Tuples and Attributes

As some of you know, over the last couple of years I have been learning to make paper flowers. Last year I made some poinsettias:

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I was so pleased with the way those turned out I decided to make my first wreath. I bought a foam form and some ribbon to cover it, picked out my paper colors, and set up my cutting machine.

(I cut crepe paper like that used in the poinsettias by hand, but I have a Cricut cutting machine that handles regular paper.)

I made all my cuts, laid out my pieces, and only then realized that I was supposed to be making a 12″ diameter wreath not the 16″ wreath I had bought. 4″ doesn’t sound like much, but it meant I had to make dozens and dozens and dozens more pieces!

And while the cutting is fairly quick, each piece must be curled at least three different ways by hand. Then there is all the gluing. Here are a few pictures of the steps involved:

I love how it turned out, but this year I decided to be a bit less ambitious. Here’s this year’s holiday project:

Here’s hoping any of your holiday projects bring you as much enjoyment as mine bring me.