Hi friends,
Tomorrow is the FIRST DAY OF FALL, so we made our Fall Flakes Cutout Garland. We worked with fall-colored paper and created a rectangular-shaped, snowflake/cutout garland for today’s craft! The craft is simple, requires minimal supplies, but does take a little longer than most of our crafts. Check it out below!
*Click on the photos for a closer look
What You'll Need
Construction Paper
(1-dk. brown, 1-lt. brown, 2- red, 1-pink, 2-lt. orange, 1-dk. orange)
Scissors
Twine
Hot Glue
Optional: Different/More Colored Paper, Yarn/String
The Steps
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PREP
FOLDS
Fold all your papers into fourths and cut.
Decide if you’d like to make random cutouts and do that with all of the sheets after you fold them, or follow our examples: Diamond, Teardrop, Mixed
DIAMOND- Fold your papers into FIFTHS- accordion-style, THEN fold the long piece into fourths.
DIAMOND (fourth photo, upper right side)
Take your paper that was folded into fifths and then into fourths-
UNFOLD the piece to create a V, hold the top portion as you fold in the lower part to the center line.
CUT a triangle out of the lower part. FLIP around and repeat.
FOLD it back up and trim the corners.
TEARDROP cuts (fourth photo, lower left side)
Take your paper that has been folded into fourths and then into thirds-
FOLD once again lengthwise.
CUT a long, narrow, rounded piece.
UNFOLD one time and round out the corners.
MIXED Take your paper that has been folded into fourths and then into thirds-
FOLD once again lengthwise.
FLIP to its side and carefully CUT a wide triangle. CAUTION- do not cut all the way, stop short of the edge.
OR
AFTER folding into thirds, OPEN back up to reveal the three parts.
FOLD the long piece in half lengthwise and carefully CUT a wide triangle in EACH third. CAUTION- do not cut all the way, stop short of the edge.
Cut the corners or leave them as they are.
3. Cut 15- 20 fall flake cutouts.
ASSEMBLE
Arrange your cutouts in your preferred order.
Cut enough string to lay them side by side and have a bit extra to loop at the end.
Add hot glue to the top of the paper and carefully lay your string down.
Repeat with all your papers and remove any glue strings.
That’s it!
I love how the folds created dimension and shading.
This came out so cute!
And here on the right, is where it currently resides on our mantle = )
YAY, Happy fall, and Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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