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This document provides step-by-step directions for creating tissue paper flowers using colored tissue paper, a green chenille stem, and optional green leaves. It details the materials needed, preparation of the tissue paper, folding techniques, and assembly of the flower. The final steps include adding leaves and arranging the flowers for gifting or decoration.

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Tissue-Paper-Flower-Instructions

This document provides step-by-step directions for creating tissue paper flowers using colored tissue paper, a green chenille stem, and optional green leaves. It details the materials needed, preparation of the tissue paper, folding techniques, and assembly of the flower. The final steps include adding leaves and arranging the flowers for gifting or decoration.

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Tissue Paper Flowers: Directions

1. Gather Your Materials


To make one stemmed flower, you will need:
● 3 sheets (12-by-6-inch sheets or larger) of colored
tissue paper (for flower)
● 1 sheet of green cardstock paper or construction
paper (for optional leaves)
● 1 green chenille stem/pipe cleaners
● Ruler
● Scissors

2. Prepare the Tissue Paper


Take the tissue paper out of its package, stack three sheets on top of one
another, line them up, and cut into 12-by-6-inch sheets. (For larger flowers,
use bigger sheets and cut to your desired size).

Once cut to size, be sure your sheets of tissue paper are stacked and lined up
once again before you begin folding your tissue paper.
Start with the shorter side (in this case, the 6-inch side) and make a 1-inch fold
to start off an accordion fold.

Tip: (If you are making several of these flowers, lay multiple tissue paper sheets
on top of one another at the same time before cutting to size (at least six to 12 sheets is ideal).)

3. Make Accordion Folds


Once you have made a 1-inch fold in your stacked tissue paper edge,
turn your tissue paper stack over for the next fold, then turn it back
for the fold after that.

Keep folding and turning over the paper until you have an
accordion-style narrow strip of tissue paper.

4. Round the Edges With Scissors


Take your scissors and trim the ends of the stacked tissue paper strip so
that you have a rounded edge. This will help your tissue paper petals have a
rounded appearance, like the petals of a real peony, when you unfold the
flower later.

Be sure to trim both ends of your folded tissue paper stack.

5. Add the Stem


● To ensure the stem is centered, fold the tissue strip in half and place
the green pipe cleaner or chenille stem at the fold.
● Loop the "stem" around the middle of the folded tissue paper strip.

● Twist the pipe cleaner onto itself to hold the tissue paper strip in
place.
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6. Gently Peel Open the Layers
Starting on one side, begin opening up the tissue paper folds you made.

Be sure to pull apart the folds evenly from both ends.

7. Separate the Tissue Paper Sheets


Gently separate the tissue paper sheets to unfold the petals of your flower. It
will quickly begin to look like a beautiful blossom.

Tip: (Take your time with this since layers can easily tear.)

8. Cut and Add Green Leaves (Optional)


Having green leaves lends the blossoms even more of a realistic look.

● Make a 2-inch fold in a piece of green cardstock or construction


paper.
● Draw leaves on the folded edge. If you used 12-by-6-inch tissue
paper for the flower, the leaves should be at least 4 inches long
and about an inch at their widest point.
● Cut out the leaves.

9. Glue the Leaves to the Stems


Glue one or two leaves to the stem of each blossom, placing
them wherever you and your child decide they look best.

10. Create an Arrangement


Once you have made a few tissue paper flowers, you can arrange them
in a vase or give them as gifts for Valentine's Day, Easter, or any other
special (or "just because") occasion.

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