Monday, June 29, 2009

How to: Tiny Delicate Tissue Flowers

This is what I've been up to lately, making these delicate tissue flowers. The flowers will be glued onto contorted willow branches as part of a table centerpiece (providing all goes well). I'm really happy with the results, light, delicate & airy. Perfect for summer decorations.

Supplies:
tissue paper
scissors
string - waxed dental floss works well



Layer four pieces of tissue paper together measuring at 2 1/4" by 3 1/2". Fold together using an accordion fold (refer to picture).



When you're finished with the accordion fold, it should look like the picture on the left. Pinch together and place on its side. It will now look like the picture on the right. Cut where yellow lines are shown, through all layers.



Your tissue flower should now look like the image on the left. With string, tie a loop around the center of the tissue where you made the slits. Now unfold tissue.



Pull the first layer up. Begin to peel all four layers apart (picture on right). Now peel all the layers from the other side. Done.

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63 comments:

  1. gailJune 29, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    Hi:) How cute, thanks for the tutorial!
    Happy creating,, gail

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  2. KristinJune 29, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    How lovely.

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  3. Alison GibbsJune 30, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    They are cute
    Alison

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  4. ~amy~June 30, 2009 at 5:58 AM

    CUTE...thanks for the tut!!!

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  5. LorieJune 30, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    I can think of a thousand fun things to do with those. Thanks for the tutorial!

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  6. The Queen of ClearanceJune 30, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    these look amazing! I bet I can find somewhere to put these, and they look easy...or is that deceiving ? are they tricky at all?

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  7. LoralynnJune 30, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    What charming little flowers!

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  8. OiyiJune 30, 2009 at 9:28 AM

    Such beautiful paper flowers! It look wonderful as a center piece.

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  9. Novi On The GoJune 30, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    These are so pretty! Thank you for sharing!

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  10. LizJune 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    They are beautiful! They remind me a cherry blossoms.

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  11. Rachel@oneprettything.comJune 30, 2009 at 2:39 PM

    Oh wow! These are so, so pretty! So many fun uses. I've gotta make a garland! Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

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  12. UnknownJune 30, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    These are really pretty! I love the way you did the edges. Adorable.

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  13. AliceJune 30, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    These are adorable! I tried them with a cotton quilting fabric and they come out equally cute. Just make sure you iron them well when they are accordion folded.

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  14. junkoJune 30, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    These are so pretty! I've always wondered how they were made! Thanks for sharing!!

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  15. AlexanderJune 30, 2009 at 10:04 PM

    Very lovely colour. The flowers are very sweet and cute. Love it.

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  16. LindaJune 30, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    Thanks for the tutorial, I will have to try this they are so cute!
    Cheers Linda

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  17. JoyJuly 1, 2009 at 10:39 AM

    Very cute and so well done! Thanks for the easy-to-follow tut!

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  18. AyieJuly 1, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    it's very delicate and pretty =)

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  19. Jennie BenderJuly 1, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    Very cute! I will save a link back to your site, I want to keep these i mind for a b-day=) Thanks!

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  20. icandy...July 1, 2009 at 4:24 PM

    Thank you so much for showing us how to make these tiny beauties!!! They are precious and I can just imagine making hundreds of them!! :)

    Christina :)

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  21. KatieJuly 1, 2009 at 9:13 PM

    These are so cute and beautiful!

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  22. ♥ maariaJuly 2, 2009 at 5:45 AM

    Oh, aren't they cute!!

    Happy summer weekend to you!

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  23. GingerJuly 2, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    So clever! Love how they turn out.
    Have a wonderful 4th my friend!
    Thank you for the tutorial.

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  24. mamalibrarianJuly 2, 2009 at 3:58 PM

    I like these a lot. Thanks for posting the tutorial. lovely.

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  25. TIGGYWINKLEJuly 3, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    Really Pretty. Have just put one on a gift wrapped in Pale pink Tissue. I made the flower in cerise to match the cushion inside. I used Indian silk hand made paper. Thank you.

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  26. UnknownJuly 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM

    Thank you for the tutorial will definitely be trying these out.

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  27. PamJuly 3, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Very neat idea. When I was young, (a million years ago) we used to make them out of Kleenex, but they weren't near as nice. I like the tissue paper idea and the slits in the middle would really help them fluff out nicely. Thanks for sharing.

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  28. VerokaJuly 8, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    Great idea! Love them!

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  29. WebMommyJuly 11, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    I made these tonight, only I used two colors of tissue paper (alternating) and tied them with one long strand of green yarn, effectively creating a flower garland. My girls loved it! Maybe you'll want to create a garland to go with your centerpiece? One tip, it helps to tie them on before you flare them out.

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  30. The Magic OnionsJuly 17, 2009 at 7:27 AM

    These are so pretty... I'd love it if you would post it on my 'Friday's Nature Table' post today.
    Blessings and magic.

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  31. KirJuly 23, 2009 at 6:58 AM

    Love the idea! Anything small is fun...I wonder how it would work if you kept the width the same, but didn't cut down the length...fold as you say, and then when you have all the accordion folds done, cut into the smaller parts, thus making folds for 2-3 (or more?)at a time. Would this work or would it be too cumbersome?

