[Nfb-krafters-korner] Paper Flowers

[Lauren Merryfield]

Hi,
I made tissue paper flowers by folding the paper in half and cutting it. 
Then taking one half and folding it accordion-style and tying it in the 
center with an artificial flower stem.  Then you would pull the ends in 
toward the center and when the paper was all pulled, it made a flower.  I'm 
sorry, I don't know how to explain it very well.  It has been a very long 
time since I made them.  I was in college when I made them.  I bought 
different-colored tissue paper to make the flowers.  I don't know where I 
got the green stems now.
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <magkisa83 at gmail.com>
To: <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 9:14 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Paper Flowers


> Hi,
>
>  When I was a child, someone taught me how to make beautiful flowers
> from tissue paper and wire.  As I remember it, you had at least six
> pieces or more.  You had to fold them in a certain way and I guess
> cross them.  In any case, you'd wind up with these flat papers on the
> wire and you'd lift each so that it created a flower when you had
> finished.  The whole process took only a few minutes.  I'm just not
> sure how she got them on the wire or how many papers were needed.  I
> remember that the end with the paper was twisted.  I wish I could tell
> you more but I was very young and never did it entirely by myself.
> I'd love to relearn it so that I could make some for my loved ones and
> for the public as well.  Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Eleni
>
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