A Late Bloomer and My Tissue Paper Flowers

<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There, I said it. I am a late bloomer..... but my reasons have nothing to with puberty. You see, a<span style="line-height: 19.5px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">late bloomer</span><span style="line-height: 19.5px;"> is a person whose talents or capabilities are not visible to others until later than usual. </span> </span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Take for instance Maya Angelou. Did you know she was in her 60's when her poetry and b</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 16px;">ooks became popular. And there is Mozart, who composed his groundbreaking Concerto No.9 when he was 21.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkY8yYvYYGCQr0PgpcWfcU501S4ScH0oWWndx280rngN3SuqW93metDl2qc8JXRTjGutYQzQAsI2FQzLo8EDt5-saYNalzAwb8xhWetNZkswua5xtvROwbp2q47oEs81zOkpzIQuYV50m/s1600/IMG_6587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOkY8yYvYYGCQr0PgpcWfcU501S4ScH0oWWndx280rngN3SuqW93metDl2qc8JXRTjGutYQzQAsI2FQzLo8EDt5-saYNalzAwb8xhWetNZkswua5xtvROwbp2q47oEs81zOkpzIQuYV50m/s640/IMG_6587.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div><center><a class="pin-it-button" count-layout="none" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftopthistopthat.blogspot.com%2F2013%2F02%2Fa-late-bloomer-and-my-tissue-paper.html&media=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-CQu5KUXjQ0I%2FUQ-eyyoBKiI%2FAAAAAAAAaI0%2FSGVHhYziB80%2Fs1600%2FIMG_6587.JPG%22%20imageanchor%3D%221%22%20style%3D%22margin-left%3A%201em%3B%20margin-right%3A%201em%3B%22%3E%3Cimg%20border%3D%220%22%20height%3D%22640%22%20src%3D%22http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-CQu5KUXjQ0I%2FUQ-eyyoBKiI%2FAAAAAAAAaI0%2FSGVHhYziB80%2Fs640%2FIMG_6587.JPG%22%20width%3D%22426%22&description=EasTTissue%20paper%20flower%20tutorial%20from%20Top%20This%20TopThat"><img border="0" src="//assets.pinterest.com/images/PinExt.png" title="Pin It" /></a><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span> <span style="color: #333333; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Claude Monet got discovered for his creations in his 40's. And although </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Dr.Seuss wrote his first book "And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street" in his thirty's he didn't start writing successfully until his later 40's.</span></span></center></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGLTWg-J6D7xuuj8jOMo59TKbySDE7QB6L7FmKXc9alOQ7cVszfoQzxlsM-39jea_B5JWQsi2AhZxmFrmHHBtuX6jqc6yzhOlxIytsieCLueucl1v3FkDei2lFZ4kKG7g25abwgqmkne5/s1600/IMG_6667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGLTWg-J6D7xuuj8jOMo59TKbySDE7QB6L7FmKXc9alOQ7cVszfoQzxlsM-39jea_B5JWQsi2AhZxmFrmHHBtuX6jqc6yzhOlxIytsieCLueucl1v3FkDei2lFZ4kKG7g25abwgqmkne5/s640/IMG_6667.JPG" width="426" /></a></div> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">Vincent van Gogh didn't start painting until his late 20's. </span><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">And then there's my tissue paper flowers that I did not attempt to make until my mid 40's.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n_6-l5E2ZAxEtgeNVTEgwtz6_itQwvLGcMWWBO0WNJEMr6RTXEgaus77nk9ictfHUJTLj1PafovRZ5aNaL6t68AOurnLCELKjHI237fJPw3ckY6KAMw1i2XhiQIFvr1dCjL7skHX2ake/s1600/IMG_6588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9n_6-l5E2ZAxEtgeNVTEgwtz6_itQwvLGcMWWBO0WNJEMr6RTXEgaus77nk9ictfHUJTLj1PafovRZ5aNaL6t68AOurnLCELKjHI237fJPw3ckY6KAMw1i2XhiQIFvr1dCjL7skHX2ake/s640/IMG_6588.