Alot of our visitors remember crafting with tissue paper years ago. Tissue paper flowers
and vases have been popular crafts throughout the years. Here's a couple of ideas we
worked up... Tissue Paper
Decorations
Use our patterns or make your own. Tissue paper decorations are terrific for any child's
room.
 Textured Tissue Paper Frames
Make pretty frames with designs made out of hot glue.
Here's some of the other ideas sent in by our
visitors:
Flowers
Take eight 3" squares of tissue paper and fold as you would a paper fan. Stack the
folded paper and wrap one end of the pipe cleaner around the middle. Turn each piece of
tissue paper a half-turn to create the flower petal.
--Anonymous
Sun Catchers
Apply torn pieces of tissue paper to a clear plastic lid with diluted white glue. Let dry.
Punch a hole in the lid and tie a ribbon through it.
--Ronda, Trooper PA
Tin Foil Designs
Tear up tissue paper. Apply a layer of glue and water mixture on a piece of tinfoil.
Arrange the tissue on top, then spread with another layer of the glue mixture. Add as many
layers as you like, then let dry.
--Larissa
Tie-Dyed Fish
Cut white paper into fish pattern. Place small squares of tissue paper on the fish
pattern. Take a squirt bottle filled with water and carefully squirt the water onto the
tissue paper. When the water dries peel off the tissue paper and you have a tie-dyed fish.
--Carrie, Edina MN
Window Decorations
Smear petroleum jelly on your window. Apply tissue paper in a pattern, picture, etc.
Change picture as often as you want. Washes completely off with warm soapy water.
--Lizzy, NY
Jewelry Box
Apply several layers of small torn pieces of colored tissue paper to an Altoid mint box
using a gloss decoupage solution. Finish off with a final layer of glaze and sprinkle on
some glitter.
--Ronli
Stained Glass Pictures
Photocopy coloring book pages for children to glue on pieces of colored tissue paper. Hang
it in the window for a stained glass effect.
--Anonymous
Tissue Paper Wreath
Cut the center out of a paper plate. Cut tissue paper into 4" squares. Place the
eraser end of a pencil in the center of a piece of the tissue paper and pull it up around
the pencil. Dip the pencil with the tissue on it in white glue. Then place it on the paper
plate. Hold it there for several seconds until it sets. Continue this way until you fill
the paper plate ring. Try putting several layers of tissue inside each other gluing one
layer at a time to make a fuller flower. Add some green tissue leaves, glitter, ribbons,
or roll the tissue into a ball to make berries.
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Vases
Decorate old bottles or jars by adding small
pieces of torn tissue paper applied with watered down white glue. You can give the tissue
depth by applying several layers of tissue or crumpling the tissue before you apply it.
--Angela, Huntington, INTray
Favors
Cut tissue paper into small multicolored hearts. Layer 3 to 5 hearts on a pipe
cleaner... stand in a Dixie cup with a small base of playdough inside.
--Donna, Norfolk, MA
Decoupage Votive Holder
Tear assorted color tissue in small pieces and randomly glue them onto a glass votive
holder with a mixture of white school glue and warm water. Be sure the colors overlap a
little so you won't see glass painted with glue. When you are done, paint over the whole
thing with a light coating of the mixture, and sprinkle with glitter.
--Robin Dirats, Westfield, MA
Mexican Folk Art
Fold tissue accordion-style. Make cuts around the folded edges just like you
would to cut out folded snowflakes. Unfold the accordion and you have papel picado
to hang up for a festive decoration.
--B. Mohr
Wrapping Gifts
Iron tissue paper onto the shiny side of freezer paper to give it more body. The paper can
then be used in various ways, including making your own gift wrap and gift bags.
--Cherri, Milwaukee, WI
Tissue Paper Wreaths
Stretch a wire coat hanger into a circle shape. Cut tissue into strips of 2" x
4". Attach strips to the hanger by folding it in half over the coat hanger and
twisting the base.
--Kathy, Michigan
Paperweights
Decoupage smooth round stones with tissue paper to make really awesome paper weights.
There are some really unique designed papers that can make more meaningful paperweights
for like mother's or father's day.
--Chris, Foster, KY
Decorated Eggs
Blow out an egg and apply small pieces of tissue paper using thinned glue. When dry, apply
ribbon, beads, etc. They were beautiful!
--Pam, Metamora, MI
Decorated Candles
Tear many colors of tissue paper into small pieces. Cover the outside of a white candle
with school glue and apply pieces of tissue. It looks like stained glass and doesn't
effect the way the candle burns.
--Anonymous
Paper Mache
"Tear into strips. Dip into liquid starch and apply over a plate or balloon. Let dry.
Remove and decorate.
--Anonymous
Stained Glass Window Clings
Tear up the tissue paper into 2" pieces. Layout a large sheet of clear
plastic. Use white glue or decoupage solution to glue apply tissue paper pieces. Let dry
overnight. Cut shapes out of the colored vinyl. Moisten the back and it will cling to the
window.
--Danyle, Uniontown, Pennsylvania
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