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This is what you can make. Go! Make! |
I did a Pay it Forward Christmas ornament thing this year with a bunch of friends. I decided to do these little paper ornaments. Easy. 15 minutes each. You'll like them. This will be mainly a picture tutorial. I've just finished grading about 800 finals this week and I'm too pooped to pop.
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Supplies |
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Supplies:
Paper
Circle punch (I used a variety to make different-sized balls. The balls end up the same size as the original circle.
hot glue
ribbon
ignore the pins. They are not used. How did they get in the picture?
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Cut out EIGHT circles for each half of the ornament |
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Bend in half like a taco. DO NOT FOLD. Pinch. |
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Fold in quarter. Crease fold. Leave petal ends lovely and round. |
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Dab on hot glue. Do not burn self. (I did not listen to me) |
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Attach next segment. Take care not to squish petals. |
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Just keep adding until you get to the next to the last. |
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Before gluing in last segment, add ribbon, folded over for a loop. |
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Pretend there is a ribbon in this one. Put glue on BOTH sides and insert last segment. |
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Ta da! Your first half. You could leave it like this, but I prefer to... |
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Make another and then put glue in a spiral on the first one and... |
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Attach second half. Don't worry too much about all the segments lining up. |
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Make in several sizes. I'm going to add the ribbons to these later. I ran out of ribbon. Yeah. |
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Admire on your cork board because all of your tables are messy. |
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