Fall Tissue Paper Wreath

Sep 19, 2017
2 min read

Hey there!

This morning I saw a flock of birds presumably flying South for the winter.

I know that it's still early in the year and that those birds were probably just taking a morning flight, but once we have a cold snap, I pull out my winter faux fur and go into cold anger. Yes, it's currently 87 degrees right now in Atlanta but it was cold this morning! Cold this morning means I need to go ahead and pull out the fall decor.

Soon. Not today.

Instead, I decided to make a quick tissue paper wreath for the fall. I knew it would help me get into the crisp air spirit while letting me keep my "Flip Flops Only Here" sign above my door.

I started with yellow, green, orange and red tissue paper, a piece of cardboard, glue, scissors and a pencil. I also pulled out a silver charger to use as a template for my wreath form.

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I created a circle with the charger and used my scissors to cut it out. If your cardboard is thick, you may have to use a craft knife. I also used a smaller glass dish to use to cut the center out of my wreath form.

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I cut my tissue paper into 5" - 6" squares. Now, I cut a lot of tissue paper. You could probably get away with half of what I cut. My suggestion is to cute about 5 sheets of paper up and then add extra as needed.

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Once I had my tissue paper cut, I began scrunching the pieces and adding glue. I began adding the tissue paper haphazardly but knowing what I know now, I'd add my tissue paper to the inside of the circle and then add layers, moving toward the outer circle.

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Once you've finished your wreath, it's time to add some twine or ribbon for hanging. Because this is cardboard, it's not very heavy. I found a empty space and I used my poking tool and my craft knife to make two holes at the top.

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I love using my Dollar Tree twine. I took a long piece of the green and a long piece of the brown twine, doubled them and then fed them through the holes that I punched. Once I threaded my twine through, I added more tissue paper to cover up the holes.