Thursday, January 29, 2015

Valentine's Day Paper Garland

Here is my last project for Valentine's day, a paper garland.


There are super easy and quick to make.

All you need are:
- 6x6 mini prints double-sided patterned paper. ( I used vintage lace from BazzilBasicPaper)
- Red cardboard
- a heart shaped punch, or I used a heart shaped cutout because I didn't have a punch
- scissors
- a pencil 
- glue
- mini clothespins
- a ruler or just a straight peace of cardboard 
- a leftover piece of yarn or ribbon
- hooks

- Take the pencil and ruler and trace two lines from the upper corners of the square to the centre of the one side to make an isosceles triangle. 
- Cut the triangles.
- Use the heart shaped punch or use the heart shaped cutout to cut hearts in the red cardboard.
- Glue the hearts on the triangles. If like me, your garland is going to be hanging from a place where you can see both sides, glue heart son booth sides.
- Place hooks at desired place. I used damage free hooks from 3M. These are great for temporary decorations.
- Take the yarn and do a slipknot and place the loop on the hook. Tighten the slipknot on the hook. 
- Pull the yarn and do the same with the other hook. Make sure the yarn is not hanging. The weight of the paper will make it hang.
- Place the paper triangles on the yarn using the clothespins.  
- I placed a third hook in the middle because the paper was weighing down the yarn. 

Voila now enjoy your garland!

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