As soon as the Chinese invented paper in 100 B.C., they began fashioning it into lanterns, fans, and, of course, flowers. The flowers would be placed in buoyant containers and then floated in water as ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — At Powell's Books in Northwest Portland, crowds of people are always perusing the never-ending stacks for their next read. Some duck into Guilder Cafe, and as they wait for their ...

FOR PETALS: • Six 4“ x 20“ (10 x 50 cm) strips coral tissue paper, dip-dyed with bleach FOR CENTERS: • Three 3“ x 20“ (7.5 x 50 cm) strips soft pink tissue paper, dip-dyed with water • One 3“ x 20“ (7 ...

The first time she made a paper flower, Khrystyna Balushka had to borrow a glue gun to assemble the layers of petals. "I didn't have $7 to buy my own glue gun," she recalled as she prepared delicate ...