Supplies for Paper Lollies:
1 12×12 inch paper, cardstock glue dots or double sided tape scoring tool, optional hot glue gun
How to make Paper Lollies:
- Cut a 12×12 piece of paper into 3- 4×12 strips. 2. Fold the strips accordion style at about 1 inch apart back and forth (1/2 inch fold are great for smaller lollies). To assure straight lines, a scoring tool is helpful but not necessary. 3. Using glue dots or double sided tape stick all three strips together forming a circle. 4. Hold the circle to lay flat and add a big drop of hot glue to hold it together.
The weight of a heavy can is helpful as the hot glue dries.
Once your lollie is made, get creative! You can layer smaller medallions (lollies) on top (like you see above) and top with some of these different patriotic embellishments to make it look more finished.
The Quickutz nesting rick rack circles and nesting stars die cuts were helpful in giving these a finished look.
Finished off with cylinders filled with candy, it will be everyone’s favorite centerpiece.
Kami Bigler is a regular contributor at Make and Takes. She’s the thrifty maven who runs the blog: no biggie – a montage of her three favorite creative outlets: crafting, cooking, and thrifting. Her interests include portrait and tabletop photography, paper crafts, decorating and experiencing the thrill of the thrift find. You can follow Kami on Twitter at @kamibigler.
