| How to Wrap Flowers Posted: 02 Jul 2022 09:00 AM PDT Flowers are a great way to cheer someone up. If you'd really like to make your flower bouquet appear more polished, wrap the flowers before presenting them. When it comes to wrapping your flowers, consider the wrapping as another element of the bouquet.[1] For a dramatic look, consider leaving the stems exposed. Or for a rustic appearance, completely wrap the stems so that only the flowers are exposed. You can also give the simple gift of a single wrapped flower. Dressing it up with a ribbon or string can really make it stand out. [Edit]Wrapping Flowers With Exposed Stems in Paper - Choose paper. You can use almost any type of paper to wrap flowers. If you want a simple classic look, choose plain brown craft paper. For a dressier look, choose wrapping paper or decorated wrapping sheets. For a unique look, think about using:[2]
- Newspaper
- Pages from old books (if you're wrapping small flowers)
- Sheets of music
- Colored tissue paper that coordinates with the colors in the bouquet or contrasts with the flowers to make them pop.[3]
- Place the flowers on the paper. Secure the middle of your flower stems with a rubber band. This will make them easier to wrap and keep them from coming loose in your paper. Set the flowers on your paper so that the rubber band lines up with the folded edge of the paper.[4]
- A small portion of the stems will be wrapped. However, the flowers should cover a lot of the paper while plenty of stems are exposed.
- Fold the paper in half. Lay your paper on a table so the printed or colored side is face down. Bring the side closest to you up and over so you can fold it about halfway. Fold the paper at an angle so some of the plain side is exposed.[5]
- If you're not using colored paper, you should still fold the paper over at an angle. This will create decorative folds in the wrapped bouquet.
- Wrap the paper around the flowers. Fold one side of the paper up and over the flowers so that it reaches the other side. You can then roll the bouquet so that all the paper is wrapped up, or you can fold the other side across the flowers.[6]
- This method will make a bit of a cone-shape and can be good for wrapping a bouquet with varying sizes of flowers.
- Secure the paper. Take a few pieces of clear double-sided tape and place them on the folds of paper that overlap. Press the taped pieces together so that the wrapped bouquet doesn't come apart when you move your hands away. If you don't have tape, you could use twine or string. You'll just need to wrap the string or twine tightly so the paper doesn't unwrap.[7]
- You can finish your bouquet by wrapping a bow at the base of the paper, where it meets the stems.
[Edit]Wrapping the Flowers and Enclosing the Stems in Paper - Select your paper. To support a delicate bouquet, you may want to use brown craft paper or a thick wrapping paper. If your flowers have strong stems and blooms, you can use a more delicate paper, like tissue paper or newsprint.
- Choose a color that will look good with your flowers, not compete with it. For example, if you have an orange flower, think about using red and yellow tissue paper which will bring out the orange color.
- Wrap the stems of the flowers together. Trim the stems of your bouquet so they're the same length. Tie a rubber band around the stems so the stems don't come loose. The rubber band will be hidden when you wrap the flowers in paper. Wrap a paper towel around the end of the stems to prevent water from leaking out of the flowers and onto the paper.[8]
- To keep your flowers fresh for longer, consider soaking the paper towel in water. Then wrap the wet paper towel around the stems. Cover the wet paper towel with plastic wrap to prevent the water from soaking into the paper.
- Place the flowers on the paper. Lay a square of your paper at a diagonal (so it looks like a diamond) in front of you. If you want the colorful part of the paper on the outside, lay the paper so the plain side is facing you. If you want just a little color to show, place the plain side down so the color faces you. Lay the flowers on the paper so the blooms are above the top square of the paper. Most of the stems should be going straight down the middle of the paper.[9]
- For an average bouquet, you'll probably want a square of paper that measures 2-feet by 2-feet.
- Fold one side of the paper. Hold the right corner that's closest to you and the bottom corner that's nearest to you. Fold this side over toward the flowers. The fold should be an inch or two thick. If your bouquet is small, you may want to do another fold or two so the fold ends up close to the stems of your bouquet.[10]
- A large bouquet with long stems might only need one fold.
- Fold the left side of paper over the flowers. Take the left corner of the paper and fold it up and over the flowers. The paper should almost reach the side of the paper that you just folded.[11]
- If you want to really secure the wrapped flowers, you can use clear-sided tape to tape these folds.
- Fold the bottom of the paper up. Carefully hold your fold in place over the flowers and take the long thick fold near the bottom with your other hand. Continue folding or rolling this side up towards the middle of the flowers.[12]
- It's important to fold the corners in this order so the bottom fold makes a kind of base or bottom for your flower stems.
