{"id":3132,"date":"2011-07-21T15:00:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T19:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2011-07-21T15:00:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-21T19:00:37","slug":"tissue-paper-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2011\/07\/tissue-paper-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tissue Paper Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s project is a good example of why you need to flexible when planning kids&#8217; crafts.\u00a0 The plan was tissue paper flowers:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3133\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3133\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers1.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paper, pipe cleaners, and a pair of scissors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3134\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3134\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3134\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3134\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe we should have added bit of perfume?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I thought they would be pretty easy, and sort of an instant-gratification thing.\u00a0 But they were completely beyond Anna&#8217;s abilities, and Carolyn didn&#8217;t like how hers turned out compared the ones I made to demonstrate what we were doing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3135\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3135\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I think Carolyn&#39;s flowers turned out beautifully!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, now I had a bunch of cut-up tissue paper, frustrated kids, and some time to fill.\u00a0 Luckily, I also had green paper plates left from Anna&#8217;s birthday party, wax paper, and tape.\u00a0 Oh, and glue!\u00a0 I cut out the middle of paper plates, cut a square of wax paper, taped it to the back of the plates, and let them glue tissue paper all over the wax paper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3136\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3136\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers4.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A paper plate &amp; wax paper canvas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3137\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3137\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3137\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers5.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3137\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Glue.  I should buy stock in glue...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3138\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3138\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers6.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adding some three-dimensional elements.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3139\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3139\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3139\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers7.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Colorful tissue paper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And now we have pretty tissue paper flower suncatchers!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3140\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3140\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3140\" title=\"20110721_tissuepaper_flowers8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers8.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/20110721_tissuepaper_flowers8-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A garden of tissue paper colors in the sun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s project is a good example of why you need to flexible when planning kids&#8217; crafts.\u00a0 The plan was tissue paper flowers: I thought they would be pretty easy, and sort of an instant-gratification thing.\u00a0 But they were completely beyond<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,60],"tags":[67],"class_list":["post-3132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids-crafts","category-summer-fun","tag-garden"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3132"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3143,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3132\/revisions\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}