How To Create A Cinco De Mayo Tissue Paper Corsage

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How To Create A Cinco de Mayo
Tissue Paper Flower Corsage
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Growing up in a town that treasured the Hispanic heritage was always fun. Every May we'd celebrate Cinco de Mayo by learning a bit about Mexico's history and creating fun crafts like: God's Eyes, Music Makers (a.k.a. Maracas), and Tissue Paper Flowers.

Some of my classmates would wear the flowers in their hair, others would use them as decorative belt buckles, some would place them in fake planters for their moms, and some, like myself, would turn them into corsages (or as I liked to call them "flower bracelets").

Cinco de Mayo Tissue Paper Flower Corsage.

The only difference between this Cinco de Mayo corsage and the ones I grew up making, is that I've made the flowers smaller, used a hole punch, and incorporated a button into the design. I always did hate when the point of the stem would scratch up my arm.

Supplies:

Instructions:

Cut tissue paper into 4" x 8" strips.
Stack 9 papers together, alternating between green, white, and red.
Using the 4" side, fold tissue paper back and forth, like an accordion, into 1" folds.
Punch a hole in the center of each fold, making sure that the holes in each fold line up.
Insert one Chenille stem into the holes.
Fold the stem and tie by twisting the shorter stem around the long stem.
Fan out the paper folds to create the flower. To fan, start by gently pulling layers apart, starting with the top layer.
Once you reach the last layer, adjust the layers to "shape" the flower. Start the shaping process with the bottom layer and work your way back to the center of the flower.
Grab the button and push the stem through one of the button holes then pull the button to the base of the flower.
Once at the base, loop the stem through the second button hole, leaving 1/2 inch of the stem available for twisting and tying off.
Twist stem so that the pointy ends of the stem are covered by the button.

Disclosure: Tissue paper was provided, free of charge, by Consumer Crafts and is part of the 30 Pc. Tissue Paper Set, Item 1192-27. Chenille stem was also donated and is part of the 100 pc. box set, Item 10166-64.

About The Author
Alyice Edrich is a mixed media artist, freelance writer, and aspiring photographer. She enjoys creating things that bring joy to others. Visit her blog, Coming Home, to check out her latest art. Or stop by her resume site, AlyiceEdrich.net to learn how you can hire her for your next project.

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