Good morning Crate Paper fans! Lexi here today to share with you an easy little tutorial on making paper yo-yos. Of course this technique is wildly popular in the fabric arena,but I have found most things you can create with fabric you can do with paper too...and usually with some fun, surprising results!
To begin, cut a circle. You can see here that I used an old lid as my starting point. Acircle cutter would be great, but not entirely necessary as it does not have to be perfect.When choosing the diameter of your circle keep in mind that the finished yo-yo will behalf the size.
Using embroidery floss, stitch around your circle. Remember, the side you choose to start with will have the knot and will also be your ending place. Return the needle closely beside the location in which you began. This side will not be viewable...the yellow floral in this case will be "inside" the yo-yo and therefore, will not be seen.
Now the fun part, spray some water on your paper. Not a full soak, just a little spritz. It may seem odd, but the dampness will make your paper more pliable. Gently begin to pull the thread and gather your paper together.
This is what it will look like once it's finished. Tie off the thread and leave your pretty little paper yo-yo to dry.
Once dry you can embellish and use it in a variety of ways! Here I used a doily punch, Emma's Shoppe chipboard piece and ribbon with my yo-yo on top an easily doable tag!
And here's a fun layout about my very two different boys!!
A few punches and a button embellish the yo-yo in this particular area of my layout. I actually had this one all put together before realizing that I had punched the word “boy” from Toy Box's patterned paper--perfect!
It's always fun to create something different while adding interest to a project. I hope you'll try your hand at some paper yo-yos soon! Have a wonderful day and see you next month!
So cool, Lexi! I've had this idea for a while and never took the time to try it - it looks GREAT! :) Such a fun layout, too! :)
Posted by: Sarah Martina | March 28, 2011 at 05:15 AM
Wowwwwwwwwww! I haven't tried this yet!! And I love love love love it!! TFS!! And loving your tag and the lo!!! Just GORGEOUS! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | March 28, 2011 at 05:45 AM
awesome idea....love this layout..thanks for sharing
Posted by: Annette a. | March 28, 2011 at 06:56 AM
thanks for sharing great tutorial, appreciated
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Posted by: avag | March 28, 2011 at 07:07 AM
this is great! I will be trying this. Thank you!
Posted by: Lee-Anne | March 28, 2011 at 09:28 AM
lexi! i love this friend :) the tag is to die for girl!
Posted by: kinsey | March 28, 2011 at 02:22 PM
Awesome!! I would never thought of trying with paper, brilliant!! :)
Posted by: Ale Loiacono | March 29, 2011 at 03:48 PM
This is toooooo cute! Thank you, I am definitely going to try this out!
Posted by: Janet Perafan-Babar | March 30, 2011 at 01:50 AM
Soooo cute...I'm going to make some of these. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Robin | March 30, 2011 at 02:07 PM
I love yo-yo's but never thought to make them with paper. Thanks for the idea :)
Posted by: Amber L. | March 31, 2011 at 07:34 AM
Great idea, can't wait to try it out, thanks!
Posted by: Veronica thain | March 02, 2012 at 01:02 AM