Create easy and beautiful marigold flowers from tissue paper for your Dia de los Muertos celebration. Design and make a flower crown or a bouquet for your altar.

Gather the following supplies and tools ahead of time:
2 sheets of 8 1/2" x 11" (orange or yellow) construction paper
1 sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" (green) construction paper
Tissue Paper in citrus colors! (1 flower = 5 sheets of 2” x 2” tissue paper)
Pipe cleaners
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Stapler

Optional tools:
Hot Glue Gun

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Alejandra G Ramirez is a Salinas & Bay Area artist, museum educator and Co-Director of The Marigold Project. Follow her work on IG: @aleimina