Mother's Day Paper Flowers

WHAT YOU NEED

• 1 empty 46 oz. or 64 oz. NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE plastic bottle
• Craft glue gun or "tacky" glue
• Decorative ribbon
• 1 roll of light blue cellophane
• Tissue paper in pastel colors
• Pinking shears (available at craft stores)
• 1 spool of thread
• Green pipe cleaner (1 for each flower)
• Colorful letter stickers

HOW TO DO IT

• Vase
• Wash and dry an empty NESTLÉ JUICY JUICE bottle.
• Glue decorative ribbons around the base and neck of the bottle.
• Spell out "MOM" with colorful letter stickers across the bottle.
• Fill the inside with clear blue cellophane to give the appearance of water.

Each Flower

• Cut eight pieces of tissue paper into 6 inch squares; use two different colors, four pieces of each.
• Gather all eight pieces of tissue paper into one stack. With pinking shears, cut all the edges so you have a zig-zag pattern all around.
• Fold the stack accordion-style, making each fold about 1/2 inch in width.
• Tie the folded stack in the middle with a piece of thread.
• Open up the stack at each end; it will look like a two-sided fan.
• Separate each piece of tissue paper, gathering them together. Feel free to crumple up the pieces to give the flowers a fuller effect.
• On the bottom side of the finished flower, insert a green pipe cleaner about 2 inches through the thread at the #162er of the flower. Twist the loop of the pipe cleaner to secure. This will be the flower's stem.
• Make 2 or three more flowers to finish the bouquet.
• Place the finished flowers into the cellophane filled vase and give to Mom on Mother's Day! 
   

TIPS

• You can use various different combinations of colored tissue paper to create a variety of flowers.