Tissue Paper Crafts
Tissue Paper Crafts
Inexpensive and simple tissue paper crafts are versatile ways to decorate for your next party, patio or room. Tissue paper crafts are easy for young hands to work with to help them participate in your celebration. These tissue paper party pom poms make really fun ceiling decorations for a girl’s bedroom or they can be hung from trees for an outdoor party.
Tissue Paper Crafts
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What you need for each tissue paper art pom pom:
- 9 sheets of tissue paper (20″x25″)
- 1 pipe cleaner
- 36″ piece of string or fishing line
- Thumb tack
- Scissors
How to make tissue paper art pom pom:
- Stack 9 pieces of tissue paper on top of each other. Alternate colors however you like.
- Fold sheets accordion style, with 1.5″ folds, beginning at the 20″ end.
- Loosely wrap the pipe cleaner stem around the center of the folded tissue paper and twist once.
- Tie the end of the piece of string around the pipe cleaner by tucking it underneath the pipe cleaner and tying it around in a knot (See above photo).
- Continue wrapping the pipe cleaner around until completely wrapped.
- Use scissors to trim the ends of the tissue paper. Use round or pointed cuts.
- Lay the tissue paper in front of you and start separating the layers, one by one. Continue separating the layers until finished (See above photo).
- Hang from the ceiling with a thumb tack.