You will need:

  • Paper or cardboard, for template
  • Scissors
  • Tissue paper
  • Stem wires
  • Masking tape.

Step by step:

  1. To make the paper petals, draw a rectangle onto a piece of paper or cardboard (this will determine the size of your flower). As a guide, our template measures 18 x 10cm.
  2. Fold the rectangle in half horizontally and draw a curve around top edge. Cut around curved line. Open template (pictured above).
  3. Place petal template onto a sheet of folded tissue paper and use a pencil to draw around template. Use scissors to cut petals out of tissue paper. Repeat until you have about 4-5 petals for each flower, but you can add more to make the flower look more full if desired.
  4. Take one piece of the cut tissue at a time and scrunch the base together (not the curved end). Once you have done this to 4-5 pieces, arrange them around the top of a stem wire, working them gently with your fingers to look like a flower. Use a piece of masking tape around base of stem of to hold petals in place.

Project, styling and photography by China Squirrel