Originally Posted by MamaBear61
Wow, that turned out wonderful. I am not sure if maybe our church youth group might be interested in this type of project. To clarify, when they put their name on the block did the letters touch or did they leave a space between? I assume that they wrote their name in any direction they wanted it to go.
Take a square of paper. We used printer/copy paper. Fold it into a square. Then fold the square into a triangle, fold that into a triangle, and fold that into a triangle. You will end up with one fold along one side and the other folds "stacked" up on the other side. The letters must touch the single fold, but do not need to touch the "stacked" folds, but they can if that is how you choose to draw your design. Is this making ANY sense?? :? Cut all around the outer edges of the letters, but be very careful not to cut between them. The flakes won't hold together if you cut between the letters. Cut out any openings in letters (i.e. the opening in the letter "P") I've even made nameflakes using script/cursive letters -- really pretty done this way!! :thumbup:
I was thinking I could post pictures of the process if anyone would want me to do that. I just made a nameflake (Patty) using simple bubble-shaped letters. I worked from the open end of the triangle to the pointed end. The design would come out quite differently if I work in the other direction (i.e. pointed end to open end). There are sections in it that look like little hearts. I used uppercase letters. Any style letter would work. Some come out so intricate, others a bit boxy, and still others are a little jagged. I had one of my other students draw an island with a palm tree in the middle -- too cute! Unfortunately, that class missed the deadline for the flakes. A few students had to use manicure scissors to cut out the really small spaces in their designs. The more intricate the design the more tedious the process. All of my students were very pleased with the results of their nameflakes. I actually created "monsters" becaues they became quite addicted to making them. The 7th grade class read Treasure Island this year, and one of the girls made a nameflake of the title! It was beautiful and hung in the classroom for a couple of months.
I hope you understand a bit better about the process. Let me know if you would like pics of the steps involved.
Patty 8-)