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| this is MY trash to treasure! Picture...
I made these before Christmas. I couldn't stand the vertical blinds in the family room. So, much to my DH's surprise, I ripped them down! lol and this is what I made. I was able to make 5 of them. I want to find some more white vinyl vertical blinds in garage sales to make more for my trees outside! lol what do you think? (sorry.. 1 with flash, 1 w/o! lol)
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- Posted by craftylady-2006 (My Page) on Wed, Jan 17, 07 at 6:38
| Kat, how ingenious - and how in the heck did you make fold them out of the vinyl blades? I know we did stuff like this back in grade school but long time ago. Sal |
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| Hi Sal. I didn't think it would work either, as they have a slight curvature, but they did! I just made sure, when I folded them in half at the start, to really really press/rub the fold line and made that one tight. The vinyl verticals are 84 inches long, I believe.. the stars are packed away... but They are as big or a little bigger than the pillow, and I just measured it at 16"! It took 4 slats to make one star... they are 3D on the back too.. the back looks just like the fornt in this pic... |
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- Posted by adellabedella (My Page) on Wed, Jan 17, 07 at 10:29
| I love it. It's very creative. |
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| I love them! Can you give or send me the instructions??? And.........did you glue or staple them so that they would NOT fall apart? Thanks for sharing! Julie |
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| Hi Julie... here are some good directions with some very good pictures. No, I didn't glue or staple them. maybe I should! lol |
Here is a link that might be useful: german stars..
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| THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!! They are soooo cute! Can't wait to try to make them. Julie |
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| german stars!!! my mother had a ton of these, all dipped in wax and glitter. heres some instructions most often they work best with strips of paper. who would have thought to use blinds lol. |
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