How to Make Paper Tissue Flowers
- 1). Make a couple of paper patterns to trace onto red paper. The rose pattern consists of a spiral drawn from a small circle that continues on with a medium circle surrounding it and a large circle surrounding the medium circle, all three touching on the same side where the inner circle began. A rectangle tab completes the end of the large outer part of the spiral, and scallops are drawn along the outside of each circle, following inside to the center, which ends in a c-shaped curl inside the smallest circle. Cut the spiral around the scallops, starting at the rectangle and following inside to the c-shaped end in the middle. This is the pattern to trace onto red paper and cut out. Make just one, or make several in different sizes.
- 2). Using the rose pattern, trace it onto red paper and cut it out following the spiral from the tail into the center. Trace and cut out as many of these as needed for one, a dozen, or a whole bouquet of red paper roses. Use just one size or different sizes.
- 3). Glue the flower cutouts onto the stems and roll and form the rose. Take a pipe cleaner or length of florist's wire and glue it to the rectangle tab on the outside of the rose cutout. Roll the stem onto the spiral flower cutout, gluing or taping at intervals, rolling the paper either tightly or loosely. Tape the inside tail end with green tape, wrapping it around the stem and flower base a couple of times to make a nice base.
- 4). Make leaves for the stem. Draw different size hearts on the green paper and cut them out. Roll a short length of green tape into a stem and glue or tape it in between the two curved ends of the heart shape, not the pointy end of the heart. Tape two or three leaf stems to the flower stem in a couple of different places on the stem.
- 5). Continue on completing all the cutouts and use the paper roses in creative ways. Tie a bunch of paper roses together with colorful ribbon for a bouquet. Put a dozen red paper roses in a vase on a coffee table. Use a tightly rolled red paper rose bud to pin on a suit or sweater. Use roses for gift wrap decorations instead of or with bows. Use paper roses as name card holders for place settings.
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