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Clearly my skills in  tissue paper flower making came a bit later then usual.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So to celebrate this moment and in case you are a late bloomer too, I wanted to share this easy tutorial with you. </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Supplies: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">10 sheets of tissue paper</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">String or thin ribbon - length depends on how long you want to hang or suspend your flower.</span></li><li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Scissors</span></li></ul></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBe0r22eyCR89OhR1zMT6CcDqIV82D3tYxBs0Vd6Ut2c-Y3oDDY8uuVgxVSAva9RWiGqv6IP5AJ6cA9lZDOXyG4PNVgpWhot_i0ZTQ9LidatQFUHgrIg1Uuspe4NDWaLuCYsdrLUaZLVf/s1600/IMG_6549.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBe0r22eyCR89OhR1zMT6CcDqIV82D3tYxBs0Vd6Ut2c-Y3oDDY8uuVgxVSAva9RWiGqv6IP5AJ6cA9lZDOXyG4PNVgpWhot_i0ZTQ9LidatQFUHgrIg1Uuspe4NDWaLuCYsdrLUaZLVf/s640/IMG_6549.JPG" width="425" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 1: </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Take your 10 sheets of tissue paper and fold back and forth like an accordian. Carefully press down each seam  and create flat folds. The flatter the better.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG2lSjucOsEaFyJucvZh13Z839z_NC7_ST44pYVYILL2nh8kT43klQlMSXhDKG6TfuXKoOo29w_1uMAzJay_X23b_v_M2vIG9OWtSQdgxe-Xut2h3KviGdx_PyfymTTGe8HkOI9aKcI41/s1600/IMG_6551.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioG2lSjucOsEaFyJucvZh13Z839z_NC7_ST44pYVYILL2nh8kT43klQlMSXhDKG6TfuXKoOo29w_1uMAzJay_X23b_v_M2vIG9OWtSQdgxe-Xut2h3KviGdx_PyfymTTGe8HkOI9aKcI41/s640/IMG_6551.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 2: </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Take your scissors and cut each of the tips in a v like cut creating a point. You can also use a rounded tip cut.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKnc9v578hl0Ql-w-TkTzm3Ex_w7PjRudM_28oOePjazK25batuWNW2GLdFCzUYDmZP22P_yfmYk4H3Or3Y7tJp4sr-_NXN9lTOhDfAAFOJ0PCKOrlC8KdvA75BKKqu4yEMc7yup2WLpp/s1600/IMG_6557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKnc9v578hl0Ql-w-TkTzm3Ex_w7PjRudM_28oOePjazK25batuWNW2GLdFCzUYDmZP22P_yfmYk4H3Or3Y7tJp4sr-_NXN9lTOhDfAAFOJ0PCKOrlC8KdvA75BKKqu4yEMc7yup2WLpp/s640/IMG_6557.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 3: Tie your string or thin ribbon in the center of your folded paper. It is key that the string is pulled tight.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvwRtsh9orApaNr-SM9Bde1v6Pq-ORp5qdM6__rFVcvA2Es35fCv3iiFFofhoxq2PWhosP6nL_bNleW7SrW_tg6B_5I-hCtL3IlRiDDOL7jYaNXRMzyliTIuURpTJgdO9WaiShVuYJ9_k/s1600/IMG_6561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvwRtsh9orApaNr-SM9Bde1v6Pq-ORp5qdM6__rFVcvA2Es35fCv3iiFFofhoxq2PWhosP6nL_bNleW7SrW_tg6B_5I-hCtL3IlRiDDOL7jYaNXRMzyliTIuURpTJgdO9WaiShVuYJ9_k/s640/IMG_6561.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 4: Begin on one side and carefully lift up each sheet of paper towards the center of the flower. You want to be gentle with this step or your <strike>flower</strike> paper will tear. