How to Make Victorian Paper Cones

I have a project  for you today that is pretty and versatile and would make a cute Valentine, Christmas, or Easter treat or teacher gift or (insert occasion!), filled with candy or little trinkets. You can even turn them upside down to make cute cone Christmas tree decorations, or make great paper carrots for Easter!  

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Supplies:

Pattern papers, gift wrap, or other heavyweight paper

Pencil

Scissors

Craft glue or hot glue

Lace tape, ribbon, stickers, or other decorations

Here's how:

These are really simple to make.  

Any square piece of heavyweight paper will work. 8x8 or 12x12  pattern papers are especially easy, but a piece of heavyweight gift wrap or handmade paper cut into a square will work too.  (Traditionally, tussie mussies were fairly small, but bigger ones hold more treats...)  

  

1.) Place the square paper or cardstock in front of you, wrong side up, with a point facing down.  Draw an arc from the left point to the right point, and cut along that line.

2.) Shape the paper into a cone, overlap the edges, and glue in place with strong craft glue or hot glue. (The heavier the paper you use, the stronger the glue you will need, possibly even hot glue.) You may have to trim across the top a bit.  I found this method online somewhere a while back, but you can actually make a simple cone many ways.

3.) Now have fun decorating it. This is a good  time to pull out the lace trim, the stick on gems, etc. I used lace tape, which was quick and easy. Real lace trims are more elegant.  If you have any border paper punches, you can make pretty "lacey" trims out of paper too.

4.) For the handle, punch two holes in the top across from each other, thread  ribbon through, and tie at the sides.

One of the fun things about this project is that it can be as simple or as frilly as you like. I'm typically not a "frilly" person, except when it comes to Valentines (and babies...and weddings.  Hmmm... )  If you don't like frilly, just choose a simpler paper and less embellishment.

The one above isn't finished yet, but will be more tailored than frilly. 

I have to say, I prefer them fancy.

This is a fun craft to do with kids too.  They can draw on the cone (before you glue it!), use stickers, etc. (Have them make one for Grandma or a neighbor or a teacher. My kids made these for their art teachers years ago, filled with chocolate candies, and they were much appreciated.)  Fill one with treats and make someone happy!

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