House & Home – DIY: Paper Concertina Wreath

Create a recent tackle the vacation wreath with this intelligent paper craft.

What you’ll want:

• Previous calendar pages, cardstock or wallpaper ends, and so on. (you should use any type of paper)
• Utility knife
• Slicing mat
• Pencil
• Ruler
• White glue
• Sizzling glue
• Paper clips
• Picket wreath type (accessible at craft shops)

How-to:

1. Utilizing a utility knife, minimize a bit of  paper into 4 equal rectangular items.
2. With a pencil and ruler, mark out 2 cm–large (¾”) sections on the again of the paper alongside the size.
3. Fold the sting of the paper as much as the primary mark after which flip it over and fold once more to the subsequent mark. Proceed folding, concertina-style, to create a fan. Repeat with the remaining items.
4. Subsequent, use white glue to attach the tip of 1 fan to the start of the subsequent (use paper clips to carry them in place whereas the glue dries) till all items are linked in a protracted, rectangular type.
5. Fold up the fan, pinch at one finish and permit it to open right into a circle, including scorching glue to the centre to safe and squeezing the perimeters till the glue is dry.
6. Lastly, glue the ends of the fan collectively to finish the round form. Repeat the method with extra sheets of paper in various sizes till you might have sufficient concertina circles to cowl a wreath type. Utilizing scorching glue, connect each to the shape and grasp it up!

Creator: Wendy Jacob