Within the P.S. of my most up-to-date publication I discussed that I supposed to make paper ornaments over the weekend for which I might use wrapping paper scraps. Nicely, typing it held me accountable and guess what? They turned out even prettier (and simpler) than I anticipated!
As a result of theses wreaths go collectively shortly, there’s nonetheless time so that you can give them a go. Use reward wrap leftovers or do what Melanie of DIY Sperenzien on Instagram did for her wreath decoration tutorial – use pages from a discarded e book. Old-fashioned street maps and atlas pages would work properly too.
Melanie’s Instagram put up was the place I first noticed the way to fold the rectangles and match them collectively to make a wreath. Her textual content description is in German (with a translation possibility), however simply swiping by means of the pictures and watching the fast video she offered are all that is wanted to satisfy with success. I additionally discovered a YouTube video.
As soon as the rectangles had been assembled, I slid a
little bit of glue underneath the uncooked edge of every folded part on either side of the
wreath to ensure it did not come aside. To do that, I used the tip of a ball
head pin to choose up only a tiny dab of glue from a plastic lid. You would additionally use a clay modeling software (the pointed silver software within the photograph under) as an alternative of a pin.
The crimson and gold wrapping paper is from Tuttle Studio (through Amazon Prime) and it’s beautiful… shiny, such a pleasant weight, and really straightforward to work with.
When folding every rectangle, I
did not make the creases actually sharp on goal… this resulted in barely puffy
wreaths to provide them a little bit of dimension. One other little tip for
puffiness and to keep away from wrinkles is when folding a rectangle in half,
first curve it across the barrel of a pencil after which make a smooth crease.
It is easy to regulate the dimensions to go smaller or bigger… for instance, minimize rectangles 1.5″ x 3.5″ as an alternative of two” x 4″. When completed, I used a 1/8″ punch to make a gap for the hanging wire.
Heady with success after seeing how shortly the wreaths got here collectively, I then made some cardboard tp roll star ornaments. Dandy Instagram directions had been once more offered by Melanie. Even simpler than the wreaths, you simply flatten a roll and minimize 1/2″ strips (Melanie used three, I used 4). Snip a V form into the ends of every strip after which stack and glue the place they overlap, angling to create a balanced star. This is a YouTube how-to video.
I gave my glued stars a fast coat of metallic gold acrylic paint on the outer surfaces and edges earlier than including a silky ribbon hanging loop. Even with the paint and vivid ribbon, it is nonetheless a reasonably rustic decoration… I am going with fairly because the key phrase. 🙂
So maybe make your self a batch and use them to fill any naked spots on the tree or tie one on as just a little one thing further on prime of a wrapped current – a present on a present!
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