Sorry for the odd title. It’s just that the name, Tussie Mussie, reminds me of book titles such as “the Curious Case of Benjamin Button” or the “Tale of Flopsy Mopsy”. Why?… I don’t know. I do know that you’re probably here to learn how to create a Tussie Mussie so…
Traditionally the Tussie Mussie was made of metal and was filled with a tiny bouquet of flowers and ribbons. But we’re making our’s out of papier, a fancy French way of saying paper. Ready.
Step one: gather your supplies
- a round cake decoration doily or “papier/paper doily”
- a piece of white cardstock papier/paper
- a pencil
- a pair of scissors
- glue
- a round object that fits inside the circumference of the doily
Step Two- Trace the outline of the round object, we’re using a small dessert bowl, on a white sheet of cardstock papier/paper. Then cut out the circle
Step Three- Glue the circle to the paper doily back side. You can determine which side is the back by noticing the embossed pattern. The embossing raises a small portion or lines of the paper to form an image. On one side of the doily it will pop out. On the opposite side it will sink in. Attach the cardstock circle to the side where the embossing sinks in-the back side.
Step Four- Roll the paper doily into a cone so that the embossed pattern sticks out and the circle cut from the white cardstock is in the interior of the cone/funnel shape. Glue down the overlapped edge
Step Five- fill with goodies
Alternatives…
- If there are no paper doilies available try using a piece of vintage or patterned/scrapbook paper cut with decorative scissors into a circle. Use the same roll forming technique to create the funnel shape.
- If you’d like to make a metal Tussie Mussie use a thin sheet of copper or brass. Using tin snips or really tough scissors (Cutco makes a great pair) carefully cut the circle and form into the cone. Use rivets or epoxy glue to bind the overlap edge.
- Soak a fabric doily into watered-down white glue. From a piece of cardstock or thin chipboard cut a circle the same size as the fabric doily and form the funnel shape. Then place the fabric doily over the paper cone rolling it just like you would the paper doily. Let the fabric dry. It will harden into the cone shape and will be ready for it’s bouquet.
