I hope you were having fun with all the Easter festivities with your loved ones! It's been a while since I went with the creative niche on my blog too, it was all soul-things recently, that is why I was absent from Instructables too. I wanted to do something else too, that is not only painting and trying, but a little project anyone can do even with little amount of time on their hands.

This is how I decided to share the way I make decorations for various purposes, like embellishing giftboxes, making buntings or just a fake flower bouquet. I took millions of photos while making these, it felt so good just holding the camera - I will try to upload less than I first wanted so it won't become an enormous tutorial for something so simple!

Step 1: Here's All That You Need...

Here's the list of supplies you can basically find in your own home for this project:

Layered paper tissues (or small napkins)
Watercolor (if you want the kind of ombre effect I made)
Stapler
Scissors

Step 2: Paint Your Tissue Papers!

Starting with an optional step, with lots of water draw lines on the edges of your paper tissues - you will have to wait for them to dry completely (or if you are impatient like me, get a hairdryer!)

Step 3: Making Your Layers

After the drying, take the tissues apart to their layers, and make piles of 8 of them (I needed 2 tissues for 8 layers).

Step 4: Fans!

Fold a fan from them, fold it in half then use your stapler to staple the middle of it.

Step 5: Choose Your Shape

Choose a way to cut the edge of your fan! I would recommend using the round one, I like it so much more than the spiky one! Experiment with different forms! :)

Step 6: Making the Flower Itself

Simply open your fan and fold up the layers towards the middle of your flower, forming the lovely shape of your fake peonies :) (it's a bit harder to explain, so refer to the photos above)

Step 7: It's All Done!

Step 8: Where a Thank You Is Due...

Thank you guys for following along on this very simple spring decoration tutorial!

I'm eager to see your future explorations on usage of these gigantic tissue flowers, I really do think they give a nice touch to any environment! (except for rainy places - rainy places and tissue flowers are not friends!)

If you are interested in more tutorials, my illustration journey or my pretty findings, please do visit my blog and leave a comment that you found me. :) (as this tutorial was originally posted on it too!)

Now it's time to have a nice, creative day!

Introduction: Giant Paper Tissue Flowers