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    Design Dazzle » Crafts

    Published: Apr 10, 2012 · Modified: Jul 14, 2020 by Toni Roberts · This post may contain affiliate links · 48 Comments

    How To Make Tissue Pom Flowers

    How to make tissue pom flowers - Design Dazzle

    I’ve had a couple of requests on how-to make tissue pom flowers. I’ve posted this tutorial before. If you’re not interested in making your own poms, PartyPoms from Etsy sells great tissue pom flower kits.

    DIY: tutorial tissue pom flowers - Design Dazzle

    Paper flowers are such an easy creation you can make with tissue paper. They’re fun, vibrant and colorful – a great way to decorate for a party or room decor. Martha Stewart sells the pom pom kit – if you would like to purchase the kit.

    Remember the darling nursery room posted with all the flower pom poms? In case you didn’t see:
    How to make tissue flowers - Design Dazzle

     Tissue paper flowers

    Here are easy step-by-step instructions to make giant paper flowers:

    Step 1
    Take 8-10 sheets of tissue paper – lay on a flat surface. I used 20″ x 30″ sheets. Starting at the short end, make a fold at least 1.5 inches wide. Simply fold accordion-style – flip tissue stack over and make another fold. Continue folding until you get to the end of the tissue. Make sure to press firmly creasing with each fold.
    How to make tissue flowers - Design DazzleStep 2
    Wrap a pipe cleaner (or florist wire) tightly around the center of your folded tissue.

    Step 3
    Cut the very end of the stack to make a point or round it – depending on the look you want. Repeat on the other end.

    Step-by-step instructions on how to make tissue flowers - Design DazzleStep 4
    Gently pull each piece of tissue towards the center of the flower, separate each tissue sheet from the others one at time. Fluff and fiddle with the tissue until the desired shape is found. These flowers are approximately 18″ in diameter.

    tutorial tissue pom flowersThe size of the tissue sheets determines the size of the tissue flowers.


    how to make beautiful paper tissue flowers

         Brand New Blush Light Pink Bulk Tissue Paper 15             Bulk Tissue Paper Bubblegum Pink 20           Bulk Hot Pink Tissue Paper 20    
       Light Pink Bulk Tissue Paper   Tissue Paper  Pink 20″ x 30″    Hot Pink Tissue  20″ x 30″ 

     

      20 x 30 Art Tissue Paper (100 sheets)             Martha Stewart Pom Poms, White, 2 sizes                   Bulk Tissue Paper White Large 20            
          20 x 30  Tissue Paper          Great selection of tissue paper colors      White Bulk Tissue Paper

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    Comments

    1. L + A says

      April 10, 2012 at 9:34 am

      I'm excited to try these! I've always wondered how people make them! Thanks for the tutorial! 🙂

      Reply
    2. chili pepper says

      April 10, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      We have done these for the last three events we have thrown and they are a huge hit everytime. We have found so many ways to work them into the decor. I love that we can customize the colors by heading to our local party store and perusing the paper napkin aisle. And my teenagers love to fold them!

      Reply
    3. Fox Hollow Cottage says

      April 10, 2012 at 6:08 pm

      Oh I need a reason to make those. They are SO dang cute!!

      Reply
    4. amanda boykin says

      April 11, 2012 at 7:52 am

      So cute!! I will definitely be making these!! 🙂

      Reply
    5. Desiree @ The 36th AVENUE says

      April 11, 2012 at 8:09 am

      I LOVE this tutorial… pinning and facebooking!

      Reply
    6. Blue Dog Belle says

      April 11, 2012 at 12:52 pm

      Thank you for this! I'm having a cinco de mayo birthday party soon, so these will be perfect!

      Reply
    7. Carrie says

      April 11, 2012 at 1:47 pm

      Whats the best way to temporarily hang them from the ceiling?

