{"id":28817,"date":"2015-08-26T06:02:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T13:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=28817"},"modified":"2018-05-24T21:10:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T04:10:29","slug":"tutorial-paper-wreath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/tutorial-paper-wreath\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Paper Wreath"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_28949\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28949\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0274.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28949\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0274-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Origami Paper Wreath\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0274-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0274-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Origami Paper Wreath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I was so thrilled to find a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makeandtakes.com\/origami-starburst-wreath\" target=\"_blank\">tutorial<\/a> on the origami starburst (paper wreath). It is a great tutorial, but I like to do my own, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/aq-projects-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\">as you know<\/a>. I made several of these and have enough paper to make a few more. We might use these to give out as gifts at the Ladies Lunch at DH&#8217;s Grand Parlor. These make great hostess gifts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>16 pieces SQUARE paper (any size) &#8211; almost all paper is suitable except very thin paper. Super thick paper will be hard to fold<\/li>\n<li>bone folder<\/li>\n<li>glue (Elmer&#8217;s or Aleene&#8217;s are both fine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Nota bene<\/em>: you can use fabric. If you do, you will also need the following items:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Ellen&#8217;s Best Press<\/li>\n<li>ShapeFlex or other lightweight interfacing<\/li>\n<li>16 square patches (any size)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Make legs:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28942\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0258sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28942\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0258sm-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Fold square paper in half\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0258sm-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0258sm.jpg 902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold square paper in half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>1. Take square piece of paper and fold paper in half.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28943\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28943\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0259sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28943\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0259sm-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"Fold square paper in half\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0259sm-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0259sm.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold square paper in half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>2. Open and fold in half the other way<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28945\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0262sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28945\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0262sm-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fold corners into center\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0262sm-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0262sm-730x1024.jpg 730w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0262sm.jpg 964w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 85vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold corners into center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28944\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0261sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28944\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0261sm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fold corners into center\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0261sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0261sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0261sm.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold corners into center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>3. Fold corners in to center point<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28947\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28947\" style=\"width: 292px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0263sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28947\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0263sm-292x300.jpg\" alt=\"Use bone folder\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0263sm-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0263sm.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 85vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use bone folder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>4. Use your bone folder to make the folds nice and sharp<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28951\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0264sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28951\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0264sm-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"With a point facing you, fold the bottom half up to meet the center crease.\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0264sm-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0264sm.jpg 918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 85vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With a point facing you, fold the bottom half up to meet the center crease.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>5. With a point facing you, fold the bottom half up to meet the center crease.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28952\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0266sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28952\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0266sm-300x292.jpg\" alt=\"Fold to a kite shape\" width=\"300\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0266sm-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0266sm.jpg 982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold to a kite shape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>6. Do the same to the other point. Now you will have a piece that looks like a kite.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28954\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0267sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28954\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0267sm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fold bottom of kite up\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0267sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0267sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0267sm.jpg 965w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold bottom of kite up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>7. Flip the piece so the open bits are face down. Fold the short piece so you can see the open spot between the folded piece again.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28956\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0268sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28956\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0268sm-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"Fold in half\" width=\"300\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0268sm-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0268sm.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold in half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28957\" style=\"width: 276px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0269sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-28957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0269sm-276x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fold in half\" width=\"276\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0269sm-276x300.jpg 276w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/DSCN0269sm.jpg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 85vw, 276px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fold in half<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>8. Fold leg in half with short side out. That opening will be where you put the other legs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Make Wreath<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Make 16 legs (directions above)<\/p>\n<p>2. Put a little glue on to the tip of one leg<\/p>\n<p>3. Insert each leg into 2 holes in another leg to make four quarters<\/p>\n<p>4. Glue tip of each leg until you have a circle or wreath.<\/p>\n<p>5. Before the glue dries, arrange the wreath so the inner circle is smooth.<\/p>\n<p>Now you can carefully hang your wreath on the wall<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27866\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0276sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27866\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0276sm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fresh Cuts Origami Starburst\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0276sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0276sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSCN0276sm.jpg 909w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fresh Cuts Origami Starburst<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was so thrilled to find a tutorial on the origami starburst (paper wreath). It is a great tutorial, but I like to do my own, as you know. I made several of these and have enough paper to make a few more. We might use these to give out as gifts at the Ladies &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/tutorial-paper-wreath\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Tutorial: Paper Wreath&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[86,348,367,462],"class_list":["post-28817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-379","tag-off-topic-crafts","tag-ot-scrapbooking","tag-paper","tag-paper-wreath"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28817","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28817\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}