When it’s hot outside, my weakness is ice cream cones. I love every kind. Hand scooped ice cream in waffle or sugar cones. Soft serve. Even Drumstick Sundae cones.
My ice cream obsession was the inspiration for these refreshing tissue paper ice cream cones. The cones are made from brown grocery bags, and the “ice cream” scoop is a large tissue paper flower. They’re so easy to make. And afterwards, you can treat yourself to the real thing.
What you’ll need:
Brown grocery bag
Scissors
Glue stick, glue or tape
Tissue paper
Pipe cleaner
Newspaper scraps
1. Cut a 6×6-inch square from a brown grocery bag. Then cut a curve from two opposite corners.
2. Roll the brown paper into a cone shape and glue or tape the ends together.
3. Cut a 6-inch square stack of tissue paper. There should be between 8 to 10 sheets in the stack.
4. Accordion fold the stack of tissue paper.
5. Tie a pipe cleaner around the middle of the accordion folded tissue paper.
6. Separate the layers of tissue paper and fluff up the paper to create the flower.
7. Poke the pipe cleaner stem through a scrap of newspaper and bunch up the newspaper around the stem.
8. Stuff the newspaper-wrapped stem into the cone. Add more scraps of newspaper if necessary to hold the flower securely in place.
Jonathan Fong is the author of “Flowers That Wow” and “Parties That Wow,” and host of “Style With a Smile” on YouTube. You can see more of his do-it-yourself projects at jonathanfongstyle.com.
