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For all of you Crafters on this web-site who know me you will know how much I just love messing with paper! Well, here 2day there's something simple! So simple it's one for all your family! The kids will love it!
For all of you Crafters on this web-site who know me you will know how much I just love messing with paper! Well, here 2day there's something simple! So simple it's one for all your family! The kids will love it!
Start off by collecting loads of old magazines, or any kind of scrap paper! Magazines are best because they are so colorful. I am also using a fliers put thou the door for furniture!(I suppose there will be loads more b4 xmas! but I shall add these 2 my chain!)
Cut the paper in2 long thin strips about 1" wide and 8" long (if you make them longer the chain link goes a bit disfigured and weird lookin, but whatever you wanna do!) I use my paper cutter! So quick! Anyway cut all the paper in2 strips as many strip as you think you will need to get the length of you paper chain.
Then all you do for the first one is staple or glue the 2 ends 2gether to form a loop! Simple...
Thread another strip throu the first strip and make a link... So easy! I just don't believe how much pleasure I get from doing something so simple....but I do! No I'm not sad! Cos all my kids and grandchildren love it 2! Well, maybe were all SAD?But what do I care!
After a while the paper chain gets longer...and longer! Doing this is infectious! Everyone wants 2 join in the fun! This is fun! Yeah, simple fun! You can even have a cuppa while doing it! No stress here!
Anyway finished for now, we have run out of fliers!Plus it's not quite xmas yet!So every-time a flier comes though the door we will add it 2 our paper chain and home made snowflakes!Cos I have just mastered how to get six point on my flake! AHHH!The simple pleasures of life :)