Dress Up A Party with Easy, Colourful DIY Tissue Paper Confetti

By Hallmark staff on June 8th, 2021
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DIY tissue paper confetti is a fun, easy way to pump up the party vibe. The larger pieces in our version make a big design statement—not to mention, they’re way easier to clean up than the pre-shredded stuff you get in bags.

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What you'll need to make tissue paper confetti

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  • Tissue paper (you pick the colours)
  • Construction paper (coordinate with tissue colours)
  • Circle paper punch
  • Scissors or metal ruler and craft knife
Pro Tip: Fancy it up by using different sizes and shapes of punches to create circles, stars, squares, hearts, triangles…whatever fits your party mood best.
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Prep the tissue paper

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Prep the tissue paper

Multicolour packs of coloured tissue make it easy to coordinate with your party palette. Because they come already stacked, you’ll get a variety of colours with each punch—or you can layer different coloured tissue papers yourself.

Once you have your layers, cut the stacked tissue into smaller squares.

Next, grab a piece of construction paper, fold it in half lengthwise and place three sheets of trimmed tissue inside the folded paper. Two reasons:

1. Tissue paper in a punch by itself means tearing and heartbreak.
2. Layering with construction paper gives you clean cuts.

Pro Tip: If you’re reusing tissue paper, you can iron out any unwanted wrinkles. Use the polyester setting and light steam. Just smooth out a stack of three sheets of tissue with your hands, press with the iron, flip the stack and iron again.
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Start punching

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Now grab your paper punch and punch away.

If you don’t have a punch, you can use scissors to cut tissue paper into confetti-size pieces, about two inches long and half an inch wide.

If you use a craft knife and metal ruler, definitely sandwich the tissue paper in construction paper, as above.

Pro Tip: To add some drama, layer metallic tissue or iridescent cellophane with your regular tissue paper.
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Party, party, everywhere

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You really can’t make too much. Sprinkle DIY tissue paper confetti all over everything in lots of ways:

  • Spread on a buffet or dinner table and between platters
  • Glue on to party balloons for a pop of colour—or poke some inside and blow them up
  • Edge some paper cups (rub a glue stick around the bottom of a paper cup and roll it in confetti)
  • Tuck a little into invitations, birthday or congratulations cards, and thank-you notes
  • Sprinkle it in a gift box or bag
Pro Tip: If you end up with leftover confetti, store it in a jar or baggie so you’re always ready to add a flutter of fun.