It’s nearly mid-March. Do you know what that means?
Magnolia season. Dogwood season. Bulb season.
And the hyacinths are nearly here!
Hyacinth
Dandelion
Shasta Daisy
Homegrown Rose
1. Don’t anyone write me an email declaring outrage over the lack of calla lilies on the list. Relax. This isn’t the Olympics. They can try out again before their peek has passed.
2. Yes, I am an eccentric, sequined cat lady and I can have Top Five Flowers list if I want to. You might have a list of Top Five Restaurants, or Top Five Friends, or Top Five Nights Involving Pantyhose, Grain Alcohol and a Muskrat. To each his own. No judgments.
There are few things I love more in life than the smell of the first March hyacinth. The window for it’s arrival gets narrower every year, and when you find it, not only does it come accompanied by a beautiful flower, it comes heralding the best news you have heard in months: Spring is officially here.
Huzzah!
I have been wanting to make paper hyacinths for years but could never figure out how to create the delicate frillyness, until last fall, when I found a vintage cookbook with directions on how to make those little white ruffles that go on the end of turkey legs (name anyone?)
So, really, these aren’t so much hyacinths as they are big pink and purple turkey legs.
Note on tissue paper: Rumpled old tissue paper works best on this one. If you do not have any old stuff, wad it up for a day or two before you start –it will help the fibers to relax a little which will prevent them from tearing so easily.
Also, as you may have noticed above, my tissue paper has a big stain on it –the result of a simple water spill (all the colors in the stack ran together)…it gives some of the flowers a two tone effect that I think is pretty neat. But you could skip that. Or just spill water on a stack of colors and get them to run on purpose for a mottled/watercolor effect. That might be cool, no?
And that’s it! They don’t smell as nice as hyacinth but they sure are pretty 🙂
Happy weekend!
What a lovely idea! Thanks for sharing, I am very impressed with this flower!
Found a bunch of tissue paper in a drawer a bit ago. Decided this mornin to tKe this as a craftastic oppertunity. Stumbled onto ur page here, lovwly job might i add, and am antsin to getstarted on my spring flowerss!! Wwantsd to say thankyou!! You hVe. A lovely weekend as well darlin
SO cute and easy too! I see a mothers day gift for the kiddos to make!
Beautiful! I love hyacinths! BTW, stargazer lilies are my favorite flower. They were the main flower in my wedding bouquet.
i love these!!! love love them. i just included your coffee filter papers in a paper flower round up. i should go back in time to add these in there as well.
i can’t wait to try them…they kind of look like classier, gigantor versions of frilly toothpicks. with leaves.
Awesome.
That is usually the feeling that I come away with when I visit your blog.
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Thanks for your help in making theae flowers. I love them and can,t wait to do it.
LOVE! Must find a reason to make them…..
You are amazing!!! DO you know that? Simply amazing!! There is a special place in heaven waiting for you to come create new stars and moons and worlds to share with the rest of us!
Turkey frills/frill booties.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071121022005AANfjyE
http://www.ehow.com/how_8408019_make-paper-frill-booties.html
These are so awesome! I love them.
A whole new animal has been created! I have never seen a paper hyacinth (granted, I haven’t looked), and these are just stunning, adorable and cool!
Genius to adapt the turkey leg frill!!!
These could also pass for lilac if you stick them in an indoor plant (like those ficus things).
Great… now I’m going to have to go to Goodwill and buy a ficus. *sigh*
Stargazer Lily is my #1 flower, as well!
my close second is wisteria – thought of your tutorials when I found this one for paper wisteria: http://ruthiauda.com/blog/?p=1029
whoops – that was the link to the inspiration, here’s a (kinda crappy) tutorial http://www.ehow.com/how_12162230_make-wisteria-tree-crepe-paper.html
Brilliance. Pure brilliance. Your flowers are inspiring!
LOVE THESE!
Will be definitely making them this spring!!
Ah Ha! “Frill booties” –I should have known 😉
Sandy, you are far too kind 🙂
good idea! That ficus won’t see it comin!
You know, I saw that in Pinterest –I wish she told us how she made them. Do you think it’s just twisted up crepe paper streamers? I would love to do this but you need a giant room to pull off that sort of scale. Hmmm….
those are totally gorgeous! you never cease to amaze. i have to add two other favorite flowers to be considered: carnations and ranunculus.
These are great! I wonder if they could be made with ribbon? Looking forward to more flowers every week!
Love Spring bulbs, my son and I are forcing some gladiolas in the kitchen as an experiment right now! I love these paper flowers and the Adler-esque vahses are gorgeous too.
You rocked these hyacinths! Love ’em. They have always been one of my favorites. In every house my parents have ever lived, my mother always has these pretty little “smell goods” popping up in early Spring. As an aside, my mother had a cousin named Hyacinth. I don’t think that has anything to do with why she has always planted them. I remember being a little girl, going to family reunions and wondering why every body called that lady Hyacinth.
If I were in your place, my ego would be huge by knowing how awesome I am.
Aunt Peaches we love this tutorial because we love hyacinths and you make it easy to make them! I don’t want to be a complainer, but, I have clicked on the “Hostess” button a few times and I have yet to have any cupcakes come out of my computer. Do you think you can fix that? Thanks bunches!
These are fabulous! My Daisy Troop can easily make these. We are making May Day baskets to deliver and I am looking for variety of tissue flowers that they will be able to easily make. Viola, i find your beautiful hyacinths! Thanks
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Thanks for this tutorial!
WHERE can you find green straws for the stems please? Thanks for the cool, creative, and beautiful idea!
Ikea. Not sure they still carry them but I know Party City (probably most party stores) carry green straws.
Bamboo skewers and green tissue paper or florist tape instead of straws?
Very beautiful and very easy project to make!
Thanksssss for sharing!!! Such a great, cool and creative
idea!!
I got addicted to making flowers this last week, and I wanted a lil wisteria to go with my bouquet. I didn’t find convincing tutorials for smoothing smaller until I looked at your hyacinth and I got struck by DIY lightning. I built the hyacinth on a pipe cleaner, wrapped the sucker to some florist wire with florist tape, turned it upside down and PRESTO ANDANTE, I got my wisteria. Thanks for the tutorial!!
http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g30/RandomLunacy/wisteria_zps3wjts68l.jpg