tissue paper garland diy

after a busy busy week last week, we had a chilled weekend – caught up on some housework, enjoyed the sunshine and did a little crafting. one of the things i made was a cute tissue paper garland – this one’s hung across the doorway into my craft/office space. my mr came home and said it looked like a fairy grotto :)
i have plans to make some more of these – thinking of one with fabric tassel’s as a backdrop for birthdays. it took approx 20 minutes from start to finish, all you’ll need is some sheets of tissue paper and a length of ribbon to hang it.
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fold each sheet of tissue paper in half, then cut that in half, so you have two pieces of folded in half tissue paper. then cut strips from the not folded side, stopping about an inch and a half before the fold.

 open that sheet out, like below, then start to fold over and roll up the centre strip, until you reach the other end

 gently twist the centre fold and loop over and twist like below

 repeat with the rest of the tissue paper until you have a nice pile of tassels

 when you have them all made, thread onto a length of ribbon and then hang in place :) you can space the tassels out once it is in place.

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6 Comments

  1. Kim@My Fairytale Cottage

    March 20, 2012 at 11:50

    Cute, cute idea! Thanks for sharing. I may have to try this. Have a great day!

    -Kim :)

  2. Kyla

    March 20, 2012 at 12:32

    Oh, I love this idea! It’s such a cute way to brighten up a room :)

  3. Alexandra

    March 20, 2012 at 19:17

    I love a bit of colour, great idea! I’ve just added your blog to my reading list, I’ve really enjoyed it. I home educate my children too.

  4. AlphaBetsy

    March 21, 2012 at 02:26

    So cute!! I will have to give this a try.

  5. I'm ♥ Mumma K

    March 21, 2012 at 04:04

    Looks bright and beautiful will definatley have to give this a go, love your little craft/office space too, very inspiring :)

  6. Lauren

    March 27, 2012 at 21:32

    Thanks for commenting on my blog. I love this idea, it’s a much cheaper but equally as cute version of the fabric garland! :)

    http://teaforowls.blogspot.co.uk

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