How Do You Make Paper Flowers For Parade Floats?
In order to cover the wire frame of a parade float, many float-makers use paper flowers. Homemade flowers can be constructed cheaply with tissue paper and twist ties. Festooning a parade float with flowers requires a great many flowers, so it is useful to have a large group of people making them, as well as attaching them to the float infrastructure. Use non-bleed-type tissue paper so that any rain or moisture in the air will not ruin the float. Stack a few sheets of tissue paper together. Decide if you will use the same color throughout or different colors. This tissue paper will form the petals of the flower, so figure out now whether you want a multicolored flower or not. Cut the stacks of paper into squares. Of course, the larger the squares, the larger the flowers. Make a few test flowers to determine which size is right for your float. Fan-fold the square of paper sheets in an accordion. Fold one side up about an inch, then turn the paper and fold the same distance in the other d
