Make Tissue Paper Poppies

Poppies are lovely flowers, but they don't last very long. This article will teach you how to make ones out of tissue paper that will last much longer. So get out those scissors, pipe cleaners, and tissue paper!

10 Second Summary

1. Cut three circles out of red tissue paper.
2. Cut three smaller circles out of black tissue paper.
3. Stack the black circles on top of the red circles.
4. Poke a green pipe cleaner through the center.
5. Hook the tip back down through the circles.
6. Twist the hook to close it.
7. Fluff the poppy up.

Steps

Ruffled Tissue Paper Poppies

  1. Lay three pieces of red, orange, yellow, pink or gold tissue paper on your work surface. Use additional layers of tissue paper if you want a fuller poppy. If desired, use more than one color to create variety and depth.
  2. Put a round plastic lid, such as a lid from a cottage cheese or margarine container, on top of the folded tissue paper. Trace around the lid with a pencil, then use scissors to cut out the circle.
  3. Lay three pieces of black or brown tissue paper on your working surface. Use a small cup or another object about {{safesubst:#invoke:convert|convert}} in diameter as a pattern. Draw around the circle, then cut out the black tissue paper.
  4. Place the stack of small black circles on the center of the stack of larger circles. Poke a green pipe cleaner up through the middle of the stack. Leave about an inch of pipe cleaner extending above the paper. Bend the pipe cleaner down in a hook shape, then pull the bent part of the pipe cleaner through the paper so the hook is hidden in the poppy. Secure the pipe cleaner to the paper poppy with a small amount of white craft glue.
  5. Spread the layers of tissue paper to make a ruffled poppy. Place the poppy in a vase or other decorative container. Repeat the steps for each tissue paper flower you wish to make.

Simple Tissue Paper Poppies

  1. Spread a piece of red, orange, yellow, pink or gold tissue paper on a flat surface. Use a ruler or yardstick and a pencil to divide the tissue paper into four equal squares. Cut out the squares.
  2. Fold each tissue paper square twice, so the folds make four equal quarters. Fold the tissue paper one final time to make a triangular shape. Leaving the paper folded, use your scissors to round the corner opposite the fold. When you unfold the tissue paper, you will have a scalloped circle with eight equal scallops.
  3. Push a green pipe cleaner up through the bottom of the shape, with about an inch of the pipe cleaner extending above the circle, then bend the extending inch of pipe cleaner in a hook shape. Pull the hook down into the paper so the hook is hidden in the poppy, then secure the hooked part to the poppy with a drop of white craft glue.
  4. Finished.

Tips

  • Press the tissue lightly with a warm iron to remove any folds or wrinkles before making your tissue paper poppies. Ironing the poppies will make the tissue paper easier to work with. Be sure the iron is only slightly warm, as the tissue paper will scorch easily

Things You'll Need

  • Red, orange, yellow, pink or gold tissue paper
  • Round plastic lid
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Black or brown tissue paper
  • Small cup
  • Green pipe cleaners
  • White craft glue
  • Vase (optional)

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