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  32. Beth HowardJuly 24, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Awww, I haven't done those in a long time. Now I want to make tons of little flowers! lol

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  33. BethAugust 9, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    I just blogged about making up a centerpeice with these!

    http://weepereas.blogspot.com/

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  34. UnknownAugust 28, 2009 at 4:46 AM

    Awsome..... i would like the same with fabric!!!!!! to put in may clothes!!!

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  35. KimmaySeptember 15, 2009 at 12:25 PM

    just lovely! I love WebMommy's idea to alternate colors of tissue and to make a garland. So much easier than I ever would have thought. Darling!

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  36. ValeSeptember 15, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    Simply beautiful! I can't wait to make them. Many thanks!

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  37. KarenSeptember 17, 2009 at 9:55 AM

    Simply gorgeous! I've made some tissue flowers using die cuts, but I sure wanna try this tutorial! Thank you and your flowers are so lovely!!

    Have a great day!
    Karen

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    These were made from Kleenex in all colours for our cars in our wedding. (35+years ago) I believe I had help making 200 of these.

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  39. anna and the ringSeptember 20, 2009 at 5:22 AM

    These are wonderful.

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  40. ShaliniOctober 5, 2009 at 1:01 AM

    hello, the flowers are so so gorgeous... love the colour as well... thanks so much for sharing... have tried some myself as well... do take a look at www.craftcurry.com

    Hugs
    Shalini
    www.craftcurry.com

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  41. NelaDecember 12, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Wonderful! Thanks for sharinf :D

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  42. KirstenJanuary 6, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    These are so pretty. Imagine them on a larger scale for party decor:} Thanks Jessica. xo

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  43. Term PapersJanuary 23, 2010 at 1:54 AM

    These Tiny Delicate Tissue Flowers" are so easy to make and These flower's will provide us with the results, light, delicate and airy. Perfect for summer decorations.
    I am waiting for summer.


    Term papers

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  44. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2010 at 10:57 PM

    Thank you for the tutorial. I and my bridesmaid made hundreds of these and then I used a straight pin with some glue on it and poked it into styrofoam balls. It took a while but the end result was awesome! They looked wonderful hanging over the dance floor at my wedding.

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  45. SummerMarch 3, 2010 at 9:04 PM

    thank you soooo much. i'm going to use these for cupcake toppers for my wedding thanks to you. :)

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  46. TammyApril 16, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    I just bought purple for my silver anniversary party in the fall. And we just made them for my Mom's silver anniversary party using silver and white.
    Thanks for the tip on slitting the middle! That will really help. I had all the tips but that one!

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  47. BusyBridalBeeMay 6, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    This is fantastic! I'm making my own flowers for my wedding and this is perfect. Alice - thanks for confirming that this can be done with quilting squares, too! :D

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  48. One Year of ChristmasMay 8, 2010 at 6:23 AM

    Thanks so much for the tutorial, those are absolutely lovely!
    I´ve started making a whole bunch for my wedding and I wonder if anyone has ideas as to how to store them till the big day, and more importantly, how to transport them without crushing everything into one big mess? :)Thanks in advance!

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  49. AnonymousMay 15, 2010 at 10:09 AM

    Wow! They are so cute, I just made a couple of super mini flowers and glued them to hair clips, they are adorable hair pieces :)

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  50. UnknownJuly 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    just tried one of these, it turned out cute! Thanks for the good directions and pics to go with them, that really helped!

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  51. flower delivery in the philippinesJuly 19, 2010 at 7:53 PM

    Cute! I like this tissue flowers. Thanks for guiding me through this. I will try to make something like that this weekend.

    -yumi-

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  52. CeruleanskySeptember 4, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Thank you very much! I was wondering how to do them, and you explained it very well. Thanks.

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  53. JanineNovember 18, 2010 at 5:27 AM

    Thanks for the instructions - I used the pattern to make flowers as wedding decorations - and found shoes to match :) check out the photos on my blog at miiller.com

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  54. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    These are so very pretty!
    I saw them tonight and just had to try right away. i had a time gettig to pull the tissue apart but I got it.
    thanks so much for sharing
    Betty Boo

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  55. SharonJanuary 31, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    These delicate little "pinksters" are everso delightful!, and so very feminine!, Thank You for sharing

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  56. Jaimee McClellanFebruary 25, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    THANK YOU!
    I've been dying to try this out for myself :)

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  57. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    Thanks for sharing. Really love it, so cute. You teach it in a easy way

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  58. AnonymousJuly 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    I'm planning my wedding on a tight budget and I can't wait to create these for center pieces :) Thank you!!

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  59. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Those are so cool!!!!! I am going to try them

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  60. AnonymousApril 16, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    These are super cute thanks for the easy tutorial!!

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  61. nothing but averageAugust 30, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    OMG! thank you so much. I just taught my interior design class these flowers and now we are using them for our homecoming hallway decorations! they're perfect!
    -Jes

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  62. JillSeptember 28, 2012 at 1:23 AM

    I've just made a small box for gifting some home-made sweets. This is just what I wanted to decorate the top - and so simple to do.
    Excellent, thank you.

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  63. UnknownAugust 27, 2013 at 5:45 AM

    cok guzel olmus:)

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