🎄 2 Amazing Christmas Decorations from Paper Doilies | Easy DIY, by VIKI Studio Crafts on YouTube. 6 min 16 s.
- Video length
- 6 min 16 s
- Time to do it
- 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Clear a flat table and set out your doilies, glue stick, white glue, small scissors and thin ribbon so everything is within reach.
For the tree, sort four doilies into sizes: one whole round, one with a quarter cut away, one half round and one quarter round.
Roll the largest doily into a cone and glue the overlapping edge with white glue. Hold it for about 30 seconds until it stays closed.
Roll the other three pieces into cones the same way, making each one slightly narrower and shorter than the one below it.
Run a ring of white glue around the top of the biggest cone and sit the next cone on it. Repeat until the stack forms a tree, then glue a star on top.
For the ornament, fold a doily in half, then in half again, and snip small notches along the open edges with the scissors.
Open the doily flat, glue two folded doilies back to back with the glue stick, and press a ribbon loop into the top edge.
Leave both decorations flat to dry for about 10 minutes, then hang the ornament and stand the tree where it will not be knocked.
Tips and common mistakes
Use a glue stick on the lacy edges and white glue only where the shape needs to hold, so the paper does not go soggy.
Cut doilies on a scrap sheet or cutting mat, and keep your fingers behind the blade, since the paper edges tear easily.
Press creased doilies flat under a heavy book for an hour before you start rolling them.
Make the cones in decreasing sizes by eye rather than measuring, small gaps are hidden once the stack is glued.
Questions
Can I use coffee filters instead of doilies?
Yes. Paper coffee filters are the same thin paper and can be cut and rolled the same way, though they have no lacy pattern.
How do I hang the doily ornament on a real tree?
Tie a loop of thin ribbon through the top and knot it firmly. Paper ornaments are light, so a small loop is enough.
Will the glue hold on the lacy edges?
White craft glue holds well on the solid rim. Add a dab where the lace overlaps and let it dry fully before hanging.
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