Tonight I am hosting a “Margarita Kay” party at my house. My friend has just started selling Mary Kay, so I volunteered to have a few friends over for a party. It also gives me an excuse to make food and margaritas. YAY!
The snacks are all going to be quazi-Mexican, so I wanted some easy decorations to go along with the “theme.” I did some Googling and came across the idea to make tissue paper flowers. I have never made them before, but they are SOOOO easy to do I might have to come up with more excuses to make them.
To make Mexican Paper Flowers, you will need:
dollar store tissue paper in bright colors
pipe cleaners or floral wire
scissors
STEP ONE: Cut your tissue paper into 10 inch wide strips (smaller if you want smaller blossoms) and stack 5 or 6 pieces on top of each other.
STEP TWO: Fold the paper back and forth like an accordian.
STEP THREE: Cinch the tissue paper in the middle and wrap your wire around it. Yep. That is the wire I saved from my class reunion centerpieces.
STEP FOUR: Use your scissors to round off the ends of the tissue paper.
STEP FIVE: Carefully fan out the two ends of the paper and fluff each sheet. Be gentle! Tissue paper is fragile, duh!
Pretty, right? The flowers are REALLY big so I am not sure what I am going to use as a vase yet. I wanted to use this really pretty glass pitcher I have but never use.
Come back tomorrow for pictures of the party and the recipes for all the yummy food and for my famous margaritas (4 ingredients)! See you then. I gotta get cleaning!
I remember making flowers out of Kleenexes using this exact technique. I can't beleive I have never thought to do it with tissue paper. I have to make a diaper cake for a shower this weekend & this will be a lovely addition to the top of the cake. Thanks!!
Oooooh hang them from the ceiling with pins and fishing wire (or I guess regular thread)!
Fun! I am going to use all my red and white striped tissue paper for christmas decorations!
Thank you. I’m sure I’ve made these at least once in my lifetime already, having lived in the U.S. all my life, but thank you for the instructions. So festive, it might even be motivating enough to plan a party, and having margaritas with friends. Thank you for sharing.