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Hello again everyone! The holidays are finally over
and we can get back to our regularly scheduled lives.
Since my holidays and post-holidays were particularly
crazy there will only be two crafts offered this month.
My apologies.
Since one of the mainstays of the holiday season is
sending out cards, I have a nice little project on how
you can recycle them into little boxes. Once I figured
out how to make them I spent several days just folding
these tiny boxes. I created a diagram to help with the
folding, which should clear up any question in the written
directions.
The second project I thought was very appropriate for
this issue. In honor of Brigid, whether you think of
her as a Goddess or Saint, I have created instruction
on how to make a Wheat Brigid's Cross. This is the difficult
project for the month, but it is beautiful!
Bright Blessings!
Karistan
Amalameer
Wheat Brigid's Cross
Making a Brigid's Cross is an advanced project. You
will need plenty of room and patience. Please refer
to the diagrams that I created specifically for this
project. Have Fun!
Materials:
- Long-stemmed wheat. You can buy packages at hobby
stores, I would suggest at least three to four packages
depending on volume. You will need a lot of wheat.
- Bright yarn or ribbon
- Scissors
- Tub of water to soften the wheat.
- Clothespins [optional]
When selecting wheat pick long stemmed strands with
a complete grain top. Since you will need to soften
the stems so they don't break when bending them place
the stem only in a tub of water for several hours to
overnight before starting. Leave one out of thewater.
This will be your anchor piece. When that is ready begin
by folding the first piece over your anchor piece. Be
careful, as you don't want to break the stem.
Then start folding the stems in half over the previously
laid stem in a clockwise direction. This is hard to
understand, so see my chart if you have a question.
Continues to fold them over until you get the thickness
you want, or until you run out of wheat. When done,
tie the ends off with the ribbon. You can use the clothespins
to hold the ends I place, otherwise holding all ends
closed is a pain. Don't worry if the ends are uneven,
that is normal.
Have fun!
Download Instructions:
Origami box
Materials:
- Used holiday cards [cut down the crease] that
you were going to throw away or heavy paper squares
- Scissors
- Tape or glue
- Pencil or pen
The first thing you need to do is make a square out
of the paper that you plan on using. If you have a
pretty design try to center what you want on the top.
For the bottom box section have make another square
a quarter of an inch smaller than the top piece. You
can use the back piece of cards for that. Once that
is complete draw a straight line connecting opposite
corners on what you want to be the inside of the box.
When you have that completed fold the corners into
the center, lining the edges up so that you have a
smaller square. Then take one corner and fold it over
to meet the closest fold, then fold that over to meet
the next line. Now you will have a fold that has four
distinct sections, and you will cut the first crease
to where the fold ends and the last crease to where
the fold ends. Repeat on the opposite side. Your paper
will look like house shapes on opposite sides and
triangles on the other opposite sides.
Now fold the triangle sides back over and fold the
cut sides to where they meet with the non-cut line.
They should overlap when flat against one another.
Then start the sides of the box by flipping the two
'winged' sides up, so that they cross in front of
the house shaped sides. Flip the house shaped sides
over the cut sides and fold the triangular flap down
to the bottom. You can tape or glue the bottom sides
in place. Voila, you have the top done. Repeat on
the smaller piece of paper to make the bottom. You
now have a small box you can use for little gifts,
trinkets, etc.
Download Instructions:
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