How to Make a Paper Napkin Flower With a Plastic Straw

Here is a creative way to decorate a dinner table or party with candy or chocolate, using simple materials you can find around the house!

Steps

1
Cut the end of a straw past the bending part. Make multiple cuts in the bending section as shown.
2
Curl the cut pieces outwards with your fingernail.
3
Wrap candy pieces in foil or plastic wrap, as shown.
4
Unfold a napkin so that it forms a single layer. You may also need to cut it so that it sits square.
5
Fold the napkin as shown in this diagram.
- Fold in half.
- Fold in half again.
- Fold in half, diagonally. The square you have in front of you has four edges. Two adjacent edges are folded, and two adjacent edges are not. Once you have made the diagonal fold, bring the two folded edges together, and the two unfolded edges together.
- Fold again, as shown. The folding line goes from the midpoint of the unfolded edges to the opposite point of the triangle.
6
Cut the shape of the petal.
7
Unfold.
8
Pinch the center and twist, then untwist gently.
9

Make a single cut from the edge to the center (the radius).
10
Put a candy in the center and wind lightly.
11
Twist the center firmly. Put it in a stem of a straw, and twist hard so that it goes in like a screw.
12
Finished!