SO EASY TO MAKE
With the holidays coming, you might want to do a little paper crafting and decorating. I always do and it's so easy to make a lot of the commercial and store bought stuff yourself for cheap. You can get digital paper patterns for free online (just search for free digital paper) and print your own paper on cardstock if you want to go that far and start them from scratch. You can get some really pretty Christmas prints and plaids for cheap on Etsy or for free from FarFarHill.com . Or you could just get some pretty printed scrapbooking paper ready made and save some time. I print my own plaid paper and then add goil foil lines to it with a foil quill. I printed some of these papers too.
If you want to make a 3 inch rosette you need to cut out a 1-1/4" strip of paper 11 inches long and score it every quarter of an inch down the short sides throughout the length of the paper. You could make it longer and fuller if you want but it really doesn't take a lot of paper to make a pretty one. Just zig zag fold the lines, back and forth until you have it all scrunched, then glue the ends together with a strong craft glue and wait until it dries. Cut (or punch out) two circles, one for each side to glue on the rosette to hold it together. Bring up one end of the circle and push it down flat and hold it while you glue the center piece on.
You can cut these out by hand, score them by hand - or scan one into Cricut design space and let your machine score them and cut them out for you. That's the easiest and fastest way. I use my old fashioned paper punches to make the edge pretty (and punch out some snowflakes and circles too) but you could use decorative scissors or anything to cut the edges pretty. Pretty papers and glitter make them pop.
If you are really good in using design space, you could make your own cut out pattern from scratch. Some people even cut them out with metal dies and a press machine like a CuttleBug or BigShot machine but the dies can get pretty pricey. That is the most expensive way to do it when these are so easy to make yourself from scratch.
A GLUE GUN IS FASTER
You want to use a glue gun for these because it dries quicker and holds the paper really solid and rigid. That's what you want. But heavy craft glue will work, you just have to wait longer for it to dry. You can experiment with fancy edge paper punches and die cuts, hot foil, glitter and just about anything you want on these to get the look you want.
They are so pretty that you can decorate packages with them, hang them on a tree and make a lot of other craft goodies with them. You can put them on greeting cards but if you mail them, you will need to pay parcel pricing for postage because they add a lot of thickness to a card.
I love making these things, they're addictive. Make a bazillion of them and - Enjoy!
With the holidays coming, you might want to do a little paper crafting and decorating. I always do and it's so easy to make a lot of the commercial and store bought stuff yourself for cheap. You can get digital paper patterns for free online (just search for free digital paper) and print your own paper on cardstock if you want to go that far and start them from scratch. You can get some really pretty Christmas prints and plaids for cheap on Etsy or for free from FarFarHill.com . Or you could just get some pretty printed scrapbooking paper ready made and save some time. I print my own plaid paper and then add goil foil lines to it with a foil quill. I printed some of these papers too.
If you want to make a 3 inch rosette you need to cut out a 1-1/4" strip of paper 11 inches long and score it every quarter of an inch down the short sides throughout the length of the paper. You could make it longer and fuller if you want but it really doesn't take a lot of paper to make a pretty one. Just zig zag fold the lines, back and forth until you have it all scrunched, then glue the ends together with a strong craft glue and wait until it dries. Cut (or punch out) two circles, one for each side to glue on the rosette to hold it together. Bring up one end of the circle and push it down flat and hold it while you glue the center piece on.
You can cut these out by hand, score them by hand - or scan one into Cricut design space and let your machine score them and cut them out for you. That's the easiest and fastest way. I use my old fashioned paper punches to make the edge pretty (and punch out some snowflakes and circles too) but you could use decorative scissors or anything to cut the edges pretty. Pretty papers and glitter make them pop.
If you are really good in using design space, you could make your own cut out pattern from scratch. Some people even cut them out with metal dies and a press machine like a CuttleBug or BigShot machine but the dies can get pretty pricey. That is the most expensive way to do it when these are so easy to make yourself from scratch.
A GLUE GUN IS FASTER
You want to use a glue gun for these because it dries quicker and holds the paper really solid and rigid. That's what you want. But heavy craft glue will work, you just have to wait longer for it to dry. You can experiment with fancy edge paper punches and die cuts, hot foil, glitter and just about anything you want on these to get the look you want.
They are so pretty that you can decorate packages with them, hang them on a tree and make a lot of other craft goodies with them. You can put them on greeting cards but if you mail them, you will need to pay parcel pricing for postage because they add a lot of thickness to a card.
I love making these things, they're addictive. Make a bazillion of them and - Enjoy!
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