Hi I am Sofia from Jessali Handmade and today we are going to be making paper garlands.
As you can see here they are really really pretty, they are great for weddings or birthday
parties.
You can make them in a variety of colours, this one is sort of a pastelly metallics one
but you chose any colours you like.
They are super easy to make and the only things you need are, tissue paper in what ever colour
you want, scissors, some twine, a glue gun, a pen or pencil and a ruler.
Right, so the first thing you need to do is get your whole sheet of tissue paper and you
are going to fold it three times, once length ways and twice width ways.
So once length ways, try and get it as neat as possible just to help with cutting bit.
Width ways for the second fold, and then width ways again.
And then you want it portrait so long ways with the fold at the top so you have the opening
at this end because that's where you are going to cut from.
So first you are going to measure two inches from the top and that is the line where we
are going to cut up to, so you don't really want it to show so lets make a small mark.
And then you are going to cut strips up to that, roughly up to that measurement about
1 and a half centimetres of half an inch.
It doesn't have top be perfect though because you want it to look rustic, and you won't
see the neatness of the cuts either.
Once you have got all the cuts all the way along you then need to open it out again,
so we are going to open it this way out and you will notice that where you cut the last
one that is double and that is where you are going to cut up because you make two tassels
per one sheet of paper.
So we are going to cut up that folded bit.
So they are completely in half.
So move one out of the way, so we will do this one first.
So you just want to open it out so that the non cut section is in the centre, and then
you are just going to roll form one end to the other.
So try to do this as soon as possible, it is not going to be a perfect roll but this
is the centre where we are going to make the loop.
Just be gentle that you don't rip the paper when you, so, then you end up with a rolled
bit in the centre.
So then all you are going to do is roll the centre, so you are going to twist it together
just to make it stay.
So twist form the bottom of those cuts all the way along to the other side so now you
have got the same thing but with a twist in the middle like that.
And then all you do is bring the two ends together and you are just going to put a bit
of glue with the glue gun there and glue it together.
So I am just going to put a blob of glue with the glue gun on this side and then join the
centre together.
Hold it for a coupe for a couple of seconds, it will dry super quick.
And there you have it.
One finished tassel.
Once you have you got your paper tassels we are now just going to cut some string, so
I am going to cut mine to about 2 meters, but it doesn't have to be perfect.
But you can cut yours to however long you want it, obviously the more length you have
of your string the more tassels you have to make.
So once you have your finished tassels you just want to slot that on the string together
in what ever pattern you like and it is ready for hanging.
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