Crafts
How to make paper flowers
Turn your old magazine into this
Step 1. Tear off some sheets from the roll of tissue. Carefully tear the tissue into random shape pieces.
Step 2. When you have a pile of tissue pieces start laying them on the rack or mesh overlapping the edges. If you’ll be making the paper into a greetings card it’s a good idea to use the pieces with straight edges around the outside of your shape. When the layer is complete, spray water all over the tissue until completely soaked. A good idea is to stand the rack on a tray to catch the drips of water.
Step 3. Sprinkle the wet tissue with some seeds.
Step 4. Repeat with a second layer of tissue pieces, spray with water and sprinkle on more seeds.
Step 5. Continue to layer the tissue, water and seeds until you have done about 6-8 layers of tissue.
Step 6. Use a rolling pin to flatten the paper.
Step 7. The paper needs to dry – you can either leave it to dry naturally or leave it in an airing cupboard overnight.
Step 8. To make a greetings card from your seed paper, trim the edges and fold in half. If the paper is a bit crinkly you could ask an adult to iron it for you. Make sure they cover the paper with a cloth before placing the hot iron on top. Paint a Hey Duggee flower on the front.