Tissue Paper Flowers

To make this flower, you can use either different colours or same colour tissue paper. Cut out 2 pieces each of the two different colours of tissue paper approximately 3 by  5¹/₂ inches each. Stack the four pieces together and make accordion pleats i.e small pleats as shown by dotted lines in figure down the center of the strip.

Twist a wire around the center firmly.  Hold the wire vertically and fluff out each of the layers. For a vibrant effect, alternate layers of different coloured tissue papers can be used.