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Today I am going to teach you how to make a tissue paper pom-pom. These are great for party decorations and much more. They also make a great backdrop for photography too!!

Materials:

• Tissue Paper
• Scissors
• Floral Wire
• Fishing line (to hang the pom-poms after they are made)

Steps: 

1. Take 8 pieces of tissue paper and lay them on top of each other in the same direction. Cut them all in half using you scissors. 
2. Take the tissue paper you just cut in half pieces and lay them back on top of each other giving you 16 pieces of tissue paper stacked on top of each other all in the same direction.
3. One the short end of the tissue paper (one side should be longer than the other) begin folding the tissue paper. Fold at 1/2 inch of the end in, and then flip over the entire stack and fold the 1/2 you just created a 1/2 inch the other way. You will be folding it like an accordion. The paper should continue to get smaller as you go along. 
4. Once you have you paper folded in the accordion fold, you should end up with one strip of think tissue paper. 
5. In the middle of the paper take the floral wire and wrap it around the middle. Keep the wire flat, do not crinkle the center of the paper. It is not necessary. Twist the ends of the floral wire together and cut it off. Your floral wire should be secured flat around the tissue paper.
6. At each end of the strip of tissue paper, take your scissors and cut the end either rounded or into a point depending on how you want it to look. Make sure you cut through every layer the same. 
7. Once that is cut, take one side of the paper and begin unfolding the accordion shape. Do this to both sides so it completes almost a circle.
8. Then, take each individual piece of tissue paper and separate them from each other carefully. Be careful not to rip the paper. To achieve the best look take half of the sheets of paper and fold them upwards, and the other half downwards.
9. To hang them up attach a piece of fishing wire around the center piece of floral wire. Length of the fishing line will vary with the length you want the pom-pom to hang.
10. You should have a completed pom-pom. To make different sizes of pom-poms simply cut your tissue paper bigger of smaller. Good luck!!