Paper Flowers and Pinatas - Tiffanie Turner

As I told Tiffanie Turner when I first came upon her Corner Blog, I had just spent the best hour (truth be told, maybe even two) reading through posts. She knows how to entertain... literally, but more about that in a moment. First, let's take a look at her beautiful paper creations.

Update Winter 2018: Tiffanie's website is Papel SF and her new book is The Fine Art of Paper Flowers.

Crepe Paper Peony Pinatas on display in tree

These peony pinatas look real! Tiffanie often uses Italian crepe paper from Carte Fini and forms the petals around a paper maché-covered balloon.

Is it any wonder she did a rose making class/private event for Martha Stewart Living not long ago?

I remember admiring Tiffanie's chicken egg mini-pinatas when her tutorial was featured on A Subtle Revelry in the spring... layer upon layer of hand-fringed crepe paper and filled with confetti.

At the time I didn't realize she makes flowers (and donuts too - lots of specialty donuts. :))

So about the entertaining... not only is Tiffanie the mother of two little ones and currently specializing, as she says, in motherhood and housewifery, but she is a licensed architect and burlesque dancer in San Francisco. That's where the paper flowers come in - Tiffanie makes her own costumes and often incorporates a flower (or quite a few) into the look.

Here's her daughter modelling a peony hat - cute!

Tiffanie will be teaching paper flower headpieces at Makeshift Society in San Francisco on September 19th. But if you want to learn right now, you'll find a crepe paper flower tutorial on her blog and also a giant paper flower tutorial.

But if you would rather she do the making, Tiffanie has an Etsy shop, papel SF, with ready-made blooms and egg pinatas. She's happy to take on custom orders as well.