Consider the Lilies of the Field

The lilies of the field are the wildflowers we see every spring - the wildflowers of the Bible were probably anemones.

These flowers are shaped on the eight-fold: one fold on the horizontal and on the vertical, and two folds on the diagonals.

Tissue paper works best. Use eight sheets of any color. You can use all one color, or shade or interlayer (pink to red, yellow to orange, for example). More than eight sheets becomes too thick to cut after the paper is folded, but eight sheets give a very rich, full flower.

Any size works well. The basic size is an eight-inch square, but these flowers are so full that they work very well on the largest square you can cut from precut tissue (18 or 20 inches).

For each flower, cut eight squares of tissue paper and stack. Fold the stack once on the horizontal, once on the vertical, and once on each diagonal. Bring the opposite folds to meet in the middle. (This is the difficult part and may require recreasing.)

Using florist's wire stems, staple (two or three times) a folded or looped end of the wire stem in the center of the folds at the tip. Wrap with florist's green tape (from a florist or the 99-cent store) until the base of the flower, the staples, and the top of the stem are covered.

Cut a curve at the top of the flower.

For very small children, I do all the preparation up to this point.

Let the children unfold the flowers slowly, petal by petal.

These flowers make a wonderful bulletin board for Consider the Lilies of the Field.

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