ends, spread out the petals and start lifting the tissue paper one sheet at a time. I lifted up 4 sheets on one side, flipped it over, and lifted up the other 4 sheets.

And voila! You're done! Now this thing is pretty big... to get a sense as to how large a flower it is, I've put my husband's bike helmet next to it. It's twice the size of a helmet.

But if you flip it upside-down, you'll be able to see the excess string (on the #1 side) and can tie it up, if you so choose!

TOTAL COSTS: $2.95
$2.95 for white tissue paper from Vons
String and scissors were already on hand

TOTAL AMOUNT OF TIME: 15 minutes
You could probably do it in less time since I was trying to take photos, find my scissors, etc.

EASY-PEASY SCALE (1 super easy - 5 very difficult): 1 out of 5
This is a very easy project and one that could turn out beautiful results, depending on the colors you choose, the sizes, and the petal cuts.