PAPERWORKS
1st
Submission by Troop 446
Skill
Builders:
SB
#:
Technology:
T #:
Service
Projects:
SP
#3: Helped younger girls paperweave hearts for placemats made.
SP #4: (instead of greeting cards, we made placemats) Made placemats for
Valentines Day for the local nursing home.
Career
Explorations:
CE
#:
Submission
by Cadette Troop 954, Seal of Ohio GSC
(THIS
COULD BE USED FOR JEWELRY IPA) You could make paper beads to make jewelry. wrap
thin strips of colored paper (glossy from magazines are good) around a pencil
or straw then use white glue and glue over the whole thing. Then when it dries
remove it from the pencil or straw and string them on some kind of string to
make necklaces. You want the strips to be very long thin triangle shapes and
start wraping from the thick end so the bead will be thicker in the middle.
When
we did this ipp I had a staion set up with rubber stamping and the girls made
blank thank you cards. we donated 50 cards to our council to use to send out to
"civiilians" who do nice things for GS
1. paper mats by weaving them with long strips of paper? It could be large
enough for a girl to use as the front of a card, or on her dresser for decoration.
I've found that girls LOVE to weave and it goes quite quickly. A little dab of
glue on the end strips of either side will keep the weaving together. You could
even have them do paper cutting on the strips and then mount to a different
color background (pretty!) and then display in a picture frame. (A
"quilt")
2. I
can't remember what it is called, but I know in Sweden they make decorations by
rolling thin strips of paper around a pencil and then using these strips
sideways, glue to other cut out shapes. Does this make sense. ? I'm sure
someone else on the list knows what I'm talking about!!! The girls could pick a
theme and do a "tree" and donate it as a service project to a local
center, or they could just make their own.
3.
You could do a little "scrapbooking" or decorate a mat used for
framing pictures with different cut outs of paper.
4.
You could do some rubber stamping...though this would be expensive unless you
knew someone who already had a lot of rubber stamps, or a shop or local club
that would do a mini beginners workshop for you.
5.
You could MAKE paper!
6.
You could get a marbleizing kit (I believe they have them at Zainy Brainy or
from a craft store) and have the girls marbleize a piece of paper and then use
it as a card or for the paper that they are going to use for cut outs or
weaving.
I
believe you are referring to paper quilling. This is a really beautiful craft,
and deceptively simple to do. If you are interested in designs, you could look
at "The Book of Paper Quilling: Techniques and Projects for Paper
Filigree" by Malinda Thompson. You should be able to find it at your local
library. Also, the Nasco catalog sells the paper strips, tools, work boards,
and a beginner's kit at very reasonable prices. (www.nascofa.com)
A
word of caution, though. The needle tools for this craft are very, very sharp!
This is definitely a technique for older girls (Seniors, Cadettes, and older
Juniors with supervision). Younger girls could participate if you adapted the
tool - for example, using a plastic, large-size needlepoint needle, or a bobby
pin. They wouldn't get the full effect of the rolled coil designs, but they
could still appreciate the craft itself.
Quilling
for younger girls can be done by using a coffee stirrer straw and slitting the
end to hold the paper.
3rd Submission, troop number not given
Skill
Builders:
1.
We made decoupage picture frames for our moms for mother's day
2. Did Origami
3. Made a variety of cards with a variety of techniques (cut paper, rubber
stamps, stickers, rubbings)
Service
Project:
4.
Learned about and donated some of the cards to Cards4Kids
Technology:
5.
Examined different types of paper and learned about acid-free, lignin-free, etc
from the internet
6. Visited Home Depot's design department and looked at wallpapers etc, visited
Michael's and looked at crafting materials, learned about services offered at
both for design help(HD) and framing/mounting art (M).
Career
Exploration:
7.
Found web sites with info on careers using paper like artist, photography,
graphic design etc. and found web sites with info on schools for these areas.
Our
summer activity is going to be a session with a Creative Memories consultant,
so we can apply our skills to photo album/scrapbooks about our summer
vacations.
If
your troop has completed this IPA, and would like to share what you did.
e-mail
Capt. Froggy