      Reply
    8. The Bishop Family says

      April 16, 2012 at 1:16 pm

      THANK YOU!!! I was inspired by this!!! I made them for my daughter's 1st birthday yesterday and featured your link on my blog: https://bishopsfamilysite.blogspot.com/2012/04/avas-rainbow-1st-birthday-party.html

      Blessings!
      Janiene

      Reply
    9. Bunch of Bishops says

      May 02, 2012 at 6:09 pm

      I featured your tutorial again. I made pom pom chandeliers for a party I threw Monday night. Thank you for your inspiration 🙂
      Janiene
      https://bishopsfamilysite.blogspot.com/2012/05/party-details.html

      Reply
    10. Anonymous says

      May 04, 2012 at 7:38 am

      how do you attach these to the roof?

      Reply
    11. Anonymous says

      June 05, 2012 at 6:44 am

      These are great my friend had some at her party and i have been looking forward to making some of my own. The tutorial is realy easy to follow. They dont take long to make and look great i made all sizes and carnt wait to show them to my friends

      Reply
    12. alwayslearning says

      July 10, 2012 at 6:31 pm

      I have tried these and have not been happy with my results:( I am off to try again after your tutorial! Thanks!
      Holly

      Reply
    13. Anonymous says

      July 16, 2012 at 10:51 am

      Awesome! So this is just a little larger version of the tissue paper flowers we used to make in Elementary School, then? What have you found is the best/easiest way to hang them from the ceiling? Fishing line?

      Reply
    14. Anonymous says

      July 22, 2012 at 7:24 am

      I love these!!!! I was wondering the same thing what's the best wat to hang them??

      Reply
    15. Angie says

      July 27, 2012 at 4:39 pm

      We hang ours with ribbon and a small thumbtack

      Reply
    16. Anonymous says

      July 31, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      These came out great . So cute and easy. The more you practice the better they come out. Thanks for posting.

      Reply
    17. Anonymous says

      August 23, 2012 at 12:42 pm

      At first, they don't look like they'll turn out, but they do. If at first it seems like it won't look like this, just keep going and it will. Go with 2 colors that compliment each other, like blue-green or purple-pink. Use your favorite sprot team colors, or add some glitter. My aunt made these for my cousin's birthday, and people were amazed to see how easy it was.

      Reply
    18. Sassss says

      August 27, 2012 at 3:36 pm

      My oldest daughter had these everywhere for her bridal shower & wedding. I still don't know who made them (kept forgetting to ask!), but wondered how they were made into balls. The ones I learned how to make were half-domed. Lol, who'a thunk to use 2x the tissue paper & just not fold it in half. I feel pretty silly for not seeing it, right off. These are great! Thank you for showing us this way – I'd have felt like a dolt, finding out, in person. 😉

      Reply
    19. IricksTreasuresAndTips says

      October 12, 2012 at 8:16 am

      nice! i remember making these in the 70's and have been looking for the same design instructions for a while now! thanks!

      Reply
    20. DesignDazzle.blogspot.com says

      October 12, 2012 at 1:49 pm

      I'm glad you found this post helpful! Have fun making these cute tissue flowers!

      Reply
    21. Mel@Mellywood's Mansion says

      October 21, 2012 at 6:09 pm

      Hi Toni, Thanks for your tutorial I made these for my babies room – we're all in love with them. xo

      Reply
    22. Country Flora@Hyderabad says

      October 29, 2012 at 3:54 am

      All over world beautiful flowers!

      Reply
    23. campanitalinda says

      December 07, 2012 at 10:31 am

      This project is fantastic for any ocasion. instead of buying expensive ribbon for a a gift I make a pom pom and put it on the gift. it gives a great look.

      Reply
    24. myggee says

      December 30, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      It has been many years since I have made these. I appreciated you taking the time to show us how.
      Thanks

      Reply
    25. Anonymous says

      January 04, 2013 at 3:13 am

      Best DIY tutorial for paper Pom flowers! Thank you!!

      Reply
    26. Linda Lo says

      January 05, 2013 at 3:34 am

      What a great idea! TY!

