Paper craft place names

Paper craft 

Scandinavians love to craft with paper at Christmas, the Danes have become particularly known for this but let me assure you the Norwegians have been paper crafting for decades too.

Last year I shared with you how to make these lovely paper stars, see here I shall be making some miniature ones this year too and back in 2017 I showed  how to cut out paper baubles here as well as a fun take on the age-old Scandinavian tradition of weaving paper hearts to put on the Christmas tree here

I have always been a sucker for stationery from a  small child, collecting stickers, notebooks and even having a vast collection of paper serviettes, things have not really calmed down and in almost all of our cupboards in our home you will find some form of stationary still unused, waiting to be loved and many waiting to be made into something.  I have a block of design sheets about A4 size that I decided needed using this year and with a little bit of folding became these lovely little Nisse.  I am going to use them as name places.  I've decided that this year has been pants enough and it's time to even dress up our everyday dining experience and have a bit of fun, I could do with some more cheer and joy and small things like this do it for me. 

You can use fancy paper, wrapping
paper or plain paper to make these
Father Christmas place names,
but the thickness of the paper matters

You will need:

2 sheets square paper any size, either different colours or different patterns OR 1 sheet of square paper that has a different colour of patterns on the reverse

The thickness of the paper is important, too thick and the folding will not work, too thin and the Nisse will not stand up.  Best thickness is that of origami paper to give you an idea.  I first practised on normal A4 (cut to a square) photocopier paper and it worked well

 

I took several photos along the way but I cannot compete with the clever video that I found on line. If you are tempted to make these, watch the below video clip, see how simple and quick it is and have a go. Fun for adults and children alike. 

Video tutorial

I also tried making these out of serviettes and although they will not stand up look good on a plate and a little festive.  I used two paper serviettes here to achieve the two pattern look.

Festive serviette folding

We are using these for every
day place name settings 

♥  We are in the week of Christmas and wherever you are and although this maybe not be the Christmas you had hoped or planned on, I wish with all my heart some cheer and joy your way.  ♥