If you are having a summer BBQ or party this is
a fantastic and inexpensive decoration you can make with the kids to hang from
the trees or as a wall garland. Once you know how to make a tissue paper pom
pom there are endless possibilities, this is a very addictive paper craft and
even the most uncraftiest person will find this nice and easy. This is a craft
that all the family can get involved in and enjoy.
What you need:
Coloured
Tissue Paper
Brown Craft
Paper/Brown Paper bag
Floral Wire
Sticky Tape
Coloured Twine/String
Stapler
Instructions:
1)
First
you need to make your Ice Cream Tissue Pom Pom Flowers.
2)
Count
out six sheets of tissue paper and cut into _ Size.
3)
Next
begin folding your tissue paper accordion style roughly about 1 ½-2 inches
wide.
4)
Get
a piece of floral or garden wire and tie it around the centre.
5)
Cut
a petal shape on either end of the tissue pom pom.
6)
Next
begin separating the layers of tissue one by one pulling them gently so you
don’t rip the paper.
7)
Once
you have finished one side you will see the flower shape coming together.
8)
Flip
the pom pom over and do the exact same thing on the other side
9)
Take
a piece of brown craft paper and roll it into a cone shape.
10)
Pop
your tissue flower on-top of the cone and use your scissors to cut the sample
cone shape to the correct size.
11)
Now
using your sample cone cut out 8-10 replica cones from the brown paper.
12)
Use
a stapler to secure the cones on place.
13)
Once you have all your flowers and cones made,
place them out of the table in the colour order of your choice and begin threading
some coloured twine through the middle of the flowers, adjusting the distance
between each one as you go.
14)
Once
you are happy with the spacing, attach each flower to each cone using sticky
tape.
We made this recently as part of HB Icecream's Summer Campaign'Quality Time, Quality Ice Cream' for Mummypages.ie Check out the other crafts we made here
http://www.mummypages.ie/hazelbrookfarm
Photo Credit: All photos @ Liosa McNamara of Anchorbird Photography