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_xTH-bOykFJh6HLMReaHmuz_p4VcFLXUtWLjKwb91KMtHPnunTbhn8K0hzObEjjNLGwyP-t4Z4LlLrE1vwwQY3GJmzLzT7VekjcwvD65PfWHxIFuei1_cSkSzAynvOBZh1Hx_DtPAnWu/s1600/IMG_6563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_xTH-bOykFJh6HLMReaHmuz_p4VcFLXUtWLjKwb91KMtHPnunTbhn8K0hzObEjjNLGwyP-t4Z4LlLrE1vwwQY3GJmzLzT7VekjcwvD65PfWHxIFuei1_cSkSzAynvOBZh1Hx_DtPAnWu/s640/IMG_6563.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 5: When one side is complete, follow this same process on the other side going the other direction until all sheets have been lifted towards the center.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoITM1FEuLtml7ZusJ2fPj2B3Ee_Ju6P2WNo2ghRM3p1XOc-BVuvx06HZmEAWm6-YCw6_aMRcY7RsCmfHQgBYQMMrc4kbYq1OnDa_8Q0x6cugPuWtjRbH9A_xGaTc_aWYrvcYAgWDOvbap/s1600/IMG_6573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoITM1FEuLtml7ZusJ2fPj2B3Ee_Ju6P2WNo2ghRM3p1XOc-BVuvx06HZmEAWm6-YCw6_aMRcY7RsCmfHQgBYQMMrc4kbYq1OnDa_8Q0x6cugPuWtjRbH9A_xGaTc_aWYrvcYAgWDOvbap/s640/IMG_6573.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Step 6: Sit back and </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">rejoice that there is one more person on this planet who can make tissue paper flowers. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iCKwxSksqcLBubYvuDQL_Kg8lbPkKzVfO_uyuZp59LPdSBZEptvP_ef7aJGHGeOagyqXF49mlodJZb51Qe7i0Xx3fOKNq4ZEePqHH9a9gmGNpxGbDrc1kPEnxbAzaAK2QVrrxdAlinf1/s1600/IMG_6596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-iCKwxSksqcLBubYvuDQL_Kg8lbPkKzVfO_uyuZp59LPdSBZEptvP_ef7aJGHGeOagyqXF49mlodJZb51Qe7i0Xx3fOKNq4ZEePqHH9a9gmGNpxGbDrc1kPEnxbAzaAK2QVrrxdAlinf1/s640/IMG_6596.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Now if only I can get the training wheels off my bicycle!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Any other late bloomers out there?</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOZ1ENCVZlZHpaU9SVnZ4gX3G6m0dXyySSC9iAdnqUPw5jebkoUJg8lCT9-w9wABjOguTYNIlPZir03CMtj1sHdBxokyZqGB7hgxaluQrtKi3xmWSIcx0YCOwDNPZ7D4pqnoA5y_m4n8D/s1600/signature.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOZ1ENCVZlZHpaU9SVnZ4gX3G6m0dXyySSC9iAdnqUPw5jebkoUJg8lCT9-w9wABjOguTYNIlPZir03CMtj1sHdBxokyZqGB7hgxaluQrtKi3xmWSIcx0YCOwDNPZ7D4pqnoA5y_m4n8D/s1600/signature.png" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Grateful for~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Knowing that there is always hope regardless of your age!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Sharing: </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/2013/02/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-kiwi-crate-giveaway.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/OivM%20(Tatertots%20and%20Jello)">tatertots and jello</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/2013/02/sns-174-its-all-about-valentines.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20blogspot/KCcu%20(Funky%20Junk%20Interiors)">Funky Junk Interiors</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://twelveoeight.blogspot.com/2013/02/pretty-things-link-party-7-and-miss.html"><i>twelveoeight</i></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; 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A Late Bloomer and My Tissue Paper Flowers

There, I said it. I am a late bloomer..... but my reasons have nothing to with puberty. You see, a   late bloomer  is a person whose talents...

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