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Directions For Making Tissue Paper Flowers and Fancy Articles

25th January 2010 by Karen Bastille No Comments

PUBLISHED BY NORTHROP, THE ART DEALER,
New Haven. Conn.
Copyright, 1886.
Certainly nothing could be more beautiful than are (within their own limits) these tissue-paper flowers, so perfect are they; every grace of form and fleeting beauty of color and tint so artfully caught and reproduced that nature’s self seems to be almost outvied. Heretofore to speak of [...]

Flowers from Paper – Crepe Paper Sweet Peas

28th August 2009 by Karen Bastille 2 Comments

Materials: Thin crepe paper. Any amount of color variation: pinks, mauves, scarlet, purple, white, salmon. Green-covered tray wire for flower stems and tendrils. For main stems, 10-inch lengths of 16 or 18 gauge wire and green paper. Make lots and lots of flowers!

Flowers from Paper – Crepe Paper Poppies

28th August 2009 by Karen Bastille No Comments

Materials: Thin crepe paper. Any color you like for flowers. Black for center. Grey-green for stem. Stem wires, 14 or 16 gauge, 18 to 24 inches length. Reel wire.

Flowers from Paper – Crepe Paper Daisies

28th August 2009 by Karen Bastille 1 Comment

Materials: Thin crepe paper. Any color will probably work, but try mauve or white for petals – yellow for stamens and dark green for center and stems. Stem wires, 16 or 18 gauge and 10 inches long. Reel wire.

Flowers from Paper – Crepe Paper Azaleas

21st August 2009 by Karen Bastille 1 Comment

Materials – Thin crepe paper. Try out warm pinks, yellows and oranges for flowers. Green for stem covering. Stem wires, 16 or 18 gauge, about 10 inches long. Reel wire.

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