“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see” – Conductor, The Polar Express
Start with a small rectangular scrap.
Cut pieces from the corners to scoop out the edges.
Write or print on another piece of paper so you can trace with a hole poker.
Start poking. I used a very large safety pin on top of a mouse pad.
Using a smaller pin or needle, poke around the edges as a border.
Clean up the larger holes if needed by re poking and flattening the hole flaps in the back.
Add your ribbon and hang! Make tickets for each word if you’d like. And always, always believe.
If you do a quick Google or YouTube search, you will find countless ideas and instructions on how to make these. They are so simple and so pretty! You can layer them, trim the edges with scalloped scissors, add lace – be creative! Here are the steps I took:
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