Edit Article How to Make Artificial Flowers Artificial flowers capture the essence of nature without actually sacrificing live flowers. Blossoms you make yourself will last forever, and they make gorgeous decorations or gifts. Read on to learn how to make flowers from tissue, ribbon or fabric. Steps Method Making Tissue Flowers Gather materials. To make delicate paper flowers that look similar to carnations, you need just a few simple supplies sheets of tissue paper in the same color A pair of scissors A ruler and a pencil A pipe cleaner Clear tape Florist tape to Make Artificial Flowers Cut a rectangle from the tissue paper.

Use the scissors to cut a rectangle measuring inches . cm long and inches . cm wide from the tissue. to Make Artificial Flowers Draw lines on the rectangle. First draw a line with a ruler and pencil, a inch . cm from the bottom of your tissue paper rectangle. Draw a diagonal line from the top corner on side that connects to the first line. to Make Artificial Flowers Cut along the diagonal line. The smaller piece of tissue paper is excess and can be discarded.

www.silkflowersbypost.com to Make Artificial Flowers Create fringe. Cut straight lines from the top of the diagonal. The cuts should stop at the pencil line drawn straight across the tissue paper. to Make Artificial Flowers Insert the stem. Tape the top of the pipe cleaner along the short side of the tissue paper using tape. to Make Artificial Flowers Roll the tissue paper around the stem. to Make Artificial Flowers Tape the edge of the tissue paper down around the stem. Use clear tape to prevent it showing. to Make Artificial Flowers Wrap florist tape around the top of the stem and bottom of the flower.

to Make Artificial Flowers Pull the tissue paper tabs away from the center. This will finish the carnation.