Hi friends,
If you're looking for a fun Christmas craft that uses up scraps of cute scrapbooking paper, is easy enough that you can do it during your annual viewing of Love Actually, and ends up with a super cute finished ornament – this one's for you!
You'll need: scraps of scrapbooking paper or old Christmas cards; a 2" circle punch; a pencil, ruler and bone folder; glue; a hole punch and a length of ribbon, yarn or embroidery floss. (FYI: You might be able to find a set of die-cut circles ready to go at your local craft store. Look in the scrapbooking section!)
To make:
Using the circle punch, cut out a total of 20 circles – 5 each for the top and bottom, and 10 for the middle. (If you're using a kit, separate 20 circles from the sheet.)
With the pencil, put three marks on the back of each circle – if you were looking at a clock, you'd be putting a mark at the 12, the 4, and the 8. With the ruler and the bone folder, score three lines on each circle, connecting the 12 and the 4, the 4 and the 8, and the 8 and the 12. Fold along the scoring, right sides together.
Glue 10 of the circles together to form a ring. Alternate the direction of the circles so that the triangle is pointing up on every other circle (see above).
Glue 5 of the circles together to make a "flower" for top (as above) – each triangle should be pointing in the same direction. Repeat to make bottom. Here's the cast of characters now:
A bit more glue to attach top and bottom to the middle ring, and bingo-bango, you've got yourself an ornament! Punch a hole and pop a bit of ribbon through, and hang on your nearest tree.
Aw, so festive.
This craft is so easy – it'd be a good one to make if you're planning a holiday crafternoon. Great results with not much effort or coordination required means you could enjoy a festive glass or two of eggnog while crafting and no one would be the wiser. Win-win!
