[Nfb-krafters-korner] Paper Flowers

[Eleni Vamvakari]

Perhaps, this is how it was done.  I'll try that for sure.  An arts
and crafts store probably has the stems.

Thanks,
Eleni

On 7/27/10, Lauren Merryfield <lauren1 at catliness.com> wrote:
> 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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