Toilet paper tubes turn waste into treasures, handmade Christmas snowflake decorations
Toilet paper tube is a very simple waste in life. When the toilet paper is used up, there is often a toilet paper tube left. What most people will do is to throw it away. In fact, small toilet paper tubes have many wonderful uses, especially when combined with handmade paper crafts. This Christmas Turning waste into treasure handmade crafts is to use toilet paper tubes as materials to make a very beautiful Christmas paper snowflake. Due to the structure of the toilet paper tube itself, the Christmas snowflakes made from the toilet paper tube itself are very textured, so they are very suitable for decoration when Christmas comes.
This handmade toilet paper tube Christmas snowflake made from waste into treasure cleverly utilizes the unique cylindrical structure of the toilet paper tube, and scientifically divides it. Finally, after completing the lace decoration, this toilet paper The tube looks like a beautiful snowflake. When Christmas comes, the Christmas paper snowflakes made from this toilet paper tube can not only be used as decoration in the home alone, but can also be matched with Christmas elements such as Christmas trees. If paired with some other The paper art snowflakes are made, and the overall feeling is even more wonderful.
1. The material is naturally toilet paper tube. The size of the toilet paper tube used here is 11.2 cm long and the diameter of the cylinder is 4 cm. You can use toilet paper tubes of different sizes or diameters according to your preference. These toilet paper tubes can successfully complete the production of this beautiful Christmas snowflake, so there is no need to worry about materials.
2. Here is how to dispose of toilet paper tubes. First put the toilet paper tube as shown in the picturePlace it, and then press it flat, so that we get a symmetrical fold, then open the toilet paper tube, and then fold it in half on the other side, so that after the production is completed, you can easily complete the parallel creases. Then place the two pairs of staggered creases as shown in the picture. After pressing and flattening, we will get a new pair of creases. Finally cut the toilet paper tube down the middle so we have the basic ingredients for our Christmas snowflake.
3. After cutting, we have obtained the basic materials we need. You can see here that the length of the toilet paper tube at this time is 5.6 cm, and there are 3 pairs of creases that evenly divide the paper tube into six equal parts.
4. Then, still using scissors, cut the paper tube downward from one edge. During the downward cutting process, the final length of 1cm is left uncut, that is, cut as shown in the picture. In this way, the model shown in the figure is obtained.
5. Then fold the cut paper strips outward, as shown in the picture. Each strip of paper is folded outward in the same manner.
6. Finally, all six paper structures have been folded to the outside. At this time, adjust the cardboard by hand, so that we obtain the basic style of the Christmas snowflake as shown in the picture. Then we need to deal with these "petals&rdqu"o;The structure undergoes some processing.
7. At this time, cut the piece of paper according to the lines and implicit meanings in the illustration. The gray area needs to be completely cropped. Then cut out the position shown by the red line. Next, let’s fold the gray line part. All six sides are treated in the same way.
8. Specifically on each piece of toilet paper tube, we can see the pattern as shown in the picture. The colored blocks indicate that different parts are distinguished for different treatments.
9. Here is an explanation of how the different structures on the paper should be positioned and spatially arranged after the cutting is completed. Because by arranging different structures on the paper in different spaces, the three-dimensional effect of this paper Christmas snowflake can be made stronger and more beautiful. You can also make other possible treatments based on your favorite style.
10. The final Christmas snowflake is as shown in the picture. I don’t know if you are satisfied with this Christmas snowflake. Now hang this snowflake on the Christmas tree. Maybe you have better ideas and you can also try it on the toilet paper tube. , after all, the purpose of turning waste into treasure is to turn waste into treasure! So any attempt is welcome!
