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Aloha! This adorable flower lei and matching thongs will add color and dimension to your paper crafts. Use them on your Hawaiian vacation layout, your luau invitation or your beach-themed projects!

Flower Lei
By Susan Cobb




Supplies:

  • Solid lime, pink, blue, violet, orange, yellow, aqua and red papers
  • yellow seed beads
  • 1/2” flower punch
  • white thread
  • sewing needle
  • Scotch® Brand Foam Mounting Tape


Instructions:

  1. Punch two 1/2” flower shapes from the same paper and attach them together with foam mounting tape. Punch a total of 15 flower pairs, attaching each like pair together.
  2. Using a sewing needle and white thread, string one flower pair followed by one yellow seed bead. Repeat for all 15 flowers.
  3. Tie the ends of the thread together or leave separate and tie a knot in each end.


Thongs
By Susan Cobb


Supplies:


Instructions:

  1. Punch two 1/2” flower shapes from the same paper and attach them together with foam mounting tape. Punch a total of 15 flower pairs, attaching each like pair together.
  2. Using a sewing needle and white thread, string one flower pair followed by one yellow seed bead. Repeat for all 15 flowers.
  3. Tie the ends of the thread together or leave separate and tie a knot in each end.

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