- Fold or roll the right side of paper. Once the left and bottom sides of the paper are covering the flowers and stems, finish rolling or folding the paper on the right side. You should now be able to hold the flowers in wrapped paper.[13]
- If you want a tightly wrapped bouquet, finish rolling the paper tightly so you create a lot of tension. For a looser bouquet, just gently fold the remaining paper over.
- Secure the bouquet. Use ribbon, twine, or string to wrap around the paper. Wrap around the paper several times so that the paper doesn't come undone. If your paper is very thick, you may want to use clear double-sided tape to tape the folds together.
- You may want to place a large decorative ribbon on the outside of your wrapped flowers. This can give the bouquet a professional look.
[Edit]Wrapping Flowers in String or Ribbon - Gather the flowers together. Hold all of the flowers with one hand so your palm is enclosing the stems. Take a rubber band and wrap it around the stems at the point where you're holding them.[14]
- The rubber band will be covered up. It will ensure that individual flowers don't fall out of the bouquet.
- Attach a looped string to a stem. Take your string or ribbon and make a loop on one end. Slip the loop onto just one flower stem and slide the loop up so that it's near the rubber band.[15]
- The looped stem gives your string or ribbon a starting point for wrapping the bouquet. This will also make sure that the string or ribbon doesn't unravel from the bouquet.
- Wrap the string or ribbon around the stems. Evenly wrap the string or ribbon around your grouped stems. Keep wrapping until you've covered as much of the stems as you want.[16]
- If you have wide ribbon, you probably won't need to wrap around the stems very many times. Keep in mind that wrapping several layers of string or ribbon will strengthen and support the bouquet.
- Finish off the string or ribbon. Once the flowers are secure and wrapped as much as you like, bring the string or ribbon back to the front of the bouquet. Cut the string or ribbon and weave it into the wrapped stems.
- You can also tie a ribbon or string bow to the front of the wrapped stems to hide the end of the wrapping.
- Try wrapping individual flowers. If you want to give a single bloom, make it really stand out by wrapping it. Roll the stem in a small piece of brown craft paper and roll twine around it to tighten and secure it. You could also use a small cloth square to wrap around the stem. Wrap ribbon around it to secure it.[17]
- If the flower is very small, you could twist one end of the paper into a cone. Place the small flower into the cone so it sits in the narrow end of the cone.
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- Wrapping or tissue paper
- Clear tape
- Ribbon
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| How to Make an Origami Star Posted: 02 Jul 2022 01:00 AM PDT Origami stars are great gifts to give to friends or loved ones. Mini origami stars, also known as lucky stars, are usually made to fill a glass jar and display. They are also easy and simple to make, ideal for beginners. Larger, four pointed origami stars can be used as decorations on a table or strung up with string as ornaments or a garland. They are a bit more difficult to make and more time consuming. But if you are an intermediate or advanced origami maker, you should be able to fold four pointed stars easily. [Edit]Making a Mini Star - Take a piece of 8.5 x 11 paper. You can use a blank sheet of regular paper or a patterned piece of paper. But make sure it measures 11 inches on one side.[1]
- Cut a half inch wide strip. Use the long end of the piece of paper and fold a half inch wide strip. Rip or cut the strip.
- If you are doing traditional origami, you will fold and rip the paper.
- You want the strip to be a half inch wide and 11 inches long.
- Make a knot close to the end of the strip. To do this, bend one end of the strip, close to the top so the strip looks like a ribbon, with two ends and a loop.[2]
- The short end should be over the long end.
- Finish tying the knot by slipping the long end through the loop. Don't scrunch the paper as you pull the knot tight. Keep the paper smooth.[3]
- Flatten the edges of the knot. You should now have a pentagon shape, with one short end sticking out and one long end sticking out.
- Valley fold the short end. Valley fold means fold the paper towards you. Tuck the short end into the pentagon so it does not show anymore.
- You should be able to do this without scissors, but if you left your short end a bit too long, snip it shorter with scissors.
- Start over with a new strip of paper if you have to snip off more than a ½ inch on the short side.
- Flip over the strip. Valley fold the long end along the edge of the pentagon. It should fall across the front of the pentagon.
- Flip over the strip again. Valley fold the long end along the pentagon again. Use the edge of the pentagon to line up the fold.
- Continue flipping and folding the long end. The pentagon should get fatter and fatter as you flip and fold.
- Stop folding once you have an end that is too short to fold. Tuck this short end into the pentagon, just like you did with the first short end.
- You should now have a perfect little paper pentagon.
- Inflate the star. Hold it lightly with your fingers along two of the edges. Push four of the edges with the tip of your thumbnail. The star should begin to inflate.[4]
- Rotate the star and push on the remaining side to completely inflate the star.
