Blairgowrie & Rattray Hub Magazine Summer 2023

SIMPLE CRAFT ACTIVITIES
USING BITS AND PIECES
FROM AROUND THE HOME
Make a Fairy Cake Paper Case Bouquet
What you need
• Paper fairy cake cases
• Pipe cleaners - plain or sparkly
• Scissors
• Vase
1. 2.
Tightly roll
about 3cm at
one end of a
pipe cleaner
into a circle.
This will be
the flower
centre.
Flatten out
a paper
cake case
then fold in
half 4 times
to make a
cone shape.
3.
5.
Cut around the top
edge of the paper case
to make a petal shape.
Then cut off a very
small bit of the
pointed end to make a
tiny hole just enough
to fit the pipe cleaner
through. Make up to 6
of these per flower.
To keep the petals
in place and to
add a curly leaf,
cut a pipe cleaner
in half and wrap it
around the stem
3 or 4 times, just
underneath the
petals.
4.
6.
Open out
each paper
case and
thread all
6 onto the
pipe cleaner.
Wrap the
remainder
of the pipe
cleaner
leaf around
a pencil
to make it
curly.
Make as many flowers as you like to fill your vase and arrange.
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