Ornament #24 – Paper Flower

I have always loved paper crafts.  I’ve always loved paper.  Any kind.  ***Nerd alert***  When I was old enough to appreciate school supplies, I couldn’t wait for summer to end so I could go to the store to buy my supplies.  I loved them all: the pens, pencils, rulers, markers, crayons, clear pencil holders, calendars, Trapper Keepers and especially the paper.  I don’t care what kind of paper: lined, 20lb weight, watercolor, blank, cardstock, patterned paper, vellum, linen, card board – I see potential in it all.  College ruled was my favorite, still is.  To this day, around back to school time, I’m always so tempted to buy a 200 sheet pack of college-ruled binder paper.

Today’s ornament is based on my love of paper.  It’s a flower shape, but it really looks like a snowflake.  The base is kraft cardstock and the petals are patterned paper pieces rolled and stapled at the end.  I inked the edges of each petal and then attached the petals to cross the points of the cardstock.  I attached everything with a glue gun and folded some ribbon underneath a white button.  I used a white marker to draw the snowflakes and the outlines on the kraft petals.

This is a very large ornament, measuring 6″ in diameter.  It would look lovely on a large tree or possibly as the top of a tree.

Item #46 – Be a better blogger and blog-reader. Post consistently. Comment regularly.

This is the final item on my Quest46 list.  Today is my 46th birthday so my Quest starts tomorrow.  Thank you for supporting my efforts up to this point and I hope you’ll join me as I walk (blog) through the next 365 days.

Question of the Day:  Have you ever built a gingerbread house?

Remember to enter the giveaway – here’s how:

1)  Leave a comment on each day’s post by answering my “Question of the Day”.  The “Question of the Day” will be right above my closing.
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2)  Over the course of this blog series, you can enter a maximum of 30 times.

There will be one more Mini Give-away on the 29th of November.

• The winner of each mini give-away will get to choose an ornament from the previous week.  For instance, the winner on the 29th will pick from Ornaments 22-28, etc.
• The Mini Give-away winners are still eligible for the Grand Give-away on December 1st.

On December 1, 2014, I will have a random drawing for one (1) lucky winner.  I will contact the winner for their mailing details and will mail to anywhere in the world.

Links to {30 Days of Christmas Ornaments}
Ornament #1
Ornament #2
Ornament #3
Ornament #4
Ornament #5
Ornament #6
Ornament #7
Ornament #8
Ornament #9
Ornament #10
Ornament #11
Ornament #12
Ornament #13
Ornament #14
Ornament #15
Ornament #16
Ornament #17
Ornament #18
Ornament #19
Ornament #20
Ornament #21
Ornament #22
Ornament #23

Oh sorry.  We saw the ***Nerd Alert*** and fell asleep.  What were you saying?