- Enjoy your mini origami star!
[Edit]Making a Four Pointed Star - Take a 6" x 6" square piece of origami paper. You can also make your own square piece of paper by folding or cutting it.[5][6]
- Turn the paper over so the decorative or colored side is down.
- Take one corner of the paper and fold it to meet the opposite corner. Then, unfold it. Repeat this with the other corner. Then, unfold it.
- You should have an X crease on the paper.
- Divide the paper into three sections horizontally. Take the bottom of the paper and fold it so it covers ⅓ of the paper. Then, take the top of the paper and fold it so it covers a ⅓ of the paper. Then, unfold the paper.[7]
- You should have three horizontal folds on the paper.
- Divide the paper into three sections vertically. Take the left side of the paper and fold it so it covers ⅓ of the paper. Then, take the right side of the paper and fold it so it covers a ⅓ of the paper. Unfold the paper.[8]
- You should now have three vertical folds on the paper.
- It should now look like the paper is divided into a three by three grid.
- Make four diagonal folds on the paper. Take the bottom left corner of the paper and fold it so it meets the bottom left corner of the top right square on the paper. Then, unfold the corner.
- Take the top right corner of the paper and fold it so it meets the top right corner of the bottom right square on the paper. Then, unfold the corner.
- You should now have four diagonal folds on the paper.[9]
- Take the left side of the paper. Fold it ⅓ to the right. Use the crease you made earlier to make this fold.
- Make a mountain fold and a valley fold on the section you just folded. In the top left of the folded piece, make the mountain fold by folding the top left corner behind itself.[10]
- Unfold the mountain fold. You should have a diagonal fold on the top left corner.
- Make the valley fold by taking the top left corner and folding it over so it covers the first ⅔ of the folded section. Then, unfold it. You should have a triangular shaped fold on the folded section.[11]
- Use the folds to open the paper. Crease down the valley fold and push out the mountain fold.
- Once the triangle shape on the paper opens, fold down the top of the paper so it lays down horizontally. It should now look like you have a triangle shape coming out of the side of the paper and a horizontal section.[12]
- Make a valley and a mountain fold again. Take the bottom corner of the folded section and fold it over to make a valley fold. Then, unfold it.
- Take far left section of the folded section between your fingers and pinch it so it folds. This will create a mountain fold. Unfold the fold.
- Open up the paper using the valley fold and the mountain fold. Crease down the valley fold and push out the mountain fold.
- Keeping the paper open on these folds, fold over the right side of the paper.
- The paper should now have a triangle on the top of the folded right side and a triangle coming from the side of the paper.
- These triangles are going to be the points of your star.
- Make a valley and a mountain fold again. Take the top left corner of the folded right side and fold it over. Then, unfold it. This is the valley fold.
- Take the bottom right section between your fingers and pinch it so it folds. Then, unfold it. This will create a mountain fold.
- Open up the right fold. This should also lift the triangle shape on the right fold up.[13]
- Then, lift up the flap in the bottom middle of the paper. Fold it to the left. This should then raise the bottom half of the paper.
- Use the creases you made earlier on the paper to fold up the bottom half of the paper. Lay the bottom of the paper flat. The bottom fold should now look like an upside down triangle with a flat top.
- Fold down the left tip of the bottom fold. You should now have a beautiful four pointed star.[14]
[Edit]Things You'll Need [Edit]Making a Mini Star - A sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper
- Scissors (optional)
[Edit]Making a Four Pointed Star - A 6" x 6" (10 cm x 10 cm) sheet of origami paper
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| How to Bleach Jeans Posted: 01 Jul 2022 05:00 PM PDT If you have a dark pair of jeans that you want to lighten, bleaching can do the trick. Bleaching jeans can also give your pants a worn, softer feel. While you can buy pre-bleached jeans at the store, you can recreate the process at home. By monitoring the bleaching process closely and taking precautions beforehand, you can bleach your jeans to the color you want and avoid burning holes into your jeans. [Edit]Preparing to Bleach - Lay newspapers on your floor in case of spills. Before you start bleaching, lay out newspapers around the area you plan to bleach. Many surfaces, especially carpeted floors, are prone to getting stained by bleach.[1] Lay newspapers around your washing machine as well, as you will need to wash your jeans shortly after bleaching.
- Change into clothes you don't mind staining. Wear older clothes, like sweats and a T-shirt, that you won't worry about staining with bleach. You could also wear an apron, if you would prefer.
- Wear thick rubber gloves to avoid irritating your skin from the solution.[2] You may also want to wear safety goggles to avoid getting bleach in your eyes.
