How to Make Tissue Paper Poppies

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A simple guide on how to craft cute poppy flowers

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Last Updated: February 24, 2025 Approved

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Tissue paper poppies are a simple DIY project that add color to any space they're placed in. Plus, unlike real flowers, they won't ever wilt and don't require any watering or sunlight! Making them is as easy as choosing colors of tissue paper and connecting them together. After you finish this crafty project, use your new tissue paper poppies to decorate spaces however you like and create whimsical accents all over.

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Use additional layers of tissue paper if you want a fuller poppy. If desired, use more than one color to create variety and depth.
Trace around the lid with a pencil, then use scissors to cut out the circle.

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Use a small cup or another object about 2 inches (5.1 cm) in diameter as a pattern. Draw around the circle, then cut out the black tissue paper.
Poke a green pipe cleaner up through the middle of the stack. Leave about an inch of pipe cleaner extending above the paper. Bend the pipe cleaner down in a hook shape, then pull the bent part of the pipe cleaner through the paper so the hook is hidden in the poppy. Secure the pipe cleaner to the paper poppy with a small amount of white craft glue.
Place the poppy in a vase or other decorative container. Repeat the steps for each tissue paper flower you wish to make.

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Use a ruler or yardstick and a pencil to divide the tissue paper into four equal squares. Cut out the squares.
Fold the tissue paper one final time to make a triangular shape. Leaving the paper folded, use your scissors to round the corner opposite the fold. When you unfold the tissue paper, you will have a scalloped circle with eight equal scallops.
Leave about an inch of the pipe cleaner extending above the circle. Next, bend the extending inch of pipe cleaner in a hook shape. Pull the hook down into the paper, so that the hook is hidden in the poppy. Secure the hooked part to the poppy with a drop of white craft glue.

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What are poppies for?

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Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colorful flowers. They also produce edible seeds. Following the trench warfare in the poppy fields of Flanders during World War I, poppies have become a symbol of remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime.

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Why are they not red?

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Poppies come in different colors, not just red. This example used white poppies, but they can be red, pink, white, yellow, orange or even purple.

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Press the tissue lightly with a warm iron to remove any folds or wrinkles before making your tissue paper poppies. Ironing the poppies will make the tissue paper easier to work with. Be sure the iron is only slightly warm, as the tissue paper will scorch easily

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