Thanks for the lovely reminder on how to do this. Made them 20+yrs ago when I lived in Germany. Totally forgot how until now :-) Must look them out next time I'm at Dads. The ones I did were made with ribbons. Great year round decorations.
Thank you for the great tutorial. Great explanations. My fingers were starting to hurt watching you, I kept thinking," you should use a thimble"...less pain and then you mentioned it, ESP. So I will use a thimble!!! I saw a similar one and think I will add glue to pins to hold them in better. Great idea.
You can save on pins by consistently not pinning one side (say, the right side) so that when you overlay the next “leaf” over the unpinned one, you can use one pin to go through through the two “layers”. Good Luck!
In the 60s, we did all types of crafts involving pins, pocket knives and matches. Nobody was predicting we would hurt ourselves. We didn't. Adults can hurt themselves, too. Inuit 6 year olds, for example, know how to remove scales from a fish using a sharp knife. This would be a great project for 8 year olds... I bet the pins give it a good weight to hang nicely in the tree.
If a thimble isn't available, you can us a spoon or even butter knife. If you have a baby spoon with the type that has a covered "bowl", it works even better.
This is great, I'm going to make these before xmas time next season, Thanks! However I'm not crazy about your lining up of the tips and though it looks kind of geometrical and cool, it's not the way pine cones grow or look naturally so I am going to stagger them like nature created.
Appreciated the video. Put my own twists on it used glue. Tried the paper bag idea for a more rustic country look, alternated with brown scrapbook papers. My Tip: I painted the top of egg , then topped with pc of pine garland.
I didn't use any pins I glued down the paper triangles directly to the egg. The top of the egg is not easy to finish (cant finish it with triangles) so if I used red paper I painted the top of egg with red paint, then I made a decorative top by gluing a little twig of pine garland over the top looking like a pine branch.
What size are the pins? Are they dressmaker pins? I am doing a program at a library and I bought pins that I felt were short enough but they were costly for the amount I needed. The box said 12 - 3/4. There were other pins that said 17 - 1 1/16 and I believe they were dressmaker pins but they looked long but were less expensive.
I'm about to try this myself, and will be using sequin pins, which are half an inch long. JoAnn has them in the sewing section. I saw someone in another video making these with fabric and he used sequin pins. He also dipped them in Elmer's glue before inserting them. Typical sewing pins seem like they'd be cumbersome to use and might stress the styrofoam. Here's the link to the other video. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xl-AKWkqw7A.html
L B thanks, I wound up buying the1 1/16" pins and they worked. Sometimes we had to be careful because they did run into each other but overall they were successful and we did not dip them in glue. Have made two eggs with 3/4" pins and the longer pins and no glue and both have worked without glue.
What size are the little squares before you fold them? I went to get a cuppa and cannot find out what size to make the pre folded squares. Does it matter?
Thanks for helping me out! This looks like fun and its really classy looking. Can't wait for your next video! Years ago my mum's neighbour used to give her these gorgeous hand made ornaments (each one is a work of art, hand beaded and some are fashioned out of clay and fired in a kiln) as a "thanks" to her for doing her hair at home as she was pretty ill before she passed away, my mum never charged her. I have all the ornaments now since I do the "Happy Christmas" at my house because we can't all squish-squash at my brothers flat. Its nerve wracking taking these ornaments out and hanging them so I am trying to start a new tradition making our own, so if one breaks its on me. All this irreplaceable stuff is just soaking away the fun! I plan on tying your beauties to ribbon around the gift boxes or adding them to stockings hung on the fireplace.
I'm glad to help Ginger! Wow, I just know those ornaments the neight lady made are beautiful. People amaze me with their talent. We can all learn from each other. I've been crafting since grade school. Alway have loved it. Have a great week...xoxo Bear hugs from Montana!
Fabric may be hard to get a sharp, clean side when you fold to make the shape.......I used thin, wrapping paper. Give it a try......I made 100's of these years ago...sold at craft fairs......