- Choose a well-ventilated area to avoid inhaling bleach fumes. Smelling bleach on its own usually doesn't induce negative health effects, but it can make some people anxious. If you feel faint, leave the area immediately and call poison control. Keep the product label nearby, if possible, to give information to poison control specialists.[3]
- Never mix bleach with other household products. Some chemicals, when mixed with bleach, create toxic fumes. Avoid mixing bleach and ammonia, or ammonia and rubbing alcohol.[4]
- Fill a bucket or bathtub with one part water and one part bleach. You can mix your bleach solution in a bucket, but using a bathtub makes it easy to turn on a fan and dispel fumes. Avoid a highly concentrated bleach solution. While you may get faster results, the solution will be corrosive and more likely to burn holes in the fabric.
- Experiment first. If you've never bleached jeans before, have an old pair of jeans or a patch of jean material handy. Try your solution out on your ruined jeans before you apply it to your favorite jeans. You will get a better handle of how bleach lightens jeans and whether your concentration is too strong.
- Different jean colors may react in unique ways. Choose a ruined pair close to your favorite pair's color for the most accurate idea.
- Use a bleach pen as an alternative. If using straight bleach makes you squeamish, you can also opt for a bleach pen (these are available at most stores). Bleach pens won't create a quite as natural look, but they involve less clean-up and are applied more easily. You can also use a bleach pen to draw intricate designs or words onto your jeans.[5]
[Edit]Lightening Your Jeans - Dampen your jeans. Bleach will dye materials better if that material is already wet. Dampen your pair of jeans in cold water before you work on them. The jeans don't need to be soaking wet, so wring them out if they are dripping water.
- Dab the bleach on with a sponge, paintbrush, or spray bottle. If you want to create patterns on your jeans, don't just put your jeans in the bleach solution. Instead, apply the bleach using one of several options.
- For even, large areas, use a sponge to dab the bleach on.
- For a splattered effect, use a paintbrush or toothbrush. Apply the bleach to the brush, then rub your thumb back across the bristles to achieve a splattered effect.
- If you want to work quickly, fill a cheap spray bottle with the solution and apply it to areas you want lightened.
- Work on one side at a time. Focus on the front or back first, then flip the jeans over to work on the back. If you don't want to bleach a certain side, stuff your pants with newspaper before you begin. The newspaper will prevent the bleach from soaking through to the other side.
- Submerge your jeans fully into the solution for an even color. If you want to lighten your jeans entirely, soak your jeans in the bleach solution for 20-30 minutes Reposition the jeans and swirl the water every few minutes to avoid overexposing one area. Check for color changes every time you reposition, and remove the jeans when you've reached an ideal color.[6]
- Wring your jeans out over the bucket or basin to avoid staining the floor.
- For a tie-dyed effect, tie rubber bands to the jeans before you submerge them. This will create a flowering pattern on the fabric.[7]
[Edit]Adding Final Touches - Rinse the bleach off after five minutes. After you've finished applying the bleach or submerging your jeans, let them sit on the newspapers for five minutes. Then, rinse the jeans in cold water in either your sink or bathtub.
- While your jeans are still wet, you will not have a full sense of how bleach lightened the fabric. Wait until they've dried to assess their color.
- Run your jeans through the washing machine without detergent. Carry your jeans to the washing machine, wrapping them in newspapers to avoid staining the floor. Run your jeans through the washing machine without using fabric softener or detergent, which can yellow the jeans. This will rinse out excess bleach and make them safe to wash with other clothing later.
- Put the jeans alone in the washing machine, without other clothes, to avoid bleaching your other clothing.
- Air-dry your jeans. After the first time you wash your jeans, do not put them in the dryer (which can also cause yellowing). Instead, hang your jeans to dry to avoid the intense heat of a dryer. After your jeans have washed and dried, your jeans are ready to wear.
- After drying, check the color. Now that your jeans are dry, you can have an accurate understanding of the color. If your jeans are not light enough, repeat the process using the bleach solution. Repeat until the jeans have faded to your ideal color.[8]
- With bleach, less is more. Stop bleaching when you've reached a color you're happy with. Remember: you can always do more later, but once your jeans have been dyed by bleach, you can't reverse the color.
- Take precautionary measures to avoid staining your clothes or floors.
[Edit]Warnings - Never mix bleach with ammonia or vinegar, as both can emit a toxic gas.
- If you start to feel faint, leave the area immediately.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Jeans
- Bleach (liquid or pen)
- Rubber bands (optional)
- A bucket, basin, or bathtub
- Water
- Gloves
- Safety goggles
- Tools for applying bleach: sponges, paintbrushes, toothbrushes, or spray bottles
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