Papel Picado

I am a big fan of papel picado, the traditional art of cutting or punching intricate designs in colorful tissue paper which is then strung to decorate a celebration or fiesta.  These are now commonly produced using stamped templates appropriate for the celebration:  flowers and birds for springtime and weddings, skulls and other death images for day of the dead, and Navidad or other themes. Sometimes they are made from plastic to resist wind and weather outside.

I discovered a little store that sells the flower/bird theme tissue paper variety and kind of got carried away putting them in my guest bedroom.

I also found a miniature version for day of the dead which I hung over the bed.

I love the delicate detail in each flag.