I stumbled upon a wedding DIY site that is just ravishing! Project Wedding is just a haven of various DIY projects. For my 365 DIY project challenge, I've chosen this project involving tissue pomanders as these are just simply beautiful.
The finished product
Materials
1. Styrofoam Balls: Sold at craft stores such as Michaels. For this guide, Marina used 3” balls.
2. Tissue Paper: For each pomander, you’ll need approximately 72 sheets of tissue paper cut to be 5” x 7”
3. Scissors
4. Wire: Sold at hardware stores
5. Wire Cutters: Sold at hardware stores
2. Tissue Paper: For each pomander, you’ll need approximately 72 sheets of tissue paper cut to be 5” x 7”
3. Scissors
4. Wire: Sold at hardware stores
5. Wire Cutters: Sold at hardware stores
Methods
Step 1: Cut each sheet of tissue paper to 5” x 7”.
Using the available tissue material you have, cut the sheet of paper with the measure 5" x 7". No need to keep the cut well-aligned. You may produce jagged sides and edges but it will still be fine.
Step 2: Stack 4 sheets of tissue and fan fold all the way up.
Fan-folding is a method wherein to fold the paper in creases with alternating format. Do this accordingly and try to keep the creases aligned this time.
Step 3: Tie some wire around the middle of the tissue.
There's no strict length as to how long the excess wire ought to be or how many recoiling needs to be done. You just have to secure the tissue paper by wrapping the wire and leave an extra tail to have something to stick in the Styrofoam. Fab, right?
Step 4: Start pulling the tissue sheets up one at a time. Left then Right.
Do this step all over again until to get your preferred "fluffiness." Remember not to pull too strongly because it might ruin the tissue and tear the piece into a multitude of others.
Step 5: Stick the wires into the Styrofoam ball.
Continue this process until the ball is fully covered with the pieces of wrapped tissue paper. What is wonderful about this project is that you control the effect of the pomanders by fluffing it up should you wish to do so.
If Francis and I are to incorporate these babies in our adornment project, we'll have to look for the right shade of yellow. I feel like I'm dreaming of soft tissue paper right now. *tee hee*
*** Craft idea and pictures courtesy of Project Wedding.
Posted on 1/22/12 at 9:55 PM
1 comments:
this is good for other occasions.
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