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Home Made festive 'paper chains'

Do you make your own? What do you use and buy gear from?

@ kindergarten we used pre-gummed squares and trimmed them into strips to craft the chain loops.

I've haven't seen pre-cut/gummed strips/loops for years.

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  • pollys
    pollys Posts: 1,759 Forumite
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    You can still buy them.

    At school we use scrap paper and a Pritt stick!

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  • lulu_92
    lulu_92 Posts: 2,758 Forumite
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    I bought some from The Range last week - pre-gummed as well.


    my sister and I like to sneak into my mum's house when she's out and put paper chains all around her house.
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  • vulpix
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    Paper chain bombing!haha. Previously I have cut co-ordinating Christmas paper into strips and glue sticked them.Oh dear is that taking co-ordination just too far?
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  • Grouchy
    Grouchy Posts: 439 Forumite
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    Has anyone bought ones that are the same colour inside and out (some sorts seem to be white on the inside)? One ones at The Range?
    Thanks.
  • Poddly
    Poddly Posts: 197 Forumite
    I bought some rather expensive Cath Kidston ones last year, but we used blu-tack to stick so we can re-use them this year!
  • If you have an old book you can cut up they look great made from this - and usually double-sided too :)
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  • thriftwizard
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    I used old wallpaper samples in shades of red, green & gold, cut into equal-length strips & stapled together. Looked pretty impressive, if I say it myself! And the sample book came free from our local decorating shop.
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  • luxor4t
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    Coloured paper or pre-printed papers strips from Poundland etc and staples: the gummed bits don't work for long.
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  • I_luv_cats
    I_luv_cats Posts: 14,449 Forumite
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    luxor4t wrote: »
    Coloured paper or pre-printed papers strips from Poundland etc and staples: the gummed bits don't work for long.


    I re-used pre-gummed (matt finish) coloured strips a few years running. (stored in big box!) Puss loved them being tipped out of box!

    Schools ones were shiny paper.


    Feel Pritt stick might be too slow and staples not very aesthetic
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