20 Creative Projects
to Decorate Your Life
By Paula Pascual
Carlton Books 2016
Hardcover £ 13.99
ISBN 9781780977492
Star rating: ****
Fluffy tissue paper pom-poms are having a moment – they are
the party decoration of choice. (In fact, all sorts of pom-poms are having a
moment, but if you are a papercrafter, then it is the tissue paper variety you’ll
be wanting to have a go at.) This fun new
title by craft name Paula Pascual expertly explains the craft of making tissue
paper pom-poms in a variety of styles, shapes, and sizes. There are 20 projects
to choose from – mostly in tissue paper, but also imaginatively using cupcake
liners, doilies, and re-purposed books.
Even if you are a seasoned papercrafter, you may not have
much experience working with tissue paper. Wafer-thin layers can be a little tricky to work with – they are the
filo pastry of the papercraft world. Have no fear – comprehensive step-by-step
photos and text guide you through the process.
It must have been challenging for the author to come up with
20 projects on a rather narrow topic, but she has come up with the goods in terms
of variety. In addition to the expected puff balls, there are fringed and
honeycomb projects. Projects include a fringed topiary-style House Plant, a
flower-topped Tassel Garland, a snowball-style Festive Ornament whose
tightly-packed fluted layers are crafted with cupcake liners, and several types
of paper flower (including crepe paper ones). Some of the projects are worked
over Styrofoam forms and many require the use of a cool-melt hot glue gun.
The tutorial on making a tissue paper honeycomb ornament is
excellent. You can purchase ready-made honeycomb paper, but being able to make
your own opens up loads more possibilities in terms of colour choice. Making
the honeycomb involves applying lines of glue in alternating layers. With the
help of the full-size grid... can do! (In fact, all the back-of-book templates
are full-size – handy.)
The author imparts a warm and friendly conversational tone
to the proceedings.
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