A New Little Craft!

Hey All,

So my roomies and I decided to buy the HUGE bags of Halloween candy on sale, and proceeded to pig out on it. Needless to say, there were a LOT of left over wrappers. I decided to experiment with them and I figured out a cute way to make ornaments for cheap!

The things you'll need:

- Several Candy Wrappers (I used tootsie rolls because they are easiest to flatten and glue.)

- 1 Sheet of Copy Paper (It doesn't really matter what color I just used white.)

- Rubber Cement (You can use glue sticks but it is more likely to peel off.)

- An X-acto knife (It is just easier to cut things out with them than trying to use scissors.)

- A Self-Healing Cutting Mat (Only if you use an X-acto so you don't harm the table.)

- Imagination! (You will be creating your own individual snowflakes so be as creative as you can!)

To see bigger images click on the here.

Step One:

Take your wrapper and try and flatten it out as best you can.  

Tip: If you use the side of your X-acto knife across the wrapper it will help and flatten it out!

Step Two:

Cut off the edges to make them roughly square shaped.

Tip: You can use scissors for this if that is easier for you!

Step Three: 
Put rubber cement on both the back of the wrapper as well as the paper you will be sticking it to.
Tip: for rubber cement to stick best coat the surfaces you wish to stick together and let dry before attaching them. (Sounds crazy I know but it works!)

Step Four:
Stick the wrappers to the paper!
Tip: Flatten the wrappers out as you go to get rid of air bubbles for best results.
Tip #2: If you want to make them thicker fold the paper in half so the wrappers match up and rubber cement the paper so that you have two layers wrappers and two layers of paper OR use cardstock.

Step Five:
Cut out the wrappers into individual squares.

Step Six:
Get Creative! Cut out your snowflakes however you see fit! No two snowflakes are the same so make them your own!
Tip: Use an X-acto (or Box cutter) to get the shapes you want!







To Hang:
Use fishing line or clear thin string and a crimp bead to hold them in place!


Thanks so much for reading and I hope to put up more soon!
Wish me luck!