Flowering Experiments

In the upcoming spirit of Valentine's Day, I've been playing with lots of different flower making techniques. Here are two of them that work well - not tutorials that I've come up with myself, but two different DIYs via two of the craftiest ladies in the biz.

{Tissue paper flowers by Martha Stewart // Image 1:}

Materials: tissue paper and flower stems. 

Technique: fold layers of tissue paper fan style (I cut one piece of tissue paper into four pieces length-wise and stacked them), trim the edges into petal shapes, twist the stem around the middle of the fold and separate the layers of tissue from each other. 

Trick: don't tear the tissue paper when separating the layers!

{Pom pom flowers by Ez at Creature Comforts // Image 2:} 

Materials: yarn, flower stems, hot glue

Technique: Wind yarn around three or four fingers, tie it together, cut the loops apart, trim the pom pom to your liking and hot glue the flower to the stem. 

Trick: Don't mess up your loop when you first take it off your hand and be sure to tie it tight enough so the yarn doesn't fall out!

Together, these flowers make a lovely bouquet. Perfect for sprucing up the house for Valentine's Day. Mine sits on top of the fireplace in our apartment - they brighten our home without dying on me. ;) Hope you like them too! -Amina