Contents Getting Started 4 Techniques 6 Paper Beads 8 Coasters 10 Paper Bowl 12 Decoupage Box 14 Paper-Mache Mask 16 Sculpture 18 Basket 20 Kite 22 Greeting Cards 24 Paper Bag Piñata 26 Butterflies 28 Patterns 30 Glossary 32 For More Information 32 Index 32
GETTING STARTED To make great paper crafts you need the right materials and a place where you can think and create Your family may have a permanent makerspace set up for crafting or you can create one whenever you need it You may already have many of the supplies shown here Your family can buy anything else you need at a craft store or dollar store Organize your supplies in boxes or plastic bins and you will be ready to create in your makerspace A note about patterns Many of the crafts in this book use patterns or templates Trace the pattern cut the pattern and then place it on the material you want to cut out You can either tape it in place and cut both the pattern and material or trace around the pattern onto the material and then cut it out recyclables You can make all of the crafts in this book with materials found around the house Save recyclables newspapers used wrapping paper tissue paper magazines flyers junk mail greeting cards and more to use in your craft projects Use your imagination and have fun A note about measurements Measurements are given in U S form with metric in parentheses The metric conversion is rounded to the nearest whole number to make it easier to measure 4
Paint ruler Scissors cardboard Tubes GLue and Tape PaintBrushes ClIPS Pencil balloons Dowels Feathers Tissue paper Felt Pipe Cleaners 5
