Being Crafty: Making Tissue Balls

In this economy, we want to save money. However, when throwing a party, decorating for a wedding, or just because, we don't want to skimp on those decorations! Well, you can make one decoration for around $1.00 and you can choose any color you want! It is a fun DIY project and so simple, but adds that perfect touch to any gathering! What is this project you ask? Tissue Balls! (Some refer to these as a tissue pom flower). Now, if you have walked past our windows recently, you will see we've used them as a decoration because we have such long windows! I can't take credit for that window- the wonderful Mona put together that beautiful window! However, for this tutorial...I went through the steps myself (and included pictures). Mine isn't nearly as 'fluffy' as hers, but this is my first attempt! Note: You can buy the kit, but I did that for my wedding and didn't even use them and the package cost probably around $3-$4. Let's get started...

Step 1: Grab 10 sheets of tissue paper and put them together. You can do any color!

Step 2: Begin folding the paper accordion style. See photo below for what it should look like...

This is the final product after folding.

Step 3: Fold in half.

Find some fishing line, wire, etc. to tie in the middle. We used ribbon for ours.

Step 4: Tie a string (tightly) around the fold.

Use your finger in the middle of the paper while tying to get a tighter fold in the middle.

Step 5: Fan out the paper on each side of the ribbon.

Step 6: Carefully separate the sheets of tissue paper one by one, alternating sides of the ribbon.

Almost there...

The finished product! Fluff as necessary! Mine is flat on the bottom, but I could have kept fluffing around to get it to look more like a ball.

That was fun and pretty easy, huh? Here are a couple photos of our current window. Like I said, Mona's are much prettier than mine! I actually just had someone come in (while I was working on this blog) and ask if ours were for sale or just for decoration!

Note: She has a couple lying on the table to add some effect to the window.

Gorgeous, right? She made multi-color ones (center) and ones of different size!

(I apologize for not getting a photo from the outside- it is cold and rainy and impossible to get a decent picture with the lighting outside!)


What do you guys think of this project? Please let me know! How did they turn out? Any other projects worth trying?

Until next time...