      Reply
    27. Kayleigh says

      January 21, 2013 at 8:45 pm

      I made these in pure white and hung them around our house for our Christmas party, they were great and looked like giant snowballs 🙂

      Reply
    28. Lesley says

      May 13, 2013 at 7:18 am

      These are very cute! I am going to make them for my daughters room!!

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        May 13, 2013 at 10:38 am

        Lesley,
        I would love to see pictures of the pom flowers in your daughters room! Please share when you’re done!

        Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        June 28, 2013 at 7:51 am

        These will liven up any childs room! They are so dang cute and inexpensive!

        Reply
    29. Melissa says

      May 17, 2013 at 6:28 pm

      Ok silly question, I just made one of these and it’s flat on one side and rounded on the other. How do I get it to look like a ball like these in the pictures?

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        May 22, 2013 at 6:59 pm

        Meilssa,
        Maybe the tissue paper is too thick? There are varying degrees of thickness. My tissue paper was fairly lightweight – maybe that is why the tissue pom was more rounded for me. It’s just a guess.
        Toni

        Reply
    30. Rebecca says

      May 23, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      I am having trouble getting mine to look like yours 🙁 I am making these for our end of year office luau and would really love for them to look as good as yours! Any pointers? Yours do not show any discernible middle where mine is glaring. I have tried to pull the paper more but I am worried about ripping. To you pull long ways or horizontally when you begin? How do you get it to look round all the way and from what point do you hang them from?
      Sorry for all the questions! 🙁

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        May 25, 2013 at 9:10 pm

        Rebecca,
        Maybe use less sheets or thinner tissue paper. Tissue paper has different quality thickness. It sounds like maybe your paper is to thick. Try that and see if that works for you. I don’t think the direction (pulling which way) mattered that much. I hang it from the pipe cleaner. Good luck!

        Reply
    31. Chelsea says

      June 10, 2013 at 8:42 am

      Absolutely love these! I made a bunch for my brother’s graduation party and they looked so cool hanging all around our deck.

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        June 11, 2013 at 10:47 am

        Chelsea –
        Yeah for you! What a great sister. I’m sure everyone was impressed with your graduation decor.
        Thanks,
        Toni

        Reply
    32. Sara Connell says

      June 24, 2013 at 1:15 am

      I LOVE these! Thanks for sharing! I was wondering where people found them. I can’t wait to make some of these for my classroom. 🙂
      Sara

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        June 28, 2013 at 11:56 am

        Yeah! So happy to help. These would be so fun for a classroom!!
        Enjoy!
        Toni

        Reply
    33. rosalyn says

      July 11, 2013 at 4:03 pm

      I did it! Great fun but very delicate when seperating. Mine is probably a bit too big-like a football. I will keep practising. Thanks for guide.

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        July 12, 2013 at 2:20 pm

        Rosalyn,
        So glad you tried. Keep practicing you’ll get the hang of it : )
        Toni

        Reply
    34. janie hendrick says

      August 13, 2014 at 4:33 pm

      I’m using these for my classroom….super excited. Thanks for the how to:)))))

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        August 14, 2014 at 12:36 pm

        So glad to help out, Janie! Send us pictures when you’re done : ) We love our teachers!!

        Reply
        • Liliantemperley says

          September 03, 2017 at 2:33 am

          I have loved this tutorial I am going to give it a try did do some small flowers but this seems a little more challenging will try thanks

          Reply
          • Toni - Design Dazzle says

            September 11, 2017 at 12:59 pm

            I enjoy couch crafting – watching TV while I craft. This was just the right craft to couch craft with. It took me a couple of tries at first. But then it worked out great!
            Enjoy!

            Reply
    35. Amanda Cleckler says

      October 23, 2018 at 11:46 am

      Wow! I love this tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing! Have a blessed day!

      Reply
      • Toni - Design Dazzle says

        July 03, 2022 at 11:21 am

        Thank you for your kind word.

        Reply

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