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    APutting A Festive Focus On Handmade Decor
s the holidays approach, taking scraps and making paper ball designs. One thing I like about these You can cut the circles by using a you might be thinking about ornaments. I decided to make my sam- ornaments is that it’s not necessarily paper punch or circle dies. You can what kind of color theme ple using some Halloween/fall-themed the print you will see but the colors. also just trace something round and
    you want for your tree and other dec- paper. These can be hung on a fall leaf I have some old papers that don’t cut them out. Again, use what you
orations. It’s always great to start ear- ly especially with the pandemic still affecting supply chains.
garland or a bunch can be added to a glass vase or basket as a filler.
have.
Let’s make it a handmade holiday
3 Staple the circles together at the center fold. Or, use a sewing machine or light glue gun.
   But there’s also the other approach, which is to use what you have. That’s the inspiration for this week’s project:
You can make a set using the same paper so it looks like a coordinated set. Or, you can look through your pa- per stash and make a bunch of unique
match my current taste, so those are great to use for a project like this. It kind of reminds me of those beautiful handmade rugs that were braided and crocheted from strips of fabric, often from old clothes.
season! To help you get into the fes- tive maker spirit, you can find this project as well as many others at benfranklinhawaii.com.
          2 Stack the circles up, alternating the
prints.
   SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 9 cardstock circles, double-sided print, any size (2-3 inches suggested)
• craft glue dots, 1/2-inch
• 8-12 inches of cord or ribbon, for a hanger
• stapler, sewing machine or glue gun
 1 Cut out nine circles using a die cutting
machine, paper punch or trace and hand cut. Fold each circle in half.
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