Project Pinterest: Vintage Paper Chain

When I saw this pin, I was reminded of the paper chains we used to make as kids to adorn the family Christmas Tree.  We made them out of strips cut from leftover pieces of Christmas wrapping paper.

You might remember THIS POST where I used pages from an old hymnal which I decoupaged onto an unused melamine plate -- turning it into something completely new.  I still had LOTS of pages left in the hymnal.  Don't you know it was the first thing I thought of when I saw this paper-chain idea on Pinterest?

So, I played around a little bit, and here's what I ended up doing...

1.  Cut the hymnal pages into strips a little bit more than 1" wide.

2.  Scalloped edges on both long-sides of the strips using decorative scissors.

3.  Adhered the strips end to end with Therm O Web Mounting Squares.

4.  Since my scallop-scissors were a smaller scallop, I didn't think it would look good to punch a hole at every scallop.  My paper is way too fragile, and I thought placing the holes that close together and along the edge might lead to tearing.  So, I just experimented with my own pattern of holes, and ended up with an all-over pattern...

...resembling dotted swiss.

I'm still working on creating links so that I have a substantial length of chain.  But, I have to say, I'm happy with the results.  I picture the chain either on our Christmas tree, or incorporated into a decorated spot where there are twinkle-lights.  I love the way the light shows through the punched holes.

What Pinterest Project have you experimented with?  Link up!

Here are the rules:
1. Decide which pin on Pinterest you’d like to recreate.
2. Create it!
3. Flop or success, create a blog post about your re-do and include the original pin’s url.
4. Add the Project Pinterest button to your post so others can join in too!
5. Link up and check out other bloggers’ posts!

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