Don't Hate On Carnations

I stumbled across this little tutorial awhile ago and used my Spring Break time to make 2 lovely little paper carnation flower arrangements. I love them, even if they took almost 5 hours to make! The first one was smaller you can see right here and the second one is a lighter shade of pink.

The old Joi would have turned up her nose at carnations, but bunched together they look quite lovely. I have plans for their new home, but that info will have to wait for now. ; )

I'm not the best at giving step by step blog instructions {even though I am a teacher-imagine that!}, but we'll see how it goes.

If you decide to undertake this fun DIY projects you will need the following:

1. Some sort of glass with a diameter you like
2. Floral ball {ours was purchased at Walmart}
3. Container {ours was a milk glass flower pot I already had}
4. Tissue Paper {4 whole sheets folded once}
5. Floral Wire
6. Push Pin
7. Scissors

Trace the diameter of the glass as many times that will fit on the tissue paper. {I used the sheets you see here and about 1/2 of another set}

Cut the circles out and push the pin through the circles {all 8 layers of them} twice.

Thread the floral wire through the holes and twist underneath like you're making a stem.

Push up the tissue paper one sheet at a time in the shape of petals...the more random, the better.

At the end, your flower should look pretty similar to this. At this time I cut the floral wire to about 3 inches on the end.

Push the wire into the foam and arrange the bottom layer first. Then fill in the rest, row by row.

Last step: Enjoy and admire your finished product. I just love it! : )

If anything was unclear, post your questions in the comments and I will make sure to answer them.

xoxo