DIY expert Denise Wild shows a simple DIY to update your home with spring-inspired tissue paper flowers.

Tissue paper flowers

Materials:

Tissue paper
Stapler
Thin wire
Scissors
Florist tape
Clear vase
Decorative stones
Fake flower to use existing stem
Wire cutters

Method:

1. Accordion-fold 4 or 5 pieces of tissue paper together. My tissue paper measured about 12″ x 16″ (30 cm x 40 cm) initially.

2. Staple the folded tissue paper bunch in the middle.

3. Cut some thin wire to encircle the tissue paper bunch.

4. Twist the wire around the tissue paper bunch to create a mini stem off one end. Round the ends of the tissue paper with scissors.

5. Spread out one side of the tissue paper.

6. Separate the top layer of tissue and raise it toward you.  (Keep the wire stem facing down, away from you as you build the flower toward you.)

7. Continue separating and raising each subsequent layer of tissue on both sides. This will create the multiple layers of flower petals also make sure the wire stem is pointing out the back. If it isn’t, shimmy it in place.

8. Remove the existing bloom from the fake flower.

9. Wrap the mini wire stem of the paper flower around the stem of the fake flower.

10. Wrap florist tape around the top of the fake flower stem to hold the paper flower in place.