Honeycomb Ornament

Turn double sided paper into a honeycomb ornament.

Supplies

Step-by-Step

1. Step 1

   Using Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornament die, cut 18 ornaments out of your lightweight paper and fold each ornament in half.
   
   Hint:
   The lighter weight the paper, the better. This cannot be done with cardstock as it is too heavy. Recommended alternatives, wrapping paper, brayered typing paper, book pages. tissue paper.

   

2. Step 2

   Reserve a negative from your die cut to use as a template with the markings notated below.

   

3. Step 3

   Unfold and lay down one ornament, crease side down, and place glue dots beside all number 1 marks.
   
   Hint:
   Not all glue dots are created equally; for this project you need the most aggressive adhesive you can find. You can revive the stickiness on a dulled, not sticking glue dot by hitting it with a quick blast from your heat gun and then burnish and leave to cool for a minute.
   
   If you think that your glue dots will not hold, consider using 1 small dollop of hot glue in lieu of a glue dot on each layer to strengthen the ornament.

   

4. Step 4

   Refold the ornament along the score line, sandwiching the existing glue dots then place glue dots beside all number 2 marks.

   

5. Step 5

   Unfold and lay down the next ornament layer directly on top of previous layer and place glue dots beside all number 1 marks.

   

6. Step 6

   Refold the ornament along the score line, sandwiching the existing glue dots then place glue dots beside all number 2 marks.

   

7. Step 7

   Repeat steps 5 and 6 until 18 pieces are attached then mash all layers together to ensure glue dots adhere. Apply final glue dots to topmost layer.

   

8. Step 8

   Apply red tacky tape down the spine of the ornament, finger burnish along spine to ensure adhesion then remove red tacky tape liner.

   

9. Step 9

   Thread crystal onto doubled seam binding, tied ino a loop. Lay loop on top of red tacky tape on spine and finger burnish into adhesive.

   

10. Step 10

    Slowly unfurl the ornament until it wraps all the way around to form a circle, adhering front to back. Poke finger in large openings to relax the paper.

    

11. Step 11

    Your ornament is finished.

    

12. 

Video!

Your Turn

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