Making a tissue banner is great for adding that extra something special to a focal point during any festivity. These banners can range anywhere from $12-$50 on Etsy depending how intricate they are. For Haley's birthday, I decided to give this DIY a try. I have to say it was extremely easy to do but very time consuming! If you don't want to be spending an hour or two for a few days working on it, I would recommend buying.
What you'll need:
- Pack or two of tissue paper (Depending on how many colors you want to use)
- Scissors
- String
- Fold a tissue paper in half as many times as you'd like. Keep in mind, the top of the tissue paper should be only folds and not open ends.
- Cut from the bottom up, leaving about 1 1/2" to 2" inches from the top.
- Unfold and lay tissue out with your newly cut strips on both sides.
- Start twisting up. Note: You may have to take a few opportunities to neatly untangle the end strips.
- Once the tissue is all twisted, take your string and tie a know around the middle of the tissue.
- Fold both tissue sides down and twist the top of both sides around.
- Repeat until you have achieved the length you desire.
