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Paper diamonds for decoration
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We made these huge diamonds, while we were preparing the paper fir trees. You need two sheets of A4 printer paper. The form is very flexible and it is suitable both for a separate decoration and the finishing element of hanging Christmas snowflakes, for example. They make a beautiful garland when strung up together.
The basic form here is the square, cut from an A4 sheet of paper and folded by the diagonals. It is better if the sheet is folded by the middled and the diagonals. [595x619]You can find steps (1) and (4, 5, 6) difficult. [595x690]When you are ready with the folding on the one side, turn the form and repeat the steps on the other side. [595x252]
Cut the lower part and fold by the middle.
Draw the design, shown on the picture and cut it. When you open the paper, you will have half of the beautiful diamond. [595x703]
Cut two of these halves. Fold the ends inside. Thus you will be able to glue the two parts easier. [595x452]
When you stick together the two halves, the diamond is ready. Actually, it’s not so difficult, as it appears to be:)
Paper SNOWFLAKES
You need wrapping paper or old magazine (thin leaves work best) and a punch-hole.
Fold two identical sheets into an accordion shape.
Snip the ends with scissors as shown. Perforate the whole strip with the punch-hole.
Fold in two and glue the ends together. Then glue the two halves together. To make your snowflake even prettier, you can add a colored sheet behind it.
Paper snowflakes fir tree for the window
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You can make all this with the help of ten A4 sheets of paper and scissors!
I was so impatient to take a picture of it and to show it when it got ready – its awesome! The kids were impressed to by our new lace fir three on the window. It is beautiful during the day and at the evening. [624x514]
This is how we have made the snowflakes. There are no templates – everything is pure improvisation:)
[595x632]The cutting of the snowflakes took us some two hours. Then we ironed them. After all these preparations, we arranged them in a fir tree first on the floor and then on the window. We used scotch to place them on the glass. [595x340]
Paper LACE
These snowflakes are an easy and impressive way to decorate your home. We borrowed the idea fromСтрана Мастеров and added a few cotton balls and a golden contour [показать] .
You need an A4 sheet of paper. Cut into a square then fold up according to the instructions below.
Сut and unfold, then fold up some parts to lend an extra dimension to your snowflakes.
These are the basic templates you have to draw with a pencil on pre-folded paper. The images in the middle show the template unfolded once – and the images on the right show the finished snowflake.
We used our snowflakes to decorate the children’s room [показать]
SNOWFLAKE BALLERINAS for Crafty Moms
This time KROKOTAK js only the photographer. The idea belongs towww.deviatsia.livejournal.com. Interior designer Tanya Ahmed(www.dadu.bg) was preparing the ballerinas for her daughter’s bedroom. They are a bit difficult for little hands but crafty moms would certainly manage. You will need white printer paper (and maybe some cardboard paper for the body to keep it flat).
Fold the paper square as shown to cut out the snowflake skirt.
Here are the snowflake skirt templates.
And here are the templates for the ballerinas. They open in PDF format.
HANGING Flowers
These hanging flowers are pretty large and they make lovely spring decorations. You can make them from A4 paper sheets but you can also use larger formats (e.g. cardboard or thicker paper) to make the flowers even bigger.
Cut long strips and gather them in a bunch. Make a few stitches at the center. Open the bunch like a book and glue each end to the center.
