One of the decorations I am doing for my daughters birthday is her name in large 20 by 14 inch letters. However, I really wanted to make it special so I am decorating them with hundreds of tissue paper puffs (not sure what else to call them, so if you have a better name please let me know!). While it is certainly time consuming, they look so beautiful when you are done, I just could not resist.
What you will need:
- Foam core
- T square
- Pencil with flat eraser/pen with round flat bottom
- Cutting board
- Exacto knife
- Tissue paper
- Scissors
- Glue
First, I needed to measure and cut out the letters from the foam core. Next you will want to cut out hundreds of squares of tissue paper. I used 2 inch squares because I wanted some volume but not tons. Once you have the squares, take your pen or pencil and put the flat part in the middle and wrap the square around it.
To make the project go faster, I put down a line of glue, but you can add a dot if glue to exactly where you want to stick the tissue paper puff if you would like. Please note that if you use too much glue the foam core will curl slightly when it dries.
Lastly, you press it down into the glue and do the next one. After a while it will start to really come together! Once you are done, you can also glue a ribbon all around the edge to hide the foam core from showing and really add a touch of sophistication.
It may take a while, but is incredibly easy and adds a nice personal touch to any event :) Here is a picture of how it looked at the party:
What you will need:
- Foam core
- T square
- Pencil with flat eraser/pen with round flat bottom
- Cutting board
- Exacto knife
- Tissue paper
- Scissors
- Glue
First, I needed to measure and cut out the letters from the foam core. Next you will want to cut out hundreds of squares of tissue paper. I used 2 inch squares because I wanted some volume but not tons. Once you have the squares, take your pen or pencil and put the flat part in the middle and wrap the square around it.
To make the project go faster, I put down a line of glue, but you can add a dot if glue to exactly where you want to stick the tissue paper puff if you would like. Please note that if you use too much glue the foam core will curl slightly when it dries.
Lastly, you press it down into the glue and do the next one. After a while it will start to really come together! Once you are done, you can also glue a ribbon all around the edge to hide the foam core from showing and really add a touch of sophistication.
It may take a while, but is incredibly easy and adds a nice personal touch to any event :) Here is a picture of how it looked at the party:
