Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Here's a wonderful Christmas craft--paper ornaments!

This is another simple, easy Christmas ornament that can be made quickly.  If you have the paper strips already pre-cut, this would even be a fun project for the entire family with smaller children.  For older children, cutting the strips could be a fun part of this project.  Picture these festive ornaments hanging all over your living area.  How fun!

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diy wednesdays: modern paper ornaments
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it’s official. we drove by a real-life christmas tree lot today, which means that it’s time to get cracking on our holiday decorating. these paper ornaments can be hung just about anywhere (from a tree, in a window, from a chandelier) and they are super simple to make. all it takes is some paper and a stapler to make any room feel festive. just click here for more photos and full instructions.
happy decorating!
-derek & lauren
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Here’s what you’ll need:
-Various colors of paper or cardstock, cut into 1″ x 11″ strips. We used 5 colors of cardstock plus silver and gold gift wrap.
-X-acto blade
-Metal ruler
-Cutting Mat
-Stapler
-Thread or monofilament for hanging
Using your X-acto blade and straight edge, cut a few sheets of each color paper into strips that measure 1″ wide by 11″ long.
Lay out your color combinations. We used 3 colors per ornament, repeating the middle color on the outside of each one.
Cut the center strip down to 6″ long. The following concentric layers will consist of 2 pieces, each measuring 7″, 9″ and 11″, respectively.
Make sure the tops of all the strips are flush, and then staple them together. Then line up the bottom edges on the opposite side, so that they are flush, and place a staple on that end. We kept it nice and simple, but there are a bunch of different configurations you can do by playing around with the lengths of the strips and different placement of staples. Now just find a favorite spot to hang them. Ours are clustered above the dining room table.
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Read more at Design*Sponge http://www.designspongeonline.com/2007/11/diy-wednesdays-modern-paper-ornaments.html#ixzz0rcuY7pKK

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