![]() ![]() Later this week I'll be adding to my shop some small landscape format sketchbooks with watercolour paper pages and book cloth covers. The covers are made out of heavy weight watercolour paper, so you can treat the book as your blank canvas from cover to cover. DIY Paper Christmas Ornaments 5 DIY Christmas Decorations IdeasHi guys Today Im going to show you how to make 5 paper Christmas ornaments and decorations. They are now slightly larger and have more pages (32!) than before, but they're still perfect for painting, drawing, collage, etc. And just because I could, I also made some tiny stars (below).Īlso just back in stock: large long stitch sketchbooks for mixed media. The regular sized version of this star is available in my shop. While on a roll, I also made some really big stars for a local holiday market. See how nice they look in their vellum paper packages! They also happen to fit into any envelope, so why not surprise a faraway friend with a special holiday treat! ![]() For some reason I'm partial to the ones with page numbers. The ones without have page numbers or other minimal markings. These 8-pointed stars also come in packs of three - either with or without text. This year I added a new origami star ornament design to the Paperiaarre shop. It's absolutely addictive - even my dear V wants to help make them!Įven if you don't plan to have a Christmas tree, you can get all Christmassy by hanging some origami star ornaments on an ilex branch. I miss my dad.One of my favourite things about the holiday season is that I get to fold tons of origami stars. I'm going to make a bunch of smaller sized bells and add them as gift wrap decorations to my families gifts this next Christmas to remind them of the day we spent making these. I have been searching for a while for these instructions. It is a skill I have long since forgotten and he passed away a couple of years ago. My father taught us all how to make these bells. I must have made enough of a fuss to my Mom because I remember that we got a small Christmas tree and the entire family spent the afternoon creating hand made decorations for the tree. As a young child I was appalled that someone could not have a Christmas tree. One Christmas they decided that a tree was too difficult and expensive to put up. The neighbors who lived in the house behind were a ritual visit to bring good cheer. More than 40 years ago, when I was a little lad, we visited my grandparents for Christmas like we always did. Step 10 Add a dab of quick-drying glue just inside the tip to make sure the bell won't pop open. the tape pieces will stick to one another, holding the bell closed. Adhere the tail of the hanging loop to one of the pieces of tape. Step 9 Apply narrow strips of double-stick tape to the inside of the bell along each of the airplane folds. Make another knot or two at the top of the beads so they won't slide off the loop. Step 8 Make a hanging loop of ornament cord (about 10 inches) and knot the end after stringing on a bead or beads. Looks beautiful hanging on a wall, in a Christmas tree, on a door or in a window. If you have successfully completed all of the folds, the four points will spring up and you'll be holding a bell! this will convince the bell to take shape. Step 7 Cup the paper in the palm of one hand and gently press in on the center with the fingers of your other hand. Step 6 After all four corners have been folded, open the square and press the space between each airplane fold. Make sure to open each airplane fold after you have creased the two sides before going on to airplane fold the next corner. Do this by bringing the paper on each side of the fold line to the midline and creasing.Įach corner with its airplane fold will look like this: The first craft will teach you how to make flowers. However, we'll also teach you jow to make adorable paper flowers and decorations. ![]() Step 5 Open the square and make an airplane fold at each corner. Origami is an ancient Japanese art of folding paper figures. Step 4 Open the square and fold the remaining two corners point to point. Step 3 Open the square and fold two corners point to point. Step 2 Open the square, turn the paper ninety degrees and fold in half again. Paper craft supplies I recommend can be found in my Amazon shop. Index cards or lightweight card stock or heavyweight vellum Here's what you really want to know - how to do the folding! ![]()
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