tissue paper carnations
This week on Folding Trees, I am running a daily series on different types of paper flowers. To get things started, I followed a few online tutorials to make tissue paper flowers, but the end results looked really childish - not the elegant decorative look I like. So I had a think and came up with my own method to make these tissue paper carnations.
I think they look lovely - the darker petal edges add a lot of realism and give the flowers a more professional finish. My inspiration was some beautiful carnations I was given last winter (thank you, library friends!):

And here is a close-up of my paper version - pretty similar, don’t you think?
If you’d like to see how to make your own, check out my tutorial on Folding Trees!




Brie Said,
August 4, 2008 @ 3:49 pm
Stunning - I am besotted!!!
Robyn Said,
August 4, 2008 @ 4:33 pm
WOW! Beautiful! They look real! Great job!
doug Said,
August 5, 2008 @ 9:48 pm
I can’t tell the difference between the real flower and the paper flower! You have serious talent! Good on you.