The summer is over, and the fall is getting all winter-pants on us. My pathetic little plants all died and flowers cost a hand and a leg at the store (why?). Sigh. How do we fight those winter blues? What is a girl to do? I'll tell you what we do. We say, screw you mother nature! And we make tissue paper flowers…and drink. Hence the name of the post.

Look me in the eyes and tell me this doesn't make you happy. See? You can't. Science.

What you’ll need for Tissue Paper Flowers:

Tissue Paper

Pipe Cleaners

Scissors

Vacuum

Nimble Fingers

What you’ll need for November Rain:

Rye Whiskey

Gingerbread Liqueur

Orange Bitters

Disclaimers!

There are three main variables in this craft; color of paper, size of paper, number of paper sheets. So, depending on how you go about these three variables, you could end up with a bajillion different flowers (math!) – all varying in shape, size and color. Just like the EARTH AND NATURE. Only they won’t die. ZOMBIE FLOWERS.

So, from left to right...top to bottom...? we'll go from largest size of sheet and most # of sheets to smallest size of sheets and least # of sheets. Does that make sense? I hope so because this explanation is making me dizzy and I want to stop.

Ready to Fight the Seasonal Pain Away?!

1.) Choose your colors.

"Organization" could also maybe be on the "things you need" list

2.) Decide how many sheets you want, which means how bulbous you want your flower to be. The more sheets you use, the bigger the flower gets. (Sigh….math). "We" generally used somewhere between 8-10 sheets of paper. But you could do anywhere from a few:

....To a lot!

3.) Decide how big you want your sheets to be. We used a panel (half a sheet of tissue paper) for the average sized flowers. But some of us opted for 1/2 panels or smaller, which made tiny flowers. And some people used a whole sheet, which made...some...suggestive flowers....(vaginas. they looked like vaginas.) Either way, cut the pieces of paper according to the size of flower you want.

4.) Now fold your pieces together into an accordion shape/fold thing. Kind of like you’re making a paper fan? Right? Are we even still doing this?

Keep making the flowers! Don't let the seasonal depression win!!

5.) Done folding. WE DID IT. Now tie a pipe cleaner around the middle.

Some of us got fancy and added a notch in the middle. Sure. Either way, you should definitely use awesome pipe cleaners. — Some of us got fancy and added a notch in the middle. Sure. Either way, you should definitely use awesome pipe cleaners.

6.) Ice cream break!

7.) Ok. Now that that's over. Cut the edges to make your petals actually look…like…petals…sorta. You can do round or notch/arrow shape cuts. You can also cut scallop shapes but, you’ll have to go to Martha Stewart’s site for that level of craft. Sorry.

I think this is a misguided attempt at a "scallop" shape. Then again, I don't know what scallop means.

And this is an arrow-shape cut. With a carnival explosion in the background.

8.) Now that we’re sufficiently cut, it’s time to spread those tissue paper layers, girl. BUT LIKE A LADY.

Right about now, I believe the statement “I feel like I’m picking lice out of a princesses hair," was stated.

9.) After this, the longest and perhaps, most nitpicky-difficult step YOU’RE DONE! Yippeee, flowers.

10.) Put them somewhere and feel the SEASON DEPRESSION ENDING.

Part II - The "other way" to cure those season blues

AKA Drinky Drinky time!

November Rain:

3oz Rye Whiskey

1oz Gingerbread Liqueur

A few dashes of Orange Bitters

Put it all together. Chill and serve with an Orange Twist – BUT NO TEARS.

&nbs… — But it's supposed to look like this.

Well, I have a rule that once blatant plagiarism enter a blog, it’s time to wrap it up (but do I?). I hope you enjoyed this week’s Crafty Hour and it brings you hours of friendship happiness.