"So start by saving me"

cut a length of your string/yarn/what have you, and be generous with it depending on how long you want your wisteria to be. once you have this length of yarn, tie a bead to one end. this is what will hold up the bottom flower

🌸step two:🌸

prepare your construction paper to make flowers! the way i do it, one full sheet can create four flowers

first, fold your sheet hamburger style (short side to short side)

then, cut down the crease so you have two even halves

then, do the same to the half sheet you now have, folding it in half hamburger style and cutting once more. this will give you two sheets 1/4 size of your original paper

don’t worry about cutting or folding anything perfectly, i promise you it doesn’t matter

🌸step three:🌸

make the flowers!

take your 1/4 sheet and pull one corner up to the long side to create a triangle shape with some extra on the side. cut off this extra, leaving you with only the triangle

take the two opposite corners of your triangle and bring them to each other, folding it into a smaller triangle

repeat this step once more, leaving you with another, smaller triangle

then, find the corner where the paper is folded and cut off the tip. be careful not to cut too much, or else the bead won’t be able to hold up the flower !!

then, flip it over and cut an arch shape into the other side

when you unfold it, it should look like this!:

if your flower looks like this, you’ve done it right! hooray !!

next, cut one petal out

you can put the extra petal aside or toss it, we won’t need it’

take the two petals on either side of the gap and glue one on top of the other; this should give the flower a curve

that’s how you make a paper flower! huzzah!! the hard part is done

🌸step four:🌸

stack your flowers !!

put the yarn through the hole in the center of your flower and slide it down until the bead stops it (make sure the flower is open downwards!). then, make more flowers, using the beads to space them out as you put them on. I like to use three pony beads between the flowers to space them out

as you stack them, your wisteria will start to form! i worried about color coordinated the beads at first, but it really doesn’t matter because you won’t be able to see them once all the flowers are on there. i like to end off my wisteria with one matching colored bead at the top for a finished look, but of course, this is not required.

when you’ve stacked as many flowers as you want onto your yarn, it’s time to hang them!

🌸step five:🌸

hang your flowers !!

of course weight will vary depending on what exact materials you use, but mine hold up just fine with only scotch tape since it’s just yarn, paper and beads!

happy crafting!!

if you try this, please feel free to post your results in the reblogs or post them and tag me…….i would love to see it:3!!!!