Tissue-Paper Wall Heart

The heart on our February 2012 cover was motivated by the tapestry included in "At the Hop!" on page 86.These directions make a heart around four feet by four feet.

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MATERIALS

•             Tissue-paper pom-pom units (2 expansive, 2 medium)

•             24 ten-inch pieces flower wire

•             1 tissue-paper pom-pom laurel pack (for smaller than usual size)

•             24 removable cement divider snares

STEPS

1.            Remove 4 sheets of tissue paper from 1 of the pom-poms, and accordion-crease them along the prescored lines. Overlay a length of wire around the inside, and curve to close (leave a 6-inch tail of wire for connecting to divider). Working in clusters of 4 to 8 sheets, which will make a portion of the pom-poms more full, rehash to make an aggregate of 30. At that point rehash to make a sum of 10 smaller than normal pom-poms. (Discretionary: Mix tissue paper in various hues; utilize a red sheet on the base to make a darker pom-pom.)

2.            Fan out the layers of tissue paper: Separate 1 sheet at once, and pull it upward. Rehash with each layer, at that point with every pom-pom.

3.            Position the pom-poms on the divider: Play around with arrangement, and utilize a pencil to daintily check where to stick each snare. Connect snares to divider, and utilize overabundance wire to hang pom-poms.

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