yesterday was gloomy, gloomy here in new york and i was holed up all day finishing a project. when i finally finished my work, i decided i needed to turn away from the computer and recreate a little bit of one of my favorite springtime pleasures: cherry blossoms.
these guys could not have been simpler to make. i had saved a bit of pink tissue from a gift i received, and i cut it up into like-sized strips. i folded stacks of three or four sheets accordion-style and tied each bundle with string around the middle. next, i folded each accordion in half and then spread the accordion out from the center into a circle. after that, all that’s left to do is to wrestle each individual sheet outward from the center, just like a flower.
et voila. cherry blossoms inside on a rainy day. and if i do say so myself, think they look mighty like these real ones i snapped last week.
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Gorgeous!
thanks, lynne!
Your craftiness knows no bounds! These are exactly what the Doctor ordered on what was an all-too-gloomy Brooklyn Sunday.
gloom-city, you might have called it.
I love this! What a sweet idea and a nice distraction for the end of the works day. We might just have to take your advice.
glad you do! definitely give it a shot–it cheered the place right up and shook the computer-blues!
so lovely!
Beautiful; I love this idea
These are so pretty, think I need some of these to brighten up my home.
Such a sweet delicate decor idea. LOVE!
i'm going to try this to night!
i love these little pom poms. perfect for any get together.
so very sweet!
This is such a rad idea! Definitely going to give it a go as a break from my pile of assignments, especially cause it's starting to get cold and wet in my little corner of Australia.
Rhi xx
Lovely blog
So pretty! Definitely going to try this to cheer up my bedroom!
Very cute and dainty! I did the same thing with extra tissue paper from my birthday to decorate my office cubicle to give it some color.
Super divine and pretty. And fantastically creative idea.
I love flowering cherry trees and these paper blossoms look just like the real thing. Thanks for the tutorial Erin!
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