homemade flowers anyone?

katieanne85

anyone else making their flowers out of crepe paper or anything else? what kind are you making or tutorials are you using?

schadbourne

im making tissue paper flowers --or have started to experiment, check em out

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarachad/4477408569/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarachad/4478037776/

I have been making them since i was  little so i didnt really use any directions just experiemented until i got them to look the way i wanted but its similar to this one

http://zakkalife.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-tiny-delicate-tissue-flowers.html

except i used 24 gage wire instead of string, and 6 sheets instead of 4
oh and i 'strung' or 'twisted' 3 bead in the middle for the center of the flower

^i should really make a tutorial

jagore08

schadbourne- your paper flowers are so pretty!  

schadbourne

thank you : ) im still experimenting but i am quite in love with them

BecW2be

Those are beautiful, schadbourne!

I did button bouquets, and the instructions and photos are in my bio. Good luck!

maria.pedroza

Any other paper tissue flowers out there?

I'm having a few here and there at several events before my Mexican-ish wedding