Tissue paper flowers originated as a Mexican craft for Cinco de Mayo. These traditional decorations are great for casual parties and celebrations — and they make great teacher gifts, too. Teach your ...

Who else is ready for spring? While we still have a couple months to go until the real thing, I'm ready to bring all things spring indoors for some color and cheer. Let's bring on the sun, the flowers ...

1. Cut nine 8-inch squares of tissue paper. 2. Layer the squares on top of each other, alternating colors for a multicolored bloom. Photo credit: Kate Bennis 3. Fold over one edge of the stacked ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

People seem to pass on their used glass vases to me — those left over from old flower arrangements or the ones they picked up on a whim at the dollar store. “I know, Jonathan could use these,” they ...

SEATTLE — Quynh Nguyen, the founder of Pink and Posey, demonstrates how she makes floral arrangements from crepe paper. She's the founder of the Paper Florist Facebook Group and The Posey Box, a ...

Start by fan-folding the tissue paper in 3-inch sections. Keep all 5 sheets stacked while doing this and start from the narrow end. Trim the ends of the fan-folded tissue paper into